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A girl in my neighborhood with a severe walking disability
would need a wheelchair (one that can also be transported in a car).
Her migrant family cannot afford to buy one, they have no health insurance and substantial medical bills.
Is anybody out there in the community who has an unused wheelchair at home or who could donate one?
The girl is around 18 years old and proximately 50 kilos.
Any help or hint, where to get a wheelchair is highly appreciated.Heli, I guess I do not need to point out Austria has Mandatory Health Insurance Laws and it is illegal to be in the country without it so please be careful.
But you might try contacting the people at http://www.cbmf.at
Someone is selling one outside of Vienna for €80 (normally €250-300 second hand) http://www.willhaben.at/iad/kaufen-und-verkaufen/gesundheit-kosmetik-wellness/rollstuhl-sehr-gut-erhalten-46648128?adId=46648128
You can ask if they commute to Vienna by chance. I’ll chip in 10 if you want to start a collection.
I would chip in 10 euro too, have a car and could help transport it on the weekend, if it is as close to Vienna as it looks — Oyenhausen should be near Baden. Just PM me or better send an email to gsdiment@gmx.net. Depending on how old this girl is, she might be able to get some health insurance on her own even if her parents, as I am guessing, are here illegally or working illegally and therefore don’t have it: the best place to start might be migrant organizations in the district you live in.
Depending on the level and type of walking disability and what she is using now, this might be easier to use/keep her more independent and avoid atrophy:
http://www.willhaben.at/iad/kaufen-und-verkaufen/gesundheit-kosmetik-wellness/rollator-gehhilfe-46965553?adId=46965553
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