Tag: Wheelchairs
HELPING HANDS
HELPING HANDS is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for quadriplegic individuals by training capuchin monkeys to assist them with...
Accepting New Help
The world we live in - and we ourselves - place a very high value on physical independence. We're raised on the expectation that...
Murderball: This documentary is the wheel deal
It is relatively easy to make a film about people in wheelchairs and manipulate the viewer into feeling sorry for these poor, disabled souls.
But...
Wheelchair warriors
Quadriplegic rugby players say a new movie gets it right about the game — and about life in a chair
Damon Rozier thought his...
Murderball – About the Movie
ABOUT THE FILM
Featuring fierce rivalry, stopwatch suspense, and larger-than-life personalities, MURDERBALL, winner of the Documentary Audience Award and a Special Jury Prize for Editing...
Young theme for Mobility Roadshow
Wheelchair-using teddies and dolls, and a concept for a luxury chair designed by an 11-year-old girl are among the attractions that will appeal to...
The 3rd Annual Rick Hansen Wheels in Motion fundraising event shows an increase of...
VANCOUVER, June 16 /CNW/ - More than 35,000 Canadians came out on all kinds of wheels and rolled for hope this past weekend at...
Event raises awareness about spinal cord injuries
It was just as the race master yelled "go!" over the loudspeaker that a looming grey cloud opened up and dumped a torrent of...
Barrier-Free Travel – Book
Barrier-Free Travel: A Nuts And Bolts Guide For Wheelers And Slow Walkers, 2nd Edition Candy Harrington
Authored by the editor of the leading travel magazine...
Does everyone who sustains a spinal cord injury use a wheelchair?
No. Wheelchairs are tools for mobility. High C-level injuries usually require that the individual use a power wheelchair. Low C-level injuries and below...
