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Wheelchair Repair

Wheelchair Repair

Wheelchairs of many different shapes and sizes crowded every room in this place. Many needed to be custom made for people with varying disabilities, and repaired often, which is what this room seemed to be for.
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I've never heard of anybody getting a flat tire on a wheelchair. Maybe they fixed bicycles too.
Puddleboy
Fri 10-28-2005
Pimp my wheel chair.
Maybe we could make our own show American Wheel Chair.
Seriously nothing like a place to have your wheels fixed or a place to customize you chair for ya.
Truckie
Wed 11-23-2005
In by 9, out by 5.
Joe
Sun 12-11-2005
Can I get racing wheels on mine, really pimp it out
Joe
Thu 03-02-2006
Yes, I need a wheelchair with back support and a leg rest....and a 400 horse power engine and flames! yes!

haha seriously though, really great picture. Never heard of a wheelchair repaire room...but I guess everything needs to be repaired. "Hello, I'm Bob, and I'm a Wheelchair Repairman."
Merissa
Sun 05-07-2006
Most, if not all, developmental centers have areas for the repair of wheelchairs. A large number of people who live at these facilities use wheelchairs to get around, so it is more than just an inconvenience if one breaks down.
Lynne
Sun 05-07-2006
Wouldent the ship these wheel chairs to diffrent hospitals instead of leaving them there to never be used again?
kelly
Mon 12-18-2006
The pictures shows alot of parts on the floor.That looks like they repaired wheelchairs there.Parts from one would be used to fix another.After awhile you end up with alot of extra parts.
William
Mon 12-18-2006
That's so cool !

Very first thing that came to my mind is the Joni Erickson 'outreach program'.

What a waste this is.
Guitorman
Thu 01-17-2008
UPDATE: Joni Erickson's "Wheels For The World"
Guitorman
Thu 01-17-2008
It is a shame that all of these things go to waste. Imagine the archaeologists of the future...what will they say about us?
AvalonSeeker
Sun 01-27-2008
Wheelchair graveyard!
Amazed
Tue 02-19-2008
looks like alot of people broke their legs in this dump
mbomber89
Fri 04-04-2008
Now if Lamp and Typewriter could just get Wheelchair down here, they have a really good chance at escape, don't they?
Jack_
Tue 07-22-2008
boy, the more i look at, the more heartbreaking it is. it is too bad that these buildings on the site could have been saved and made into something of use. the grounds were beautiful. a nice apartment building would have been nice. everything gets destroyed. too bad - i had worked there
claudia
Fri 07-03-2009
Why are pictures of wheelchairs so creepy? Why do we associate them with fear?
Blue
Sun 01-10-2010
Wheelchairs galore!
Tenebris In Lux
Tue 11-23-2010
i need a picture of an 1800 wheelchair.this is a buisiness by the way.
ashley
Wed 10-26-2011
all medical repair
631-704-6212
wheelchair pro
Wed 01-18-2012
hmmm ill bet many of these wheelchairs I handled for the patients..makes me sad to see this now and know these very people are no longer living but im sure are now alot happier than when they were at this place
ati64
Wed 02-08-2012

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