Category Archives: Wheelchair

Sex assistants or surrogate partners are usually professionals, male and female, who help people with physical-motor disabilitiies, as well as those with cognitive/psychological problem, to have an erotic and/or sexual experience. In order to get to know a profession that is still not widely known in Italy or many other European countries, we spoke to Lorenzo Fumagalli, […]

UAB students invent a wheelchair that helps disabled children get moving By Marie Sutton When Jennifer Sheppard learned that University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Engineering students created a motorized wheelchair for 1- to 3-year-olds, she was eager to let her daughter give it a try. Mary Graham, 2, was born with scoliosis, hip dysplasia and muscular […]

There are many different types of disabilities, therefore, when making changes to adjust a home for someone with a disability , you first need to consider what type of disability it is, the individual’s specific needs, then the dimensions to follow based on disability access laws. Here are some things to consider when adjusting the home to […]

Dubbed the the Lord Humongous, Lance, 52, spent $1,000 (£645) and a month building the customized wheelchair with a flamethrower out of an electric golf cart, a helicopter seat, all terrain tires and old dental machines. Lance, from Phoenix, Arizona, said: ‘I love fire and wheelchairs so I thought why not put them together. ‘The […]

Play the wheelchair racing game that started it all. You can have fun playing the wheelchair rush game where you control a wheelchair through obstacles. This game can help children see that being in a wheelchair is nothing to be worried about. You can still have a lot of fun and can play games as […]

A federal judge’s decision on Friday means that Abercrombie & Fitch will have to modify its Hollister Co. stores to make them wheelchair accessible. Nearly 248 Hollister stores around the nation have stepped entrances, making them inaccessible for people in wheelchairs. The Albany-based Abercrombie had argued that the retailer’s Hollister chain was complying with the […]

How many people in the UK have a learning disability? It’s estimated to be approximately 1.5 million.  The percentage is astonishing if you do the math.  It’s estimated to be about 3 percent.  Can you compare that with the United States? Please with disabilities are fifty eight times more likely to die before the age […]

Original Article Page By Sara Vigneri – Christopher Reeve Foundation Every American deserves access to our country’s cities-it’s the law. But what does it really mean for a city to be accessible? To get a better understanding of how cities in the U.S. are faring when it comes to accessible living, The Christopher & Dana […]

Multiple Sclerosis is a disease that attacks the central nervous system. 250,000 to 350,000 people have been diagnosed with this disease in the United States. When dealing with a disease like MS, some people may need wheelchairs to assist them in their daily life. Did you know that women are two times more likely to […]