Tag: Wheelchairs
Off the cuff: How I fell in love with my wheelchair
Don’t ever call me ‘wheelchair bound’. My wheelchair doesn’t bind me — it liberates me
The wheelchair represents many different things, depending on the beholder’s...
This 91-year-old veteran created the first dog wheelchair, saving thousands of animals
https://youtu.be/VYbp42-Dqy0
“Dogs, cats, snakes, anything. People fall in love with them. There’s no replacement. They fill a chunk of life that no other being can."...
Barbie introduces dolls with wheelchairs and prosthetic limbs
(CNN)Barbie's new looks could help fight the stigma around physical disabilities.
In June, Barbie will debut a doll with a prosthetic leg and another that...
These Modular, AI Wheelchairs Can Watch for Obstacles Ahead
Wheelchairs can't yet be summoned via voice commands or connect with other wheelchairs to issues warnings about what's ahead. Dr. Konstantinos Sirlantzis wants to...
Hoobox launches first wheelchair controlled by facial expressions
Brazilian start-up Hoobox Robotics has collaborated with Intel to produce an adapter kit that allows almost any electric wheelchair to be controlled by the...
How I fell in love with my wheelchair – Tim Rushby-Smith
Don’t ever call me ‘wheelchair bound’. My wheelchair doesn’t bind me – it liberates me!
The wheelchair represents many different things, depending on the beholder’s...
Making Tourism More Inclusive For All
These are just some of the common frustrations shared by people traveling with a disability, but according to Heng, traveling could be made a...
Modified wheelchair that climbed Snowdon crowned at Remap awards
A modified wheelchair pieced together so that a campaigner could use it to climb Mount Snowdon is one of the winning pieces of equipment...
David’s Chair opens the way back into the outdoors
Casey Moore’s withered right hand pushes the small joystick that thrusts a special wheelchair down a TouVelle State Park trail, with the chair’s tracks...
Gloves for Life
Enable Your Hands — Enable Your Life!
These unique push gloves are designed to help quadriplegics and others with limited dexterity by making it more...
