Specialist office chairs for home and work are an important factor in supporting independence, stability, and comfort for users with mobility issues.
By combining a strong, supportive chassis, ergonomic seat system and electrical functions, we can provide a chair that makes life easier, whether the chair is used at home or at work. They have a number of supportive and adaptive features, and are height adjustable to suit the user’s needs. They are safe and stable, due to an easily accessible, adjustable brake.
The desk chair chassis has very low friction wheels that compensate for unevenness in the floor, with generous space between the wheels, making it easy to kick forwards while sitting in the chair.
For minor disabilities, we can provide chair solutions combining the necessary functions with flexible adjustment options.
For more extensive physical disability, we provide seat systems meeting high requirements for seat ergonomics, which can be equipped with many accessories and optional functions.
We highly recommend the wonderful range of chairs supplied by VELA. Wether you’re looking for support in the office or at home, a chair from VELA will enable you to regain your independence while being safe and comfortable all day, everyday.
The Vela Activity Chair
A VELA chair is so much more than an office chair. Designed to provide functional independence to people with various disabilities, the VELA enables you to lead a better life. A VELA chair is built for all day, everyday use, providing quality, ergonomics and comfort.
Who is a Vela Chair For?
The need for aid comes in many different forms and degrees, therefore, the VELA chair is the perfect aid for wheel chair users, the elderly and those living with;
- Neurological conditions
- Balance issues
- Postural problems
- Trouble standing
- Dizziness
- Arthritis
- Back problems
- Breathing problems
- Daily pains
- Bariatric issues
Allison’s Story
Allison has progressive secondary sclerosis. Until Allison got a VELA disability work chair, she found it hard to move from her office chair to the scooter she uses to get around daily. But now, she is far more mobile and self-reliant, and that makes a world of difference in her job.
“My VELA chair is amazing! I wish I’d got it sooner. I have more energy at work and can participate more in domestic duties at home, thanks to the support and help I get from my new chair. I also very rarely get leg cramps now, which is incredible.
The electric lift is easy to use and allows me to get on my scooter without, or almost without, any help.
Now, I find that I am much less tired. Before I had my VELA chair, my husband and I took 15-20 minutes to move me from the office chair and onto my scooter to get home at the end of the day. Now, it only takes a moment because I have a lot more energy.”
That’s why an office chair from VELA is an excellent help in Allison’s life. Click here to read more about how the VELA chair has benefitted Allison’s work life!
Regain your independence with a Vela chair. A VELA chair provides safety and comfort so that you can deal with more daily activities without help from others.
How Can a Vela Chair Aid you at Work?
Living with a disability can make everyday work tasks exhausting, but a VELA ergonomic office chair makes your work day so much easier and more enjoyable too. If you sit at a desk every day, a work chair from VELA with back support can provide excellent conditions for changing your working posture during the day.
So Much More than an Office Chair
The VELA chair aids and enables you to reserve energy – it does all the work for you, and can be adjusted to fit you ergonomically. Therefore you leave work with more energy for engaging with family life at home.
Standard office chairs have a 5 wheel design, the VELA chair does not. To maximise safety, minimise the fall risk, the VELA’s 4 wheel design allows for easy movement while removing the risk of a trip hazard from the fifth wheel.
A work chair with a brake and electric lift is an excellent aid in your working day. You sit stable while you work or “walk” the chair around while seated, you don’t have to waste unnecessary energy on getting up and sitting down.
The smooth-running wheels allow you to easily navigate your
environment and attend meetings while remaining comfortably seated.
In addition, the brake provides safety, locking the back wheels. Feel safe and confident that the chair will not roll back from under you. The break can be left or right handed and is user applied for independent use.
The electric lift allows you to rise up to work at the computer. Simply raise to your desk, lock the chair’s wheels and tilt the seat forward. It also supports a partially standing working position, enabling you to have varied working postures during a long day. Furthermore, if you need to grab something in the top cupboard at your workplace, the chair’s electric lift can bring you up to the right height.
The chair is adapted to you- adjust the chair to give you the best possible ergonomics and comfort to suit your exact needs.
The seat can be angled forward so that your feet have a good support surface, and you get an open hip angle that makes it easier to sit nicely at a desk. In addition, the proper sitting height and sitting posture mean that your shoulders automatically become more relaxed, providing a good working posture.
Perfect for online meetings or telephone conversations, where you may want a more relaxed sitting posture. You can recline the backrest and adjust the seat angle, which gives you a more reclined and comfortable position.
The armrests are fully weight bearing unlike other office chairs, this allows the user to safely steady themselves. They can also be dropped back to enable side transfers from wheelchairs.
Vela chairs with brakes blend into the office environment as they look like a standard office chair.
Vela Chairs for Access to Work
VELA independence chairs have helped thousands of individuals get back to, or remain in work, as well as get into higher education. If you are currently in work, looking to get back to work or going into higher education, you may be able to get a VELA chair provided for you through the Access to Work scheme (NI) or the Fund for Students with Disabilities (IE).
Access to Work, helps with the practical problems caused by disability. It offers advice and assistance that can be tailored to suit the needs of an individual in a particular job or getting to and from work. The scheme can help towards the cost of the provision of special aids and equipment to suit particular work needs arising from disability and adaptations to premises and equipment in the workplace to help an employee with disabilities.
The Fund for Students with Disabilities (FSD) assists higher education institutions in ensuring students with disabilities have the necessary assistance and equipment to enable them access, to fully participate in and successfully complete their chosen course of study.
Vela Chair at Home
VELA can help you improve your endurance and balance for daily tasks around the home and in the bathroom, contributing to your independence.
The VELA independence chair for adults at home helps maintain or restore your activity
level, so you can lead a completely normal life, giving you optimum conditions for functioning – no matter what your situation is.
The VELA chair is adjusted to your needs for support and comfort. You can adjust the seat’s height, depth and angle, as well as the angle of the armrests, and thus adjust the chair to give your body the support it needs. It is the perfect aid when you need to navigate the home, reach higher cupboards, or low drawers or sit at worktops. The chair becomes your support and saves your energy in staying upright.
- Sit down instead of standing– easily adjust the seat height to make daily life easier and save energy. For example to reach cupboard’s, fill the dishwasher or prepare food.
- The central brake on the VELA disability chairs is an essential function and ensures a stable foundation for being active. This gives you the peace of mind to use your hands without having to worry about your legs failing.
- Move around easily– the smooth-running wheels enable you to walk/push yourself forward while remaining comfortably seated.
The VELA chair can be used as a disability aid for standing up. Simply press the button on the electric disability chair, and the seat rises gently. When the chair brake is engaged, you will feel completely safe and secure while the seat moves up. Let yourself slide forward and end up standing upright in front of the chair.
Vela for Bariatric Use
Vela make bariatric chairs that help you lead an easier and more independent life, achieved by;
- Heavy-duty electric lift– you can reach high and low without exerting yourself. Such as when you need to reach the top shelves or empty the dishwasher. The electric lift can also help you stand up.
Safety and security– thanks to the chair’s handbrake, you get a stable seat from where you can carry out your daily chores - Mobility – get around while sitting down
- Good sitting posture for better breathing
- the best conditions for managing your energy as best as possible during the day, hopefully leaving you energised and feeling up to doing more things.
Vela Independence Chairs for Seniors
Perfect for seniors, stay self reliant and in your own home longer, without the need of additional aid. Stay home, stay safe and stay independent.
One benefit of using a VELA chair as a mobility aid for the elderly or disabled is that it can protect you from falling. You can sit down and walk/push yourself around, and lower the seat height of your chair, so that you can reach the floor with your feet. This means you can walk from your kitchen and into your living room, bedroom or bathroom while sitting down. If you want to move from your chair to the sofa, lock the brake on the chair, tilt the armrest to the side and just slide off the chair.
A specialist chair with an electric lift is for those who are quickly drained of energy. The chair moves up and down at the touch of a button, so you can reach the top shelf or the bottom of the cupboard.
It also makes it easier to get the right working height by the oven, and you can sit safely and securely and use both hands.
The VELA mobility chair also aids with;
- Better balance
- Safety and security
- Increased independence
- Assists with standing
Where to Buy a Vela Chair
Sync Living are VELA suppliers, you can find our product page here. Get in touch today to talk to one of our specialists, or to arrange an assessment. Our friendly product experts will find the perfect chair for you!
Email: sales@syncliving.co.uk
Phone: +44 (0) 2890745333