Free Wheelchair Repair Clinic - Saturday 5/23
You shared, we listened! Tired of waiting for your insurance DME provider to make minor repairs/replacements of your wheelchair?
NorCal SCI is excited to announce we will be hosting our first ever wheelchair repair clinic, Saturday May 23rd at Archer Bicycle in downtown Oakland from 2-6pm.
Archer Bicycle
431 13th St,
Oakland, CA 94612
This is your chance to bring your wheelchair in for maintenance and minor repairs, free of charge. Please read through the below details before you book your slot as there are important details to be aware of.
This clinic will be primarily for manual wheelchairs. Our volunteer mechanic will not be able to do any work on batteries or electronic components. If you need minor (non electronic) work on your power wheelchair, please email us (info@norcalsci.org) to see if our mechanic can do those repairs.
**Our volunteer mechanic does not stock wheelchair parts so you will be responsible to bring your own replacement parts/equipment
Below are examples of the kinds of maintenance that can be performed at the clinic:
- Adjusting wheel locks/brakes
- Changing/replacing tires/tubes
- Replacing castors/bearings (that you bring)
- Installing replacement parts (that you bring)
- Adjusting air inflated cushions
- Making other mechanical minor adjustments
Repairs will be scheduled in 45 min slots. IMPORTANT NOTES:
The shop is wheelchair accessible. However there is no restroom onsite.
There is street parking nearby and the shop is 1 block from the 12 St BART station.
You will need to transfer independently (or with help from your own family/caregiver) onto a chair and remain there during the repair time. We will not be able to provide transfer assistance.
First come first served. Reserve your slot below as they’ll go fast!
Please be on time for your time slot! Our team and our volunteer mechanic are setting personal time aside to run this clinic. We’d like to have this run smoothly so we can do more clinics in the future!
If you’d like to book your slot, you can do so HERE. Hope to see you then!