Today’s latest scientific discovery comes from a group of Swiss scientists at the École Polytechnique Fédérale in Lausanne, Switzerland, who successfully created a connection between a group of monkeys’ brains and their hind limbs, which they have been unable to move due to paralysis. This connection was made using something rather familiar to most people Read more…
About one in 190 Americans currently lives with the loss of a limb, and this number has the potential to double by the year 2050. While there is a multitude of adaptive technology and devices available to everyday consumers – wheelchairs and accessible vans – prosthetic and robotic limbs have been on the rise Read more…
This November, it’s Black Friday every day! All month long, we will be having specials offers on all used and new wheelchair van purchases. The November Rollx Vans Special Offers We are giving away a $100 Visa Cash Gift Card with every vehicle purchase this month. Whether you buy new or used vans, full-size or Read more…
On October 31st, while most people were out celebrating Halloween – getting treats and playing tricks – Ehlena Fry, a 12 year-old Michigan girl with cerebral palsy was taking her disability rights case to the highest court in the land. It’s not often that a case involving a person with disabilities makes it all the Read more…
We don’t shy away from first-time wheelchair van buyers. In fact, they often become some of our favorite customers to work with. When you are buying your first wheelchair van, it’s natural to come with questions, concerns and reservations – buying a wheelchair is a big decision, after all – and in the end, Read more…
There are few people in this world who actually enjoy the experience of air travel. Flying is stressful, often rushed and filled with unexpected interruptions. For wheelchair users with very limited mobility, and their families, flying in a plane is wrought with inaccessibility. The obstacles are often small, but sometimes they can turn into nightmares. Read more…
Another Kickstarter campaign featuring new wheelchair technology is close to reaching its goal today. With only 26 days to go (at the time of writing) the team behind the SafariSeat, a wheelchair aimed at developing countries, has managed to raise over $33,000 of their approximate $37,000 goal with 26 days left on their campaign. About Read more…
The family of late actor Robin Williams has placed 87 bicycles from his personal collection up for auction in order to raise money for people with physical disabilities. The proceeds from the auction will be split between The Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation (one of our partners) and the Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF). So far, Read more…
At Rollx Vans, we live by a simple motto: Your Life, Your Ride We want you to have the freedom and independence to go where you want to go, when you want to. All of that and more is available with mobility van conversions. Our customers have said that our wheelchair vans are quiet, Read more…
Will Medicare pay for a wheelchair access van? Unfortunately, Medicare does not cover wheelchair accessible van purchases. This is because Medicare does not deem them medically necessary for wheelchair users, their families and their caregivers. In this post we will cover more in depth the reasoning behind Medicare not covering wheelchair vans and some other Read more…
