http://www.usatechguide.org/blog United Spinal Association Wed, 16 May 2012 17:05:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.usatechguide.org/blog/ready-to-roll-accessible-vehicles/ http://www.usatechguide.org/blog/ready-to-roll-accessible-vehicles/#comments Sat, 03 Sep 2011 23:09:11 +0000 Ziggi http://www.usatechguide.org/blog/?p=3593

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.]]> http://www.usatechguide.org/blog/ready-to-roll-accessible-vehicles/feed/ 1 http://www.usatechguide.org/blog/electric-wheelchair/ http://www.usatechguide.org/blog/electric-wheelchair/#comments Sat, 04 Jun 2011 18:10:44 +0000 Ziggi http://www.usatechguide.org/blog/?p=3406 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.]]> http://www.usatechguide.org/blog/electric-wheelchair/feed/ 0 http://www.usatechguide.org/blog/wheelchair-accessible-kitchens/ http://www.usatechguide.org/blog/wheelchair-accessible-kitchens/#comments Sat, 04 Jun 2011 01:50:43 +0000 Ziggi http://www.usatechguide.org/blog/?p=3399 "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.
]]> http://www.usatechguide.org/blog/wheelchair-accessible-kitchens/feed/ 0 http://www.usatechguide.org/blog/retro-in-mood-blue/ http://www.usatechguide.org/blog/retro-in-mood-blue/#comments Sat, 07 May 2011 19:33:03 +0000 Ziggi http://www.usatechguide.org/blog/?p=3332 http://www.usatechguide.org/blog/retro-in-mood-blue/feed/ 0 http://www.usatechguide.org/blog/how-to-get-a-bargain-wheelchair-in-1902/ http://www.usatechguide.org/blog/how-to-get-a-bargain-wheelchair-in-1902/#comments Sat, 06 Nov 2010 19:25:36 +0000 Ziggi http://www.usatechguide.org/blog/?p=2776 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.]]> http://www.usatechguide.org/blog/how-to-get-a-bargain-wheelchair-in-1902/feed/ 4