How to get in and out of doors with steep thresholds

Visiting family or friends? Do they have a threshold steeper than you are used to? Here is how you get in and out!
Tips:
1) Some thresholds are too steep for people to independently get on in which case help will be required.
2) Sometimes grabbing the back bar and one side of the door will make going up easier.
3) Use caution when pulling yourself up the door you may pull yourself our of the chair.
4) When going down be sure to have a tight grip on the frame the handle will guide you down while the frame will assist with balance
Disclaimer:
The Rollette's want to provide helpful tutorials to show how others living with different abilities can make everyday tasks easier or more manageable in step-by-step videos. All activities shown in these tutorials should be practiced on a safe surface with an assistant to help with safety until the activity has been mastered. When doing a wheelie, transferring or any other task there is a risk of injury and the Rollette's are in no way liable for any injury experienced by viewers completing the same or similar tasks. These are simple tips and tricks used by members of our organization and viewers should be aware of their own bodies and abilities and only participate safely based on such.
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[@peterbury691]

So helpful! I am still pretty new to wheelchair and couldn’t figure out how to do a 1” + door threshold. This helps! Thanks!!! Great video! Well done!

[@JohnathanMacLeod]

I do it a slightly different way in coming out. I have a threshold entering my apartment block (I'm Scottish so we call it a flat & close respectively). When I go in It is the same, I have grab rails on either side of the entrance so its easy to pull up but when I exit I never do it backwards. Rather what I do it I jump off of the step. Pull a wheelie and fall off the edge. Landing on rear wheels and then landing the front castors. It wakes you up with a jolt but it's quite fun to do and *fingers crossed* I've never gone wheelchair over head! ;)

[@mo2wheelz74]

See you next August looking forward to it😊 ❤❤❤ from morgan

[@mo2wheelz74]

Awesome

[@DominosAndHearts]

hats actually very helpful, i am lucky i can walk but its still hard to get up and down the steps/thresholds as they are steep and dont have rails, also i go in backwards· to some places where the wheels at the front gets caught, and i hold onto the door frame and door or someones hands to get in and out a house im not used to or that has deep steps

[@rollettes_la]

How do you go in backwards are you able to do it by yourself or is help needed? thank you for your input we are glad this is helpful!

[@DominosAndHearts]

Walk and Roll Foundation i can do it on my own or with assistance, i turn the wheelchair around and litterally wheel in backwards to places if the steps small or with help if its larger

[@user-yf5oy4xr4o]

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[@DominosAndHearts]

how do you not fall backwards when going out backwards with no back break things?

[@rollettes_la]

From Maria: It does seem scary the first time I tried it thought I was going to fall but holding onto the frame of the door allows you to go slow and steady. holding onto the door will guide you down!

[@DominosAndHearts]

Walk and Roll Foundation ohh ok thank you, Maria! cant wait to see more videos!

[@DominosAndHearts]

i dont have the back bar though

[@rollettes_la]

if you don't have the back bar they can push withthe backrest or lift from the bottom of the chair

[@DominosAndHearts]

ohh ok thank you

[@VulcanOnWheels]

1:31 Isn't that called the handlebar?

[@andrzejzoynski4917]

I greet the wheelchair Andrzej

[@manfredrieger928]

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