For Greg, a paraplegic since 1982, the Klaxon click mini is the Tesla of Wheelchair Assist as he goes about his daily duties as a teacher.
At the recent Solar Citizens EV Expo, I had the inspiring experience of meeting and later interviewing Greg Hayden. He was using a most cunning device. I think it is the Tesla of Wheelchair assist. It’s a battery-powered one-wheel motor that attached to his wheelchair and made it easier for him to transverse the damp grass between the stalls and electric vehicles. It is called aGreg had a single-vehicle motorcycle accident in 1982 and ended up as a paraplegic — T8 complete was the diagnosis.
After years of working in administrative positions at automotive firms, Greg decided to go to university and train as a primary school teacher in 2016. He now works as a supply teacher in the southwest of Brisbane. Unfortunately, these schools are often built into a hillside. “Sometimes I would get out of the car, and then have to climb 300 m up a hill. Then have to come down the hill for assembly and then back up to the classroom,” he said.
Greg wrote to his local member of parliament to gain support from the National Disability Insurance Scheme. Within six weeks, his request was approved and he was able to order the Klaxon Klick mini fromAccording to Greg, the chair will do 14 km/h on a flat surface and 7 km/h uphill. But he doesn’t wheel at these speeds inside the school.
The Klaxon has cruise control, regen braking, and a motorbike-style throttle. The battery can be removed for charging. The drive device disconnects with a click, which makes it easier to put the chair and the drive in the back of his Honda CRV. The right chair can make all the difference in your life. That’s the motto of Wicked Wheelchairs — and Greg, too.
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