This March, you may see more than stacks of Guinness and Harp at the front of your local grocery store. Be on the lookout for store windows filled with MDA shamrocks, a sign that these particular retailers, along with customers just like you, will be helping in the fight to find a cure for life-threatening Read more…
For years, there have been handicap vans available for parents to take their children where they need to go, but there is hardly an abundance of clothing lines specifically made with children who have disabilities in mind. It’s a hurdle that parents of the estimated 2.8 million school-aged children who have a disability have to Read more…
At Rollx Vans, we pride ourselves in the comfortable seats that we install in our van conversions, but the same cannot always be said about the seats in our customer’s wheelchairs. While wheelchair technology is advancing in many areas, very little has been done to alter the positioning of a person while seated in a Read more…
Two weeks ago, we covered the topic of choosing between a minivan and a full-size handicap van, discussing how each model has its own unique features that can make driving and riding in them a slightly different experience. When it comes to shopping for handicap vans, we recommend that customers discuss with us their particular Read more…
You may have already heard about the group that’s looking to make Itasca County a showcase for accessibility in Minnesota. If not, they’re the same group that put together the Myrna-Lee Mania world-record breaking event in May of 2015 that brought together 300 people to roll their wheelchairs at one time, in one location and Read more…
Researchers at Oregon State University have taken huge strides forward in the fight against amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), publishing a study that contains an experimental treatment that has halted symptoms of the disease for almost two full years. Despite years of medical advances, and many setbacks, the scientific community has not yet been able to Read more…
Anyone looking to take a cross country trip to one of the country’s major metro areas in the coming months can check out the Abilities Expo being held on specific dates throughout the year. The Abilities Expo, which has been held for decades across the country, is a special multi-day event where people with disabilities Read more…
Multiple sclerosis, the incurable and widespread disease which affects over 2.3 million people across the world, is a disease that has troubled doctors and medical researchers for years. It’s unpredictable and debilitating effects on the nervous systems has presented challenges to those who suffer from it, often causing them to rely on mobility devices, wheelchairs Read more…
Whether you are looking to purchase one of our new or used wheelchair vans, you probably have a lot of questions that need to be answered. One of the most common questions that we get is to explain the difference between our selection of minivans and full-size vans. Each type of van has its benefits, Read more…
While handicap vans have been around for decades and are definitely here to stay, it seems that the wheelchair itself may not alway be the preferred method of transportation for many people with disabilities. Over the years, we have been watching closely the rise of a new mobility technology: the exoskeleton. This technology has already Read more…
