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City funds new wheelchair repair and user‑support program to address long repair waits
Summary
DAS approved a grant to the Independent Living Resource Center SF to operate a wheelchair repair and user support program offering emergency repairs, loaner chairs, maintenance and insurance assistance; DAS cited research that many wheelchairs break within six months and noted a Board of Supervisors add‑back for the program.
The Department of Disability and Aging Services has authorized a new wheelchair repair and user‑support program to be operated by the Independent Living Resource Center San Francisco (ILRC SF).
Tiffany Kearney and Sarah Hoeferberg described the program and the need it addresses: presenters cited research showing high mechanical failure rates for wheelchairs ("more than 50 percent" in a six‑month period and higher in some veteran…
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