On Thursday, the most interesting part of the training was when the assessors and technicians actually took the wheelchairs out and experienced for themselves what it is like to be in a wheelchair, how hard it is to get around on bumpy terrain, how hard it is to get a wheelchair up a ramp and how frightening it is to go downstairs and upstairs in a wheelchair. That was a real eye opener for them. Some of those being trained have Diabetes, Ana Ika for one. They all said that they will do anything to stay out of a wheelchair. Hopefully it will help them to change their diets and to exercise more.
