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Three residential care homes in Zwolle (in the eastern part of the Netherlands) received a wheelchair bicycle at the end of April 2018. This wheelchair transport bike VeloPlus was sponsored by the municipality of Zwolle, among others. A City Council Member was present at the festive delivery, where the bike was tested by a resident of one of the centers.
Westenhage, Ensemble and Wendakker are the three residential care homes that received the wheelchair bike VeloPlus. This bike was sponsored by various parties, such as the municipality of Zwolle, the province of Overijssel and the Rabobank club action. The foundation ‘Vrienden van WEW’ has actively received donations for the wheelchair bicycle also. The three residential care centers are homes where elderlycan live and receive as much care as they need.
During a festive gathering, the residents of the homes received the wheelchair bike. Mrs. van Erven, a resident of one of the homes, tested the bicycle with her wheelchair. She liked the bike and found it comfortable. Now and again she walks a bit in the backyard with her walker. With the wheelchair bike VeloPlus she can be outside but get a lot further in comparison with her walker.
The wheelchair bike will be used for the three residential care home. Three people from the homes will coordinate the use of the bicycle. In addition to the wheelchair bike, a wheelchair can also be borrowed. In this way, persons with a walker can also use the bike with a caregiver or family member.
Learn more about the wheelchair bicycle in the article 'A Van Raam wheelchair bike in your daily life'.
RTV Focus Zwolle was present at the festive delivery. In the video which you can watch on Facebook, Wichert aan het Rot of the foundation ‘Vrienden van WEW’ tells about how proud and happy he is with the new wheelchair bike. The care homes had a two-seat bicycle before, but this one was old, it was very heavy and was very big. The VeloPlus issmaller and with the bike they can travel longer distances, this is partly due to the electrical support.
In the video, you can also see how Mrs. van Erven tests the bike and talks with Eefke Meijerink, the City Council Member of Social Affairs.
Our dealer Schutte Tweewielers deliverd the wheelchair bike at one of the care homes. In the Twitter message below you can see pictures of the delivering.
Translation:
"Today we deliverd a wheelchair transport bike to the foundation 'Stichting vrienden vanW.E.W.". Many people can be made happy. The bike was hand out by @EefkeMeijerink #Proud"
With the wheelchair bike VeloPlus it is possible to transport a person in his or her own wheelchair. The tilted ramp makes it easy to ride a wheelchair on the platform of the bike. The low position of the wheelchair on the bicycle ensures that only one person can easily put the wheelchair on the bike and secure it with the wheelchair lock. The widely placed and extra steered front-wheels ensure a reduced turning radius and stability. At Van Raam we also have another wheelchair bicycle in our assortment, this is the OPair. This wheelchair bike has a built-in seat and with the optional detachable frame, the front part can be used as a wheelchair.
The bicycle was delivered by bicycle shop Schutte Tweewielers from Westenholte, the wheelchair bike will also be maintained by this bicycle shop. In a while, other interested people from the Zwolleneighborhoods Westenholte and Stadshagen can also use the bicycle.
Residential care centre for the elderly Careaz J.W. Andriessen has received a Van Raam VeloPlus wheelchair bike at the end of February 2021. They were able to purchase this wheelchair bike through the program 'Waardigheid en Trots' (Dignity and Pride) of the Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport. Read more about the wheelchair bike for the residential care centre here.
Many wheelchair users often have the feeling that the world is made for pedestrians, cyclists or car drivers. In everyday life you often have to overcome difficulties, such as moving or transferring between different places. For many people, a Van Raam wheelchair bicycle is a help in the everyday life to get from A to B. There are various individual options and different types of wheelchair bikes. In this article you can read more about a wheelchair bicycle in your daily life, the new possibilities and discover experiences of wheelchair bicycle users.
Bicycle manufacturer Van Raam has been making special needs bicycles for more than 35 years. These include tricycles, side-by-side tandems, tandems and a mobility scooter bike. The range also includes wheelchair bicycles. With the wheelchair cargo bike VeloPlus you can cycle together with a wheelchair user.
From 2020, it's possible to install a winch system on the VeloPlus wheelchair transport bike as a new option. The winch makes it easier to place the wheelchair on the wheelchair bike. Read more about this new option, the use of the winch and watch an instruction video.
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