[tri-med] Re: KidKarts

Thanks!
I didn't see the Kimba Spring on the page you sent... I'm going to look 
further into this and show it to her PT today.  Ease of use is very 
important to me.
Any additional info, maybe options you have, would be helpful with some of 
these decisions.  Does it have a tray option, etc?

Debbie  - mom to Claire, full T18, One Year old  (born 3/11/03)
http://debbwebb.com/Claire/

At 10:30 PM 9/28/04, you wrote:
>Hi Debbie!
>We just got Keren's chair and it's actually not a KidKart.  Keren's PT
>had heard a lot of negative feedback about the KidKart's ease of use
>from parents and teachers at the school where Keren will be headed next
>year.  I'm afraid I don't know much more than that because I've never
>actually seen one!
>
>We got the "Kimba" (by OttoBock), and really like it so far.  Keren's
>PT likes it a lot, too, which I take as a good recommendation since she
>has a lot of experience with different chairs.  Like the KidKart it has
>an indoor base as well as and outdoor "stroller" base.  It folds up
>nicely, and the seat isn't difficult to detach from the base.  There
>are a number of different accessories you can get for it.   I can send
>you pictures of Keren's, but here's a basic site I just found:
>http://www.healthcare.ottobock.com/reha/sites/rehahilfen/
>rk_kimba_spring.htm
>
>I guess it's actually a "Kimba Spring"!  I don't know the cost--our
>Children's Special Health Care covered it.  I can give you more details
>if you'd like, too.
>
>Loren (wife to Kraig, mom to Keren, T18, two years old (9/27/02))
>Southeast Michigan
>http://webpages.eng.wayne.edu/~ad6075
>
>
>On Tuesday, September 28, 2004, at 07:49 AM, Debbie wrote:
>
> > Is there a website for KidKarts?  Showing what they look like, how to
> > use
> > them, etc?
> >
> > I'd also like a little feedback from anyone who owns one.  How big (in
> > lbs)
> > was your child when you got one and do you like it?  Is it easy to
> > use?  Has it helped your child 'line up' and offer support for head...
> > essentially, did it do what it was intended to do?  Worth the money,
> > that
> > sort of thing.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Debbie  - mom to Claire, full T18, One Year old  (born 3/11/03)
> > http://debbwebb.com/Claire/
> >
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