Tag: Wheelchairs

Vets set sights on Wheelchair Games

MANSFIELD -- Lola Sanderson was intrigued when she saw Jonathan Merchant hand-pedaling a three-wheel cycle on the road near her house. He was young and...

Disabled Vets to Test Limits During Wheelchair Games

More than 20 veterans injured during combat in Iraq and Afghanistan will join some 600 other disabled veterans next week for the 27th National...

‘You have to learn how to start over again’

The day was supposed to be like any other. At age 51 Darryl Neighbour, the boss of a construction company he co-owned, was finishing...

A full-bodied passion

A quarter-century after being paralyzed, soul man Teddy Pendergrass is celebrating quality of life for all. Teddy Pendergrass is sitting in the Sound of Philadelphia...

Wheelchair life is eye opener

TWO girls from Aylesbury High School spent 24 hours in a wheelchair as part of an experiment to raise awareness of what it is...

Wheelchair Travel Tips -Boarding a Plane & Renting a Car

Great travel tips from Mark, a paraplegic and experienced wheelchair user…

Fighting spasticity

Doctors increasingly implant pumps, inject Botox to relieve muscle spasms Spokane Physiatrist Dr. Karen Stanek says a fast-growing number of people here are using...

Reunion provides another healing touch

A soft tapping at her door in Louisville's Frazier Rehab Institute last week momentarily took patient Duanne Puckett of Shelbyville back 40 years. Puckett, now...

Complaint leads to courthouse door fixes

CHESTER -- Lee Carter wanted to enter the Chester County Courthouse without having to make an appointment. Now, he can. Because of Carter's concerns, the county...

Disabled Entrepreneur Nominated for New Mobility Magazine

A successful businessman with spinal cord injury is nominated as one of Top Ten Business People for national wheelchair-based publication. Oklahoma City, OK (PRWEB)...