Wheelchairs
Advancements in mobility and chair design
Bob Brown, a disability rights advocate who is quadriplegic, says the rules reduce the distance he can travel by air without putting his health at risk by up to 2,000 kilometres. Airlines, industry groups, passenger advocates taking
… READ MOREAlthough the meat of Apple’s accessibility news from WWDC has been covered, there still are other items announced that have relevancy to accessibility as well. Here, then, are some thoughts on Apple’s less-headlining
… READ MOREThe Cerebral Palsy Foundation launched a new initiative on the Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) called Accessibility is Beautiful, generously supported by CHUBB. The YouTube miniseries, developed by the Cerebral Palsy
… READ MOREOn June 11, Atlanta became the latest major U.S. city to be sued for violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act due to lack of access to public sidewalks. The lawsuit follows recent settlements over similar issues in Los
… READ MORE‘Everybody should be able to get around Banff National Park,’ says chair of regional transit service. Roam Public Transit has introduced four new accessible buses for travel on the Lake Louise Express route, Route 8X,
… READ MOREA lawsuit is seeking to force the nation’s airlines to make big changes in order to better accommodate travelers with disabilities. This is what it’s like to travel with a disability in the United States. American Airlines 737
… READ MORENearly 300 complaints made to transportation service each year, related to no shows, late pick ups. A passenger waits to begin her trip on a Calgary Transit Access bus on March 6, 2019. The agency says about 30 per cent of the nearly
… READ MORETime Magazine says that a first-of-its-kind water park designed to be fully accessible to people with special needs is among the top 100 places in the world for 2018. Morgan’s Inspiration Island, a fully-accessible splash park
… READ MORECaregivers are ‘glue that keeps the health-care system together,’ foundation says. Stephane Alexis embraces his brother Torence, left, as they are photographed in their family home near Ottawa. Stephane helps provide care
… READ MORECharles Krauthammer, Pulitzer-prize winning columnist for The Washington Post, best-selling author, Fox News commentator and well-respected conservative rhetorician, died on June 21 after an aggressive return of cancer following
… READ MOREThe games console is part of our drive to exhibit modern objects – as a way to make sense of our complex world The Xbox adaptive controller marks an important moment in contemporary design history. Victoria And Albert Museum/PA
… READ MOREThe acclaimed documentary filmmaker and New Mobility’s 2014 Person of the Year, Jason DaSilva, just released a powerful new documentary in collaboration with The New York Times. Jason DaSilva on Vimeo By Seth McBride, New Mobility
… READ MOREResearch by the British Red Cross suggests 4 million people miss out due to UK-wide shortages. Everybody desires a degree of independence. Jamie Hale Denis Campbell, The Guardian 27 July 2018 More than 4 million people a year have
… READ MOREA dynamic headrest will soon reduce pain and other handicaps for wheelchair users. University of Twente University of Twente 2 October 2018 Anoek Geers constructed the prototype of this new head support within the framework of the
… READ MOREIn June, the Metropolitan Transit Authority of New York City announced that it was hiring Alex Elegudin, an attorney, wheelchair user, long-time disability rights advocate, and New Mobility 2017 Person of the Year, as its first-ever
… READ MOREFrom the Cure’s 40th anniversary concert to black cabs, navigating London as a music fan was smoother than the US. Guy and the band emulating the Beatles’ iconic Abbey Road album cover. Scope’s Blog Annie Zaleski, Salon July
… READ MOREVince Ross suffered a car crash at the age of 22, becoming a wheelchair user. He explains to the BBC’s Ellis Palmer how his Paralympic experience led him to create a successful wheelchair-making business in Liverpool. BBC News
… READ MORE2017 Impact Design Immersion Fellow rolls out a plan to make wheelchairs affordable and customizable. Why don’t we see people who wear their wheels like people who wear glasses? Why can’t you choose a wheelchair frame like
… READ MORENew research identifies priorities in identifying pain in non-verbal children with medical complexity. Pain is a frequent problem for children with complex medical conditions — but many of them are unable to communicate their pain
… READ MORENewfoundland team inventing the ‘MatHat’ so 9-year-old can look straight ahead. Mat’s wheelchair headrest is rigid and can cause him discomfort. Katie Breen CBC Katie Breen, CBC News Newfoundland August 02, 2018 Mat Squires
… READ MOREBev Baker-Ajene waited so long to get an adult-sized wheelchair for her teenage daughter, Savitri, that she eventually forgot she’d ordered it. Bev Baker-Ajene ran into red tape trying to acquire an appropriate wheelchair and shower
… READ MOREAirport staff failed to meet Anne Wafula Strike to take her off Ryanair flight from Berlin. Anne Wafula Strike: ‘I’m not the first person who this has happened to, but it would be good if I’m the last.’ Martin Godwin for The
… READ MOREShe’s spent the past eight days climbing some of the highest hills through the Rockies, just a thin layer of sock protecting her feet from the hard bike pedals. Calgary’s Shannon Birkmann will be passing through Calgary on her
… READ MOREPeople with disabilities such as ALS, spinal injury or Lou Gehrig’s disease, often lose use of their legs, arms or hands. Even at advanced stages of the disease, one may still retain movement in their eyes. Experimental eye tracking
… READ MOREStudies like this one could begin to make digital games more accessible to people with a wide range of disabilities. Games for people with disabilities. The Economist Emerging Technology from the arXiv, MIT Technology Review July 3,
… READ MORERyan Rousell has been fencing for more than 10 years, wheelchair fencing for only a year and a half. Ryan Rousel trains in Asquith, Saskatchewan and won gold at a Wheelchair Fencing World Cup in Montréal, Quebec, on April 29th, 2018.
… READ MOREThere’s something undeniably special in the way Meera Phillips looks at you when you speak. It’s as if your words are the only words that will ever matter, whether you’re talking about something silly or something
… READ MOREToday we celebrate the seventh annual Global Accessibility Awareness Day and announce new technology and resources for people with disabilities. The goal of GAAD is to get everyone talking, thinking and learning about
… READ MORE‘She’s going to take on the world and it’s awesome’ Evelyn Moore is hooked up to her dad Brad Moore as they take part in a walking exercise at the ReYu Paralysis Recovery Centre in Edmonton. The Canadian Press
… READ MORELearn about eligibility requirements for Alberta Aids to Daily Living (AADL) and how to apply for and access benefits. Cost sharing of benefits The Alberta Aids to Daily Living (AADL) program helps Albertans with a long-term
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