A standing wheelchair device includes a wheeled base for enabling the device to move on a supporting surface. A harness assembly includes a plurality of braces for attaching to parts of a body of a user of the device at least some adjacent braces of being connected by joints. A lifting unit mounted on the base supports a hip joint of the harness assembly and is configured to raise or lower the hip joint. When the user is attached to the harness assembly and is in a sitting position raising a height of the hip joint causes the user to assume a standing position. When the when the user is attached to the harness assembly and is in a standing position lowering the hip joint causes the user to assume a sitting or reclining position.
