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kane · 10-19-2011, 11:34 PM

Some of you may know my mom moved in with me about a month ago as she recovers from some health problems. For her to go to her doctor appointments she needs to take a wheelchair because she can't walk long distances yet. However, her wheelchair won't fit in either of my cars.

I did some looking and medical transports are a minimum of $140 per trip and her insurance doesn't cover it.

The town I live in has a local bus system with a few wheelchair accessible buses. I called them and asked for information. They sent out an application that I got within 48 hours. I filled it out and sent it back, they approved her and called me back within another 48 hours. The next day (today) the woman who runs the program actually came to my house, measured the wheelchair to make sure it was a compliant size then she sat down and explained how it worked, answered our questions and got everything set up. So long as her appointments are within a 20 mile radius the ride is free. I was impressed with how smooth it all went.

10-19-2011, 11:34 PM
kane Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: portland, OR Posts: 20,684	Wow, the government worked efficiently for me! Some of you may know my mom moved in with me about a month ago as she recovers from some health problems. For her to go to her doctor appointments she needs to take a wheelchair because she can't walk long distances yet. However, her wheelchair won't fit in either of my cars. I did some looking and medical transports are a minimum of $140 per trip and her insurance doesn't cover it. The town I live in has a local bus system with a few wheelchair accessible buses. I called them and asked for information. They sent out an application that I got within 48 hours. I filled it out and sent it back, they approved her and called me back within another 48 hours. The next day (today) the woman who runs the program actually came to my house, measured the wheelchair to make sure it was a compliant size then she sat down and explained how it worked, answered our questions and got everything set up. So long as her appointments are within a 20 mile radius the ride is free. I was impressed with how smooth it all went.