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להלן שאלה שהוצגה בדיון שעוסק בשימוש בכיסא גלגלים ושבת. הדיון באנגלית.
לינק לדיון כאן Date: Tue, 18 Aug 92 13:13:32 From: Anonymous Subject: Re: Shabbat and the Disabled From: Sigrid Peterson-- | Those examples invoked in me the image of the person who lives in a | wheelchair, was involuntarily housed in an apartment on the 12th floor of | an accessible building that does not run a shabbat elevator, so is separated | from friends and family precisely on shabbat. Are there any heterim for the disabled, to allow them to do things that would otherwise be a violation of Shabbat in order to be able to function in the community? In our town there is a woman who became paraplegic as a result of childbirth problems and who uses an electric wheelchair. She´s very active in the community, however. On Shabbos I see her going to shul in her wheelchair (the shul is wheelchair accessible). There is an eruv in the town. I would not like to ask either her or the Rabbi about this, since it´s entirely possible she´s just decided to violate the Shabbat on her own on this one matter. I am, however, curious, and I would like to assume the best of her. Are there electric wheelchairs which can function on Shabbat, or which can be allowed for people who otherwise cannot leave their home? -- Anonymous.
