Can you imagine traveling to all 270 London Underground stations as fast as you can? Let alone as a wheelchair user? Ben Holt, who has cerebral palsy, will be the first person with a disability to attempt the Tube Challenge. He is planning to take on this challenge in order to point out the problems Read more…
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Month: November 2014
Breathe Magic Summer Camp for Cerebral Palsy
(Image via breatheahr.org) What if physical therapy for Cerebral Palsy could be fun? Now it can be at Breathe Magic Summer Camp! Breathe Magic Summer Camp in London is not your average summer camp. Their program consists of teaching children a variety of scaled and adapted magic tricks designed as an effective rehabilitation tool. The Read more…
Learning About Disabilities Through Literature
A few months ago, we posted about a few fiction favorites for children with disabilities. This list of books included stories about children with disabilities that kids of all ages, with or without disabilities, could look up to, and even relate with. Those books are meant to inspire young children that they too can do Read more…
Simple Modifications to Make your Home Wheelchair Accessible
Accessibility can be a major issue if you let it become one. But, with the ever changing technology innovations, such as handicap vans, and the ADA helping to make disability standards the same as non-disability ones, accessibility doesn’t need to be a struggle. One place where people often think accessibility will become an issue is Read more…
Great Britain’s New Innovation: The Sesame System
Not having access to certain buildings is frustrating when you are a wheelchair user. Whether it’s an entire staircase or just a couple of steps to enter a building, it’s a hassle. Though assistance is usually available, it is not guaranteed and ultimately makes things more difficult than they need to be. Since this issue Read more…
How-to Winterize Your Wheelchair Van
When it’s warm outside, chances are you spend a lot of time driving your wheelchair van. There’s errands, people to visit, places to go, and it’s easy to travel from point A to point B. And, with all that running around, it’s easy to forget to perform regular maintenance on your vehicle. Which is why Read more…