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Ryley Batt:Top Wheelchair Rugby Player

Friday, October 10th, 2008

Many very talented athletes competed at the recent Paralympics in Beijing. One of the most popular sports was wheelchair rugby, which is often, for good reasons, called Murder Ball. For those that followed the games, one Australian, named Ryley Batt, likely stood out.
Players of Wheelchair Rugby are required to be quadriplegic, which means that they [...]

Wheelchairs for Dogs

Friday, October 3rd, 2008

When most people think of wheelchairs and mobility, they think of the kind with two large wheels or perhaps the electric kind with a hand-held joystick controller, but people are not the only ones who need wheelchairs. There are several popular wheelchairs available for animals and recently the dog wheelchair got an upgrade.
For many [...]

Voice Recognition for Wheelchairs

Friday, September 26th, 2008

The development of the electric wheelchair began in the late 1940’s and by the early 1950’s there were a few different chairs available. At the time most electric chairs used a joystick control system, although there were some that used alternate controls. Today the joystick is still popular, but not everyone can use it, so [...]

Wheelchair Rugby at the Paralympics

Friday, September 12th, 2008

This week there have been many great moments so far at this year’s Paralympics, which are being held in Beijing. Athletes from all over the world have joined together and showed a strong competitive spirit. China is leading the scoreboards thus far, with over 100 medals. Great Britain and the United States are also both [...]

Wheelchair Power Set to Move 757

Friday, August 29th, 2008

An interesting event is set to take place this weekend to raise money for the British Disabled Flying Association. A team of 30 manual wheelchair users are going to attempt to pull a Boeing 757 a distance of at least 100 meters.
So far the group has raised almost £4,000($7,250) for BDFA and in addition to [...]

The Mike Utley Foundation

Friday, August 15th, 2008

There are many people in the world who through accidental injury or disease are not able to walk and suffer from paralysis. Mike Utley is one man who due to a sports accident became paralyzed, but has continued to fight for a cure.
Michael Utley, born in Seattle in the 1960’s, spent much of his early [...]

The Americans with Disabilities Act

Friday, July 18th, 2008

In 1990 President George Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) into law. It is aimed at preventing discrimination towards those who are mobility challenged.
The ADA covers several areas and makes discriminating against someone who is disabled illegal. A disability is defined as a physical impairment which greatly limits life activity. Often whether someone [...]

Wheelchairs and Airlines

Friday, July 11th, 2008

Over two million Americans use wheelchairs. There are many different kinds of wheelchairs and electric power wheelchairs allow a tremendous amount of freedom and mobility. Many public places also offer wheelchairs to their patrons, but the process does not always work like intended.
All airports offer manual wheelchairs for people traveling and using the [...]