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== Chantou ==
Chantou is 13 years old. She lost both of her legs above the knee during an earthquake. She lives with her family in an apartment in a nearby town. She has attended the assessment with her mother and older sister. She has a wheelchair which was donated to her. It is an adult size orthopaedic-style wheelchair, which is too big for her. She has to reach up over the armrests to reach the push rims. This is difficult for her. The backrest is also very high and there is no cushion.

Chantou would like to go back to school, but she feels physically uncomfortable in the wheelchair. She also feels embarrassed that she cannot move herself around. She would like a wheelchair that she can push herself, and which gives her more support. She says she would use the school bus if her wheelchair could travel with her. <ref name=":0" />