Getting Mowed Down In A Manual Wheelchair
A little power for your manual wheelchair is not a bad thing when needed but not at the risk of getting mowed down.
Mean Green Robotic Mowing Machine
This robotic mower is extreme and a great addition to the ever increasing arsenal of expensive devices that most wheelchair users would love to own. It’s autonomous, green, sends text messages, and obeys an iPhone app.
Students Tap Brain For Prosthetic Arm
Two Ryerson University biomedical engineering students Michal Prywata and Thiago Caires’ have developed a prosthetic arm controlled by brain signals.
From Within Conference For Women With Disabilities
From Within Conference For Women With Disabilities
“From Within” is an annual event which focuses on releveant issues that affect the lives of Women living with a spinal cord injury or disease.
Voice Controlled Elevator Also Detects Wheelchair Users
It looks like things are looking up in the world of elevator accessibility.
Mitsubishi recently introduced their new Touchless Call elevator.
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.
