All Entries in the "Praise and Scorn" Category

NYC Taxi Pick Poor Pick For Wheelchair Users

An opportunity missed is an opportunity lost.

That’s exactly what happened in NYC when Bloomberg lead powers passed up on this wheelchair accessible taxi.

Accessible Vans Roll Out at Selected Airport Rental Agencies

I’m hoping this works out and spreads. While it’s an entry level move, it’s still a move in the right direction. March 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Rollx Vans, one of the nation’s leading manufacturers of wheelchair accessible vans, has announced the availability of its vehicles at rental agencies located at selected airports around the country.

When More Than Your Wheelchair Falls Apart

I was recently very pleased to be one of the links in a chain of events that helped a Bronx man regain his mobility.

Guy Richman is a powered wheelchair user who found himself powerless when his wheelchair broke down.

New Year’s Eve Dilemma For Wheelchair Users

New Year’s Eve, and people all over the world are heading out with friends and lovers to clubs, pubs, and hot spots for a good time.

But if there is a wheelchair user in the gang of merrymakers, things can become confusing.

Airport Security Pat Downs Still A Downer For Wheelchair Users

The issue of airport security patting down wheelchair users is still hot. While some think that the situation is improving, others have chosen to pursue legal methods of resolving the sometimes unwarranted and always embarrassing practice.

Movie Theater Giant Gives In On Accessible Seating

I’m not sure I’m reading this correctly, but it does appear that this took a lawsuit and eleven long years to win. I guess Justice has a mobility related disability as well as a visual one. Well, a win is a win, however long it takes.

Complex Wheelchair Versus Honda Element

My ride is definitely better than your complex powered wheelchair and I can prove it.

My ride is the Citrus Fire Metalic Honda Element EX over there in the picture. Sweet! It set me back $23,440.00, a leftover. Your ride is that brand name powered wheelchair and it’s nice and new. Yep, brand name, wouldn’t want you tooling around in a rig assembled anywhere west of Australia.