The Paraglide® automated repositioning system for wheelchair users is the latest in assistive device technology that changes the way people are repositioned in wheelchairs in homes, hospitals and care facilities around the world. With Paraglide’s patented technology, a wheelchair user can move freely from a slouched position to an upright position with the touch of a button – safely, independently and with dignity.
Paraglide® Features
Paraglide® Technology
Paraglide® is an easy-to-use device that attaches to a wheelchair and will reposition a person from a slouched position to a properly seated upright position at the touch of a button – safely and independently.
Paraglide® is the only wheelchair repositioning device that allows the wheelchair user to move freely, offers independence and dignity, eliminates the risk of caregiver injury, reduces costs and increases productivity, and monitors the level of care.
Paraglide® Testimonials
Here's what people are already saying about Paraglide's potential impact on workplace safety and users' quality of life.
Ann Hicks
Paraglide user
Northwood
It's wonderful and every institution should have it.
Best thing ever.
Richard Daury
Paraglide user
Queens Manor
I feel much better after Paraglide pulls me back. Before getting it, my bottom would feel sore after sitting in my wheelchair for a while. I would have to tilt my power wheelchair back as far as it could go to relieve my discomfort. Now, I'm not feeling any pain at all.
Susan Dempsey
Executive Director
Aware Nova Scotia
The [Nova Scotia] healthcare industry as a whole pays more than $60 million in WCB premiums. More importantly, too many healthcare workers are being injured on the job. Paraglide is a promising innovation that has the potential to eliminate the risk of injury to healthcare workers while also providing client-centred care.
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Jeremy Colson
OT/PT Assistant
East Cumberland Lodge
We are very happy to try this brand-new product out. I have been working in healthcare for about 10 years and I have never seen anything like this, and it makes me think, why didn’t I think of this?!