Pete Donnelly has been a wheelchair user since the age of 19, when he broke his back in a motorcycle accident.

Two years ago he travelled overland from Bangladesh back to the UK to raise money for charity.

He now works as a wheelchair skills adviser for the charity Back Up, which aims to help those who have suffered spinal cord injuries.

Here he demonstrates how to make the most of your wheelchair.

I filmed and edited this piece, the copyright belongs to the BBC.

UPDATE DEC 2015 I'm so glad that, judging from the comments, this video has been useful to people. I filmed the piece but would direct people to The Back Up website for more information. They also offer wheelchair skills training in London http://www.backuptrust.org.uk/home

A captioned version is available here http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogsouch...