http://mobilescooter.org/best_mobile_scooters_for_disabled.html has more about mobility scooters that have brought tremendous joy of life and independence to folks with all types of disability in the past decade or so. Be it a injured veteran, a person with a disease that prevents them from walking easily even short distance, or just general tiredness, he or she can now roam around the house easily, take trips to the grocery store, or even pack the scooter in the trunk of the car and go for a road trip.