Help For Disabled Kids

People with serious medical conditions will be able to carry heavy medical equipment with them on their mobility scooters Transport Minister Baroness Kramer has announced.

This will mean people who depend on specialist medical equipment can now load it on powered wheelchairs and mobility scooters to travel outside their home.

Transport Minister Baroness Kramer said:

“We are working closely with charities, disability groups, street designers and local authorities to ensure disabled people have the same opportunity to travel as everyone else.”

It will increase the upper weight limit on these vehicles by 50kg to 200kg, in cases where the extra capacity from necessary medical equipment.

Newlife Foundation for Disabled Children CEO Sheila Brown, OBE, said:

“We are delighted that this seemingly small change could potentially make a huge impact on the quality of the lives of so many wheelchair-using children in the UK.”