All Entries in the "Peek at the Past" Category

Two Ready To Roll Wheelchair Accessible Vehicles

Finally an off the assembly line ready to roll accessible vehicle. Well, not quite finally. It’s more like again but after a long wait.

The MV-1 SE accessible vehicle is on the market.

Birth Of The Electric Wheelchair

Here’s a red letter day in the history of wheeled mobility- The birth of the modern electric wheelchair.

More accurately, the birth of the first successfully working electric wheelchair. Engineers, designers, clinicians, and consumers were all involved in the project. A process that today’s wheelchair industry should give some consideration to.

Do It Yourself Kitchens For Women In Wheelchairs

“Kitchens For Women In Wheelchairs” is a great wheelchair accessibility peek at the past.

While the title may not reflect today’s disability etiquette, the information contained in this PDF was at one time and to an extent still may be extremely useful.

Retro In Mood Blue

I’m old enough to remember the America of the sixties and the events that shaped those who came of age in those times. They were strange times but oddly enough exciting in their way.

How To Get A Bargain Wheelchair – In 1902

How did people in 1902 America get their wheelchairs? In a very similar way that today’s wheelchair users do.

Amazingly enough things have not changed that much over the past 100 years. Mass marketers enticed the buying public by hyping features and offering discounts.

A 1960 Wheelchair Accessible Taxi Ride

I have been feeling kind of retro lately, probably an aging sign, and anyway I do get a kick out of researching wheelchair history.

Wheelchair accessible taxis have been on the activists radar screen for a number of years now but what was it like for the cab riding wheelchair user of 1960?

How New Are Enhanced Manual Propulsion Systems For Wheelchairs

We tend to flatter ourselves that we are the generation that has by need and through innovation pushed the envelope out on improving mobility for wheelchair users.

Well, to a certain extent we have, but we have most often done that by the common practice of building on what came before.