France, Dec. 1 -- From 1 December, France's national health insurance will cover 100 percent of the cost of wheelchairs for people with disabilities or older adults experiences loss of autonomy.

It delivers on a pledge by President Emmanuel Macron at the National Disability Conference in 2023.

"You called on me to tell me the sometimes exorbitant cost you have to pay. It was a huge injustice," the president said in a video posted on Instagram on Sunday.

According to the presidency the reform is a first in Europe. It covers all wheelchairs adapted to disability-related needs (from birth, acquired or accident-related) or to loss of autonomy associated with ageing.

"It's a really revolution for people's autonomy, you no longer have to ad...