Protect yourself against coronavirus (COVID-19) when using a wheelchair
Cleaning your wheelchair
It is important to disinfect the parts of your wheelchair that are touched most often.
Clean them after you come in contact with someone new or when you return home from being in public places.
Wheelchair areas to disinfect
Disinfect the parts of your wheelchair that are touched most often. (See below for examples.) Clean them after you come in contact with someone new or when you return home from being in public places. Disinfect any of these highly-touched areas that are on your wheelchair.
Clean the parts of your manual wheelchair that are touched most often including the push handles, arm rests, sides, and wheels and rims.
Clean the parts of your powered wheelchair that are touched most often including the head control, headrest, computer controls, leg and foot rests.
Clean the parts of your powered wheelchair that are touched most often including the back, seat, mouth control, and joystick.
Clean the parts of your scooter that are touched most often including the basket, mirrors and handles.
Cleaning other assistive equipment
According to Numotion™, it’s important to clean other equipment or medical supplies that you or others touch often. These include:
- oxygen tanks
- backpack or purse
- medicine containers
- transfer seats
- equipment you put in your mouth or use near your face
- vehicle steering wheel and door buttons
Remember to disinfect doorknobs, railings, mailboxes or other items on the exterior of your house that others touch.