Mobility Aids

What are mobility aids?<p>Mobility aids help you walk or move from place to place if you have a disability or an injury.</p><p>Types of mobility aids can include:</p><ul><li>Crutches</li><li>Canes</li><li>Walkers</li><li>Wheelchairs</li><li>Motorized scooters</li><li>Prostheses, a device to replace a missing part of your body or make part of your body work better, such <span class="qt1">as</span> a leg</li></ul><p>Ramps, stairlifts, and handrails are also mobility aids.

These additions can help you safely move around your environment.</p>Who might benefit from mobility aids?<p>Mobility aids can help people who have a physical disability or trouble moving around be more independent.

A few reasons a mobility aid might help you include:</p><ul><li>If you are at risk of falling or are healing