Wheelchair Phone Mount: Find the Right Tube First

A wheelchair cell phone holder like ours has a padded phone cradle on a ball joint, with a broad spring clip below it. Our listing says it “clips to a tube of the frame and the ball joint sets the angle.” Before you order, find a tube on your chair for the clip, check that the spot stays clear of controls, folding parts and transfer areas, and check your phone in its case against the cradle.

We sell a wheelchair phone mount, so read this as a shop’s notes on its own listing plus what wheelchair users ask online.

What wheelchair users ask

Two wheelchair users on Reddit wrote about handling a phone from their chair.

• One power chair user wrote that “reaching into pockets and things is particularly difficult” for them, and that they “haven’t found any phone holders compatible with my chair.”
• Another power wheelchair user wrote that they “drop my phone a lot” and are “always having to ask someone to help get it off the floor because of the seat to floor height of my wheelchair.”

Whether a clip-on holder suits a chair comes down to where it can go. The checks below cover that.

What our listing says

Our listing for the Black Wheelchair Phone Mount with Ball Joint and Spring Clip says it “pairs an empty phone cradle with a ball joint and a broad spring clip.” It adds that “the cradle sits above a round collar and a short ball joint” and that “the lower spring clip provides the visible attachment layout.”

One black phone mount assembly is offered. A phone, wheelchair, mobility scooter and additional installation accessories are not included.

People search for this as “wheelchair cell phone holder”, “wheelchair phone mount”, “phone mount for wheelchair” or “wheelchair phone holder”. Our listing says the manufacturer identifies wheelchair and mobility scooter use.

Walk around your chair first

Our listing says to “check phone and case fit, clip opening, suitable attachment point and clearance from controls, folding parts and transfer areas.”

1. Find a tube. Look for a section of frame tube where the spring clip could close.
2. Check the controls. Make sure a mount on that tube would stay clear of the controls you use.
3. Check folding parts. If parts of your chair fold, keep the spot clear of them.
4. Check transfer areas. Keep the spot clear of where you move in and out of the chair.
5. Check your phone. Check your phone in its case against the cradle opening.

Our listing says to “match the clip to a suitable attachment point before ordering.”

Set it up in order

1. Clip it on. Close the spring clip on the tube you picked.
2. Seat the phone. Place your phone in the phone cradle.
3. Set the angle. Use the ball joint to set the angle.
4. Recheck clearance. Make sure the mount still stays clear of controls, folding parts and transfer areas.

Clamping a phone to a handlebar instead? Our scooter phone holder guide covers a handlebar clamp.

Quick answers

Does this wheelchair phone mount fit every wheelchair?

Our listing says to check the clip and available attachment point on the particular chair, including clearance for controls and moving parts. Walk around your own chair before you order.

Is a phone or wheelchair included?

No. Our listing says the offered item is one black phone mount assembly.

Where to go next

Browse wheelchair phone mounts, or go straight to the Black Wheelchair Phone Mount with Ball Joint and Spring Clip.