Assisted Devices Covered Under Lemon Law In 38 States

Many elderly and disabled consumers spend thousands of dollars on wheelchairs, motorized wheelchairs and other assisted devices only to end up with a "lemon". If you are dependent on an assisted device for day to day mobility, you should be offered the same protection as any other type of vehicle or consumer product. Fortunately, some states have worked to pass "lemon," or warranty legislation to protect consumers against assistive technology with substantial or continuing defects. The Technical Assistance Project is a sponsored project of RESNA (The Rehabition Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of Northern America) and works to improve the provision of assistive technology to individuals with disabilities of all ages through comprehensive statewide programs of technology-related assistance. Thus far 38 states have enacted laws that will protect consumers, thanks in part to RESNA's help.*

If you need legal help or to find out what your rights are, visit our lemon law site, we could help you protect your lemon law rights if you are the owner of a defective assisted device or vehicle.

*some information provided by RESNA.org