Mobility Corner Archive - Wheelchairs Category
Here you can find an archive of helpful information for people who use wheelchairs.
Please check back regularly - we will continue to add content to this page as we archive news and features from our front page.
September 7, 2008
New chairs expand access to beaches
Categories:Wheelchairs
Wheelchair-bound visitors to Destin no longer have to watch their families from balconies and walkways.
With special chairs that have inflatable tires, it's now easy to maneuver people onto the beach who before might not have been able to see the Gulf waves crash on the shore up close. (...)
Click Here to read the entire article (off-site)
September 9, 2008
Wheelchairs can fly
Categories:Wheelchairs
He doesn't consider himself a pioneer, hero or even a role model, but Aaron Fotheringham, of Las Vegas, Nev., does hope what he does gets people to try new things.
"I'm just doing what I like," said Fotheringham, 16, the first person to land a back flip in a wheel chair. "I hope it inspires kids to get out there and try something new. It may not be jumping a stair set, but just something like seeing how fast you can push your chair." (...)
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July 5, 2008
Switching to a Power Wheelchair
Categories:Spinal Cord Injury, Wheelchairs
Link:http://www.craighospital.org/SCI/METS/switchingToPower.asp
July 9, 2008
Power a Wheelchair with a Flick of the Tongue
Categories:Wheelchairs
Link:http://www.infopackets.com/news/technology/science/2008/
20080709_power_a_wheelchair_with_a_flick_of_the_tongue.htm
June 16, 2008
Young activist puts focus on wheelchair travel woes
Categories:Wheelchairs
Link:http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/city/
story.html?id=5c79a853-d982-415b-8ab1-c3881ed1db0fl
May 17, 2008
Solar-powered wheelchairs: rally running on sunshine
Categories:Wheelchairs
Link:http://www.telegraph.co.uk/portal/main.jhtml?xml=
/portal/2008/05/17/ftchair117.xml
April 23, 2008
Have wheels, will travel
Categories:Wheelchairs
Link: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/
RTGAM.20080423.wxdisability23/BNStory/specialTravel/home
April 8, 2008
Wheelchair basketball team educates students
Categories:Wheelchairs
Link: http://www.themaneater.com/stories/2008/4/8/wheelchair/
March 13, 2008
Ms. Wheelchair uses title to invite conversation
Categories:Wheelchairs
Link: http://www.mlive.com/news/index.ssf/2008/03/
ms_wheelchair_uses_title_to_in.html
March 9, 2008
Traveling with mobility problems
Categories: Disability, Wheelchairs
Link: http://www.chicagotribune.com/travel/chi-
accessible_rc_pmmar09,1,6729787.story
February 2008
"Wheelchair Cushion Selection - Making the Right Choice"
Kathy Fisher B.Sc.(OT), ATS, OT Reg.(Ont)
Occupational Therapist
Kathy is an Occupational Therapist working as an Assistive Technology Supplier and Education Manager for Shoppers Home Health Care in Toronto. Over the past 18 years Kathy has worked with a wide variety of client age and diagnostic groups with a special interest in pediatrics.
Kathy has presented at a variety of international conferences including the Canadian Seating and Mobility conference, International Seating Symposium, Medtrade, VGM Heartland Conference and the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists and is a faculty member of the RESNA Fundamentals in Assistive Technology Course. |
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Kathy is on the board of directors of The Canadian Seating and Mobility Conference, which you can visit at http://www.csmc.ca
Categories: Wheelchairs, OT/PT
There are numerous wheelchair cushions available on the market today; the choice may seem overwhelming to both clients and Assistive Technology practitioners. It is therefore extremely important to determine the goals of the equipment as they relate to each individual client. There are both inherent client needs as well as specific product design features that must be matched to create a successful seating solution for each client.
Read the entire article at "Wheelchair Cushion Selection - Making the Right Choice"
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January 30, 2008
Upward mobility - Local contractors give time to build ramps for disabled
Categories: Wheelchairs, Accessibility
Link: http://www.thetimesherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/
20080130/NEWS01/801300307/1002
January 21, 2008
What You Should Know About A First Wheelchair
Categories: Wheelchairs
Link: http://nncf.unl.edu/family/info/firstwheelchair.html
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