Wheelchair Facts, Numbers and Figures #infographic

Published by Web Desk Friday, January 30, 2015

KD Smart Chair, manufacturer of lightweight power wheelchairs, recently released an infographic that visuallizes the facts, numbers and figures about the wheelchair industry. The infographic provides current information and future statistics about historical facts, top wheelchair accessible countries, best cities to live in or visit for wheelchair users, current wheelchair industry market outlook and much more. Some interesting statistics include 1869 was the year when the first wheelchair patent was issued in the United States, 1933 mechanical engineers Herbert Everest and Harry Jennings invented the first steel, lightweight, collapsible wheelchair. Top 5 wheelchair accessible countries ago travel to are Canada, United States, Australia, United Kingdom and New Zealand. By 2018, manual wheelchair market is expected to reach $2.9 billion and for $3.9 billion for power wheelchairs. There are an estimated 3.3 million wheelchair users in the United States and the number is increasing every year due to due to the large need among the baby boomer generation. 98% of public transit buses in the United States are equipped with wheelchair accessible ramps. One out of every two taxi cabs in New York City will be wheelchair accessible. There are about 2 million new wheelchair users every year.

Infographic by: kdsmartchair

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