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Scrap It Or Keep It Health Care Reform Legislation

Ziggi — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 16:59:28 +0000

What are Americans thinking about health care reform legislation these days? Scrap it and start over or try to build on what has already been [...]

Leveraged Freedom Wheelchair For Mixed Terrain

Ziggi — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:40:01 +0000

Wheelchair users in developing countries often have very unique needs that traditional wheelchairs are not able to accommodate.

Among these is the need to cover very mixed types of terrain. The wheelchair needs to be versatile enough to use both indoors and on the more rugged and challenging terrain found outdoors.

Amos G. Winter’s, a doctoral [...]

Zenith Manual Wheelchair Is Tracked For All Terrain And Stairs

Ziggi — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 19:45:52 +0000

The Zenith Wheelchair is a concept wheelchair and is the brainchild of Mechanical Engineering Department at the UofA, designer Josefina Chaves-Posse.

As you can see, the Zenith Wheelchair has all terrain tracks for conquering the great outdoors. The concept also includes design elements that will allow it to climb curbs and stairs.

A very interesting [...]

Rotary Kettle Helps Get A Handle On Hot Tea

Ziggi — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 18:28:43 +0000

It’s really amazing how the realization a few years back that people with disabilities are a viable commercial market has spawned so many new innovations.

The Rotary Kettle is a recent James Dyson Australian Design Award winner. It’s a great idea and so simplistic in theory that I wonder why I didn’t think of it? It [...]

Stuart Schlossman of MS Views & News- An MS Warrior

Ziggi — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 18:56:14 +0000

For those of you not familiar with MS Views and News, it’s the brainchild of MS evangelist Stuart Schlossman and is his very effective way of bringing the Multiple Sclerosis community together.

From The Self Healing Coach: “He was diagnosed with relapsing-remitting MS in December 1998, and after making it through a post-diagnosis depression, he felt he [...]

Do You Know About Pennsylvania’s Motorized Wheelchair Warranty Act?

Ziggi — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:19:28 +0000

The PENNSYLVANIA'S MOTORIZED WHEELCHAIR WARRANTY ACT is actually little known good news for powered wheelchair users in [...]