What are power scooters?
Individuals often first experience using a scooter at the local grocery or retail store. To use a scooter, the individual needs to have good trunk control, adequate upper body strength and dexterity to operate the controls, and be able to transfer to/from the scooter seat. Typically, a scooter can be disassembled and transported in the trunk of a car, thus increasing a person’s access in the community; the seat can be turned next to a table in a restaurant to reduce transfers, and baskets provide storage for shopping. On the other hand, scooters require a large area to turn around in and therefore are usually not useful inside the home.
