Friday, April 19, 2024

Tag: Mobility

Watch a Driver With Quadriplegia Hit 152 MPH at the Indianapolis 500

https://youtu.be/XCm1zCkSHEo The technology has "promising humanitarian applications off the track." Sam Schmidt wasn’t one of the official drivers at yesterday’s 100th Indianapolis 500, but his speed...

Costco Auto Program Announces New Mobility Vehicle Offerings for Costco Members

Costco Auto Program today announced an exclusive partnership with BraunAbility, the world’s leading manufacturer of wheelchair accessible vehicles. Costco members in eight select markets...

RibGrips Wheelchair Handrims

Go Power - More distance per push Stop Power - On a dime A wheelchair handrim designed by a quadriplegic veteran, RibGrips are perfect for...

Paralyzed Veterans to Receive Specialty Wheelchairs from ITC Employees

Hunting, fishing and other outdoor pursuits are often out of reach for paralyzed military veterans. Soon, with the help of ITC employees, more veterans will have access to specialized all-terrain wheelchairs.

Paralyzed man keeps busy driving for Uber

Luigi Girotto, of Rye, N.Y., drives his Uber van through the streets of Greenwich. Girotto is a quadriplegic and offers rides to clients with special transportation needs in his wheelchair-accessible van. His van has special driving controls that make it possible to operate with a limited range of motion.

Life of “WHEELCHAIR BOUND” and “CONFINED TO A WHEELCHAIR”

Bond, ropes, captivity, the impossibility of movement and similar association are exactly what most people think when they hear the words “confined to” and “bound”. It is not wrong. Does then it make any sense to say that someone is “confined to a wheelchair” or “wheelchair bound”? No,it is absolutely pointless!

Friendship helps spinal cord injury survivor tackle next challenge: learning to drive

CONYERS, Ga. - Jimbo Boyd and Delorean Williams, who goes by the nickname "Bean," are looking for a new set of wheels at R & R Mobility Vans in Conyers because in a few months, Bean, will be driving again.

ReWalk Robotics Launches ReWalk 6.0: the Company’s Sixth Generation Personal System for Home &...

This Version of the ReWalk Personal Exoskeleton Offers Users the Fastest Walking Speed, Most Natural Gait, and the Most Precise Fit of Any Exoskeleton ReWalk...

Former racer, now a quadriplegic, to drive modified Corvette on Long Beach Grand Prix...

Sam Schmidt was in the cockpit of a black Corvette C7 Stingray as the car zipped across the pavement of a simulated road course...

New wheel design for manual wheelchairs eases physical strain for users

Rev1 wheels reduce the risk of injury for manual wheelchair users After fracturing his leg and learning how difficult it was to maneuver a traditional...