Footplates

Footplates are the least glamorous part of a wheelchair, right up until the moment they ruin your afternoon. A boot lid won’t close because the footrests stick out. A heel slides into the gap between two plates. A transfer turns into an obstacle course at shin height. The question of folding vs one-piece footplates sounds … Read more

Nobody daydreams about buying a footplate. It’s the part you ignore for years, right up until a crack runs across the middle, a hanger rattles over every kerb, or a foot slips off the edge at the worst possible moment. Then it becomes the only part of the chair you care about. That’s when this … Read more