http://www.usatechguide.org/blog United Spinal Association Sun, 01 Jan 2012 06:24:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 http://www.usatechguide.org/blog/understanding-why-the-wheelchair-may-be-vanishing/ http://www.usatechguide.org/blog/understanding-why-the-wheelchair-may-be-vanishing/#comments Wed, 14 Jul 2010 16:42:36 +0000 Ziggi http://www.usatechguide.org/blog/?p=2002

 

Like some endangered species, many wheelchair users and advocacy insiders believe that certain wheelchairs, or at least availability of funded wheelchairs, may be vanishing from the American landscape. For some time now Medicare funding of wheelchairs has been a hot but difficult issue to understand. This recently released document from New Mobility is written plain enough so that people can understand it and decide for themselves where they stand on this issue. ]]> http://www.usatechguide.org/blog/understanding-why-the-wheelchair-may-be-vanishing/feed/ 2 http://www.usatechguide.org/blog/how-sad-are-wheelchair-services/ http://www.usatechguide.org/blog/how-sad-are-wheelchair-services/#comments Mon, 28 Jun 2010 23:54:29 +0000 Ziggi http://www.usatechguide.org/blog/?p=1824 It is sad that the inability to acquire badly needed wheelchairs and related services is becoming pandemic.

Waiting for extended periods of time for a wheelchair or repairs, getting the wrong wheelchair that creates rather than solves problems, not having use of a wheelchair and thereby loosing your independence.

These are sad realities that face many wheelchair users in many places.]]> http://www.usatechguide.org/blog/how-sad-are-wheelchair-services/feed/ 1 http://www.usatechguide.org/blog/tough-enough-to-get-it-done/ http://www.usatechguide.org/blog/tough-enough-to-get-it-done/#comments Sun, 30 Nov 2008 06:00:41 +0000 Ziggi http://www.usatechguide.org/blog/?p=437 Hats off to parents of children with a disability. They're tough enough to get the job done]]> http://www.usatechguide.org/blog/tough-enough-to-get-it-done/feed/ 1 http://www.usatechguide.org/blog/cursing-or-crying-wont-get-that-wheelchair-approved/ http://www.usatechguide.org/blog/cursing-or-crying-wont-get-that-wheelchair-approved/#comments Tue, 21 Oct 2008 09:13:39 +0000 Ziggi http://www.usatechguide.org/blog/?p=417 Cursing or crying may not get that wheelchair approved but tenacity, knowing the ropes, and making the right moves might.]]> http://www.usatechguide.org/blog/cursing-or-crying-wont-get-that-wheelchair-approved/feed/ 2 http://www.usatechguide.org/blog/court-gives-nod-to-no-standing-option-on-wheelchair/ http://www.usatechguide.org/blog/court-gives-nod-to-no-standing-option-on-wheelchair/#comments Sun, 05 Oct 2008 17:59:25 +0000 Ziggi http://www.usatechguide.org/blog/?p=415 Wheelchairs with standing features- Are they therapeutic or a convenience? Find out what a United States District Court recently decided.]]> http://www.usatechguide.org/blog/court-gives-nod-to-no-standing-option-on-wheelchair/feed/ 0