MAO Manual

SKILL 2 – Opening/Closing the Wheelchair

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lace your hands under the seat and behind he back of the wheelchair

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Lift up on the seat fabric and push in on the back fabric to collapse wheelchair frame.

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Place your hands on the metal bars on each side of the seat of the wheelchair

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Push down on each side of the chair evenly so that the chair’s crossbar opens

Continue pushing until the crossbar is ompletely deployed and the chair is fuly open