Type 3 Manual Wheelchairs
Lightweight manual wheelchairs with an adjustable centre of gravity and quick release axles, for very active full time users.
Type 3 is the Ontario Assistive Devices Program classification for a lightweight manual wheelchair with the adjustment a very active user needs. Chairs in this class are generally in the 25 to 38 lb range, like Type 2, but they add an adjustable centre of gravity, quick release axles, removable armrests and footrests, and anti-tippers.
The centre of gravity adjustment is what separates this class from Type 2, and it is not a minor setting. Moving the rear axle forward makes the chair markedly easier to push and turn, at the cost of rearward stability. Getting that balance right for one person is the difference between a chair that is efficient and one that tips, and it is why these chairs are set up by a therapist rather than adjusted at home.
It matters most for someone who propels themselves all day. Over years, the effort of each push accumulates in the shoulders, and shoulder injury is one of the more common long term problems for full time wheelchair users. A properly set up Type 3 chair is a genuine intervention against that, not a comfort upgrade.
How these are ordered
Each chair is built to the configuration agreed at assessment, so the models below describe what each frame can do rather than one fixed set of measurements. An occupational therapist or physiotherapist is normally involved, and they determine which ADP category applies. ADP funds up to 75 percent of the approved price for eligible Ontario residents.
Contact us to arrange an assessment, or to talk through which frame suits before you book one.
Build Your OwnFuture Mobility Galaxy Lite Folding Wheelchair
Low stock
A Canadian made folding wheelchair with an unusually wide sizing range, from 10 to 24 inch seat widths on a single frame.
Build Your OwnKi Mobility Little Wave Clik XP Wheelchair
Low stock
A rigid wheelchair for children built around growth, with in-frame width expansion and a growth kit included in the XP base price.
Build Your OwnMotion Composites HELIO A6 Folding Wheelchair
Low stock
An aluminum folding wheelchair with a rigid unibody frame and a front seat height as low as 12 inches, built in Canada.
Build Your OwnMotion Composites HELIO A7 Folding Wheelchair
The lightest aluminum folding chair Motion Composites builds, in 7005 T6 alloy, adjusting in quarter inch increments.
Motion Composites HELIO C2 Carbon Folding Wheelchair
A carbon fibre folding wheelchair with a rigid unibody frame and around a 12 lb transport weight, close to rigid chair efficiency in a folding frame.
Motion Composites HELIO Kids Carbon Wheelchair
A carbon fibre folding wheelchair for children, among the lightest available, built to be re-set as the child grows rather than replaced.
Build Your OwnPower Plus Glyder Folding Wheelchair
A Canadian made aluminum folding wheelchair with wide horizontal and vertical axle adjustment, built in Guelph, Ontario.
Quickie 2 Folding Ultralight Wheelchair
The folding ultralight most others are compared against, with a modular frame whose components can be swapped as needs change.
Build Your OwnQuickie QXi Folding Wheelchair
A folding aluminum wheelchair with an adjustable axle plate, so the centre of gravity can be tuned to the person rather than left fixed.
Quickie Xenon 2 Folding Wheelchair
The lightest aluminium folding wheelchair in its class, from 19.4 lbs, with a hidden cross brace that gives it the ride and look of a rigid frame.
TiLite X Folding Wheelchair
A made to measure aluminum folding wheelchair with a stiffened single-piece side frame, so it folds for the car without the usual loss of efficiency.
We're here for your questions.
Client, caregiver or therapist — good decisions start with good information. Our team is available seven days a week to help you choose and to check funding eligibility.