When it comes to wheelchairs and other mobility aids, it can be hard to carry everything you need when your hands are occupied. Knowing that accessories are an added expense, here are a variety of accessories to fit an array of budgets.
Cup Holder
Click Here to view Amazon product page ($30). This cupholder is a clamp style that can fit wheelchair frames, crutches, and walker frames. It comes with a grip sheet to place in between the clamp and its attachment point to avoid slipping. I have used this clamp cup holder vertically on forearm crutches and wheelchairs with no issues carrying heavy water bottles to Starbuck’s coffee.
Under Seat Bags
Click Here to view Amazon product page ($32). This product is originally designed for strollers but can easily be adapted to sit underneath the seat of a wheelchair. This bag comes with velcro attachment points that can attach to the underside seat or the solid frame. It has 2 cup holders, a detachable wallet, and centre compartment which I have used to hold my wallet, coffee, phone, ID, and pocket tool kit (for roadside repairs).
Click Here to view ETSY product page ($50). This bag is a great waterproof option that is handmade and good quality. I have not personally used this bag but have peers who rave about it. It has plenty of space for wallet items, small books, catheters, keys, ect. This bag attaches via velcro straps to the frame and in between the seat-cushion for extra support.
Click Here to view Amazon product page ($170). This product is designed specifically for wheelchairs and has a significantly higher cost. It is another effective option to carry wallet sized items, and its attachment point sits in between the seat and seat cushion.
Safety Lights
Click Here to view Amazon product page ($13). This product originally made for bikes/strollers can easily attach to the frame of wheelchairs, walkers, and crutches. The top of the light is a button that can rotate through light settings (solid -> flashing -> off).
Wheelchair Bag Attachments
Click Here to view Amazon product page ($14). These velcro with carabiners attachments can be useful for turning any backpack into a wheelchair bag. (These are included in the Wheelchair Seat Bag (1) listen above)
- Place the velcro part around the back of your wheelchair (either on the pushhandles, rigidizer bar, or back poles).
- Then using the carabiner end place your bag straps through allowing it lay flat with the back of your wheelchair