Looking for posterior walker for disabled son

dorothy42

Hi I'm looking for a charity that I can apply to for a posterior walker for my disabled son also for a large I pad he has microcephaly global and development delays speech delay he also has hypotonia spinal cysts tilted hip and a double curveture of his spine can any one help I am also disabled with partial sight and hearing loss so I can't work

MrsLogic

Welcome @dorothy42

I trust that you find this site useful and find the answers to your questions.

Alex

Hi Dorothy,

Have you had any luck finding someone to help?

If not, it might be worth trying the Turn 2 Us grants finder which searches thousands of charities who might be able to help: 

https://grants-search.turn2us.org.uk/

There are lots of useful links on the Scope page about equipment here: https://www.scope.org.uk/support/disabled-people/equipment

Hope that helps.

Blue Frog

Hi @dorothy42 what has your son's physio said about the walker?

My little girl tried one at school the other day (they are fab!) and the physio is going to see if she can get NHS funding for one. I think it will live at school but come home in holidays. 

The Family Fund can give grants for iPads. http://www.familyfund.org.uk/

dorothy42

Callum does not have a physio as he is on a long waiting list he had a posterior walker when he first started walking we hope to get one now to keep him mobile so he's not in his chair all the time he's got a exstensive double curveture of the spine and tilted hip he gets breathless when walking and can only walk holding on to someone's arm and only on the right hand side I am hoping we will get one soon they are available to buy but are very expensive 

dorothy42

Thanks Alex I will look into that