Description

Though the recommended sitting stretch on a wheelchair is 2 to a maximum of 4 hours, a huge chunk of wheelchair users sits in their wheelchair for their entire waking hours. These waking hours can be approximated to around 16-18 hours. The reason for this prolonged sitting differs from person to person. Many wheelchair users can walk and stand. Portraying it as a feat of inspiration when a wheelchair user stands up, walks, or dances perpetuates the false idea that wheelchair users can't move their legs at all and that it's always an extremely difficult task for a wheelchair user to get out of their chair.