Abstract: A removable wheelchair handle for mounting on a wheelchair to permit an attendant to maneuver the wheelchair from a location behind and above the back of the wheelchair inlcuding a handgrip cross bar, a support post connected with each end of the crossbar, mounting members connected with the support posts in spaced parallel relation and having mounting pins at the distal ends for insertion into open ends of handles on the wheelchair. One embodiment of the removable handle is formed by two telescopically connected elbow members which form the handgrip crossbar and portions of spaced mounting posts at opposite ends of the crossbar and the other portions of the mounting posts and mounting members connected to the ends of the mounting posts are formed by two elbow members telescopically connected with the first two elbow members.