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# wheelchairUse()

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

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

## Return Value

An object indicating whether the user uses a wheelchair.

## 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`](/documentation/HealthKit/HKWheelchairUse/notSet).

## Topics

### Possible Values

[`HKWheelchairUseObject`](/documentation/HealthKit/HKWheelchairUseObject)

This class acts as a wrapper for the wheelchair use enumeration.

[`HKWheelchairUse`](/documentation/HealthKit/HKWheelchairUse)

Constants indicating the user’s wheelchair use.


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