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Abilient.com
by Srinivas Madipalli
A little while ago I was looking to buy a new powered wheelchair. After receiving demonstrations from various companies, I never felt entirely convinced that I was receiving the full picture on whatever I may end up purchasing. A salesman is unlikely to say much about the bad features!
I searched the internet to see if I could find any views or thoughts about particular wheelchairs, but only ended up finding a scattering of blog / message board postings and a handful of sites with some generic comments on particular individual wheelchairs.
I found this quite surprising, since it is possible to find detailed user reviews for nearly every product imaginable, but yet could not find anything particularly substantive or informative for a mobility item as important as a wheelchair.
Therefore, without any previous knowledge of website design, and with the assistance of an excellent beginner’s book on website design, I created a simple site called www.abilient.com which allows users to post reviews of their wheelchairs.
A review can be anonymously posted by downloading the questionnaire by clicking here; and returning it to info@abilient.com.
In time, I hope the site can become a useful, in-depth and informative guide for anybody interested in buying a wheelchair. I would also like the site to be a helpful source of information as to the quality of service that various companies provide to their customers. This will hopefully highlight instances of shoddy customer service, but also, and equally as important, give credit to companies where due, who provide excellent service.
Unfortunately, the site is still at an early stage, and is not as of yet compliant with accessibility standards. I will try to improve the site where and when I can with my rather rudimentary knowledge of website design!
Any feedback (either positive or negative) would be greatly appreciated!
Srin
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