Lightweight wheelchairs operates just like any other manual or electric wheelchairs. They can even share the same wheelchair accessories. In fact the accessories can be used interchangeably when you switch from your home wheelchairs to the lightweight one used for outdoors. Almost all the wheelchair add on parts help to improve the lives of the wheelchair users one way or another. More importantly, they come at an affordable prices ranging from as low as $5 to around $100. You can get a whole suite of accessories to transform the wheelchair into the all in one convenient package. These attachments are universal and brand neutral, be it Permobil or Quickie wheelchairs, they all can share the equipments. You need not worry when changing wheelchairs.
Most accessories are suitable for lightweight wheelchairs, however, there are some that requires special attention so as not to compromise the user experience. An example is the wheelchair umbrella holder which, as the name implies, hold aloft the umbrella for the user during sunny or raining days. As lightweight wheelchairs move faster than the usual manual wheelchairs, the vibrations felt by the wheelchairs will be greater. As a result, the attachments to the wheelchair may drop out easily. For wheelchair umbrella holder, you are advised to get one with stronger clamp on to the wheelchair frame. The last thing you want is to have the umbrella falling on your head when you are moving around.
