Mobility and GM

[IwannaCamarosoBad]

Okay, so heres the deal, I e-mailed chevy about the whole me in a wheelchair thingy to see if i could possibly get some help with the paying of the hand controls and what not to go in my 95 and this is what I got ......

Thank you for contacting the Chevrolet Customer Assistance Center. We
appreciate you taking time to contact us regarding your interest about
wheelchair accessible vehicles.


About your request, we recommend that you contact the General Motors Mobility
Program for more information about wheelchair accessible vehicles at
1-800-323-9935.


If you should need to contact us in the future, simply reply to this message or
call our Chevrolet Customer Assistance Center at 1-800-222-1020. Customer
Relationship Specialists are available Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to
11:00 p.m., Eastern Time.

I plan on calling them but I just want to know what you guys think

-Will

[vanbibber]

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they'll try to sell you a car. since youre not a customer (IE buying a new car from GM) you will get d1ck for help. id almost put money on that. that would go for any car company not just gm. if they dont try to sell you a car id be surprised.

[Camaro Dom]

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i dont really see where opionion can come into play... do you really have a choice in the matter?

[IwannaCamarosoBad]

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they'll try to sell you a car.

haha hope not

[97rs4life]

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sounds like that number would just give ya a list of vehicles that they sell that are wheelchair accessible or something. Doesn't seem like they are going to help ya with the camaro.

[IwannaCamarosoBad]

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i dont really see where opionion can come into play... do you really have a choice in the matter?

I don't know if i do or not, most likely NOT, if it were new maybe, but since it's 12 yrs old I seriously doubt it, but it never hurts to ask, right??

[IwannaCamarosoBad]

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sounds like that number would just give ya a list of vehicles that they sell that are wheelchair accessible or something. Doesn't seem like they are going to help ya with the camaro.

Hmmmm yeah, Oh well, the reason I asked is because, when we bought my truck, of course it was new so the whole new thing comes into play here, they gave us $1000 back on it, which only put us out about .... $200-$500

[vanbibber]

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if you dont mind me asking (because im nosy as hell and dont like to not know ****) whats your story? like do you have a medical condition or paralysis or something.

if you dont want to answer thats cool, im just curious.

[IwannaCamarosoBad]

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if you dont mind me asking (because im nosy as hell and dont like to not know ****) whats your story? like do you have a medical condition or paralysis or something.

if you dont want to answer thats cool, im just curious.

Oh naw it's cool man, it's not paralysis or anything it's Cerebral Paulsy, and IT SUCKS to have, mainly it effects the mind and upper body parts, but I was lucky enough to have it in my legs, it's a birth defect that the baby can get if there is like alcohol abuse and drug abuse and all that Jazz.

And that my friend, should answer your question, but if not, just ask another lol

[IwannaCamarosoBad]

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Would the hand controls be an interior mod? (haha wheelchair humor)

[vanbibber]

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ah gotcha.

i have a buddy with CP. coolest dude ive ever known.

[vanbibber]

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Would the hand controls be an interior mod? (haha wheelchair humor)

only if you put performance parts stickers on it all.

[Camaro Dom]

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my neighbor's son has CB... he's totally gone tho. He's like 22, can't talk, can barely stumble around, his hands are deformed and his face too. Its such a shame... i feel so bad for him and his parents. I guess she caught the flu or something during the pregnancy. They're straightliners so i dont see drugs/alcohol coming into play.

I dont know dude, I'd say you might have to take it to some sort of custom shop. I'd call a few gov't offices around town. there might be some sort of outreach program that modifies cars for the handicapped at reduced cost.

[kristen]

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dude it's worth a try. keep us posted

[IwannaCamarosoBad]

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my neighbor's son has CB... he's totally gone tho. He's like 22, can't talk, can barely stumble around, his hands are deformed and his face too. Its such a shame... i feel so bad for him and his parents. I guess she caught the flu or something during the pregnancy. They're straightliners so i dont see drugs/alcohol coming into play.

I dont know dude, I'd say you might have to take it to some sort of custom shop. I'd call a few gov't offices around town. there might be some sort of outreach program that modifies cars for the handicapped at reduced cost.

Yes unfortunatly those are the people in real need of things, I have a light touch of CP but other than that im completely fine, I can think, talk, and walk a little. its more of a mental thing. as to what else makes the child have it, I reallly couldn't tell you what all causes it, I just know that the drug and alcohol abuse do it, I dont know if the flu would do it or not but Pneumonia might. I'm no doctor so I don't know.