"But by calling them power wheelchairs, the chances of reimubursement by Medicare are better."

As a lawyer in a power wheelchair, I cannot take access for granted.

In another example, callers asked if Medicare would pay for power wheelchairs.

Special needs children as young as seven months can learn to drive a power wheelchair.

By last fall, with arthritis crippling her shoulders, her doctor prescribed a power wheelchair.

Makers and suppliers of power wheelchairs say the change is more than a restatement of old policy.

"I didn't have my power wheelchair with me," she said.

All athletes must use either a manual or a power wheelchair when competing in the sport.

I'm in a power wheelchair (unfoldable) and would like to travel to Cuba with my assistant.

The power wheelchair is enough to inspire gawking, but that's the least of it.