A wheelchair comprising a frame 2, a seating means 23, a back support 15 and a raising and lowering means 13, 14. The raising and lowering means allows the user to be raised from a seated to a standing position or lowered from a standing to a seating position with their back continuously supported by the back support. Optionally during the raising operation the seat will move under and in line with the back support. The raising and lowering means may comprise a pair of parallel bars and an upright bar. The raising and lowering means may comprise a motor, a linear actuator and a battery. In one embodiment the footrests comprise a support means that extend outwards and downwards to brace against the floor to prevent the chair from toppling. It may further comprise a foot strap. The seat may be removable. The seat may be a toilet seat and may have two bowls attached to the frame. The chair may have a seatbelt which fits underneath the arms. The wheelchair may comprise an enclosing armrest positioned across the front of a user.
