Question 12474 — people with disabilities

Summary

Mrs Marine Hamelet questions the Minister of Health, Families, Autonomy and People with Disabilities about the absence of a structured and homogeneous national system for the medical transport of people with disabilities using an electric wheelchair. Currently, many people with disabilities face major difficulties in accessing medical care due to the lack of transportation solutions adapted to their situation. In several areas, no ambulance company or approved taxi has vehicles capable of accommodating patients in electric or manual wheelchairs without them having to leave their chair, which makes access to care particularly complex, if not impossible. For these patients, the use of an electric wheelchair is not only a means of transportation, but also a essential element of safety and autonomy. The electric wheelchair, due to its weight and stability, allows safer transfers to medical equipment and makes possible, in certain cases, independent use of the toilet during consultations, thus preserving the dignity and privacy of the people concerned. Conversely, manual chairs, which are lighter, can be dangerous during transfers. Moreover, For people suffering from neuromuscular pathologies, chronic pain, or presenting severe motor limitations, the electric wheelchair is often the only possibility of independent mobility, in the absence of a companion. In certain departments, solutions have been successfully implemented: accessible light medical vehicles, fold-out ramps, adapted trailers, equipped approved taxis. But this territorial heterogeneity creates blatant inequality between citizens. She therefore asks him if the Government is considering the establishment of a unified and binding national system for medical transport and approved taxis adapted to electric and manual wheelchairs, in order to guarantee fair and dignified access to care for people with disabilities throughout the country.

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