Monthly Archives: June 2006
KITCHENS
Layout, Counters, and Cabinets
* Unobstructed space around the refrigerator, stove, sink, and table for the wheelchair; an L- or U-shaped...
BATHROOMS
Showers and Bath Tubs
If you can transfer yourself out of your wheelchair, then your existing bathroom may only need...
Paralyzed skier sees marathon as opportunity to return a favor
Dave Farrell's goal of completing his first marathon this fall isn't a personal quest, but rather a gift.
Farrell, who severed his spinal cord in...
Access to Recreation
Access to recreation, pool lifts, all terrain wheelchairs, wheel chair ramps, shower chair, beach wheelchairs, standing frame, patient lift, rehabilitation equipment, disability products
Team Eagle: Sailing for Beijing
Team Eagle, a US disabled sailing team, is campaigning to represent the United States in the 2008 Paralympics in Beijing, China. We will be...
Spinal injury study seeks participants
Researchers have started their search for 800 Ontario residents with spinal cord injuries, for the largest spinal cord study.
The study could change the treatment...
Athlete brings message to town
At first glance Kelly Smith appears confined to a wheelchair due to a spinal cord injury caused by a 1991 rock climbing accident.
But a...
