---
title: wheelchairUse()
framework: healthkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
path: healthkit/hkhealthstore/wheelchairuse()
---

# wheelchairUse()

Reads the user’s wheelchair use from the HealthKit store.

## Declaration

```swift
func wheelchairUse() throws -> HKWheelchairUseObject
```

## Return Value

Return Value An object indicating whether the user uses a wheelchair.

## Discussion

Discussion If the user has not yet specified their wheelchair use, or if the user has denied your app permission to read the wheelchair use, this method returns HKWheelchairUse.notSet.

## Topics

### Possible Values

- [HKWheelchairUseObject](healthkit/hkwheelchairuseobject.md)
- [HKWheelchairUse](healthkit/hkwheelchairuse.md)

## See Also

### Reading characteristic data

- [biologicalSex()](healthkit/hkhealthstore/biologicalsex().md)
- [bloodType()](healthkit/hkhealthstore/bloodtype().md)
- [dateOfBirth()](healthkit/hkhealthstore/dateofbirth().md)
- [dateOfBirthComponents()](healthkit/hkhealthstore/dateofbirthcomponents().md)
- [fitzpatrickSkinType()](healthkit/hkhealthstore/fitzpatrickskintype().md)