How old do you have to be to help people with disabilities? Not very old according to Zack Francom of Provo Utah. When Zack was just 6 years old, his school was having a fundraiser. The plan was to raise money in order to buy wheelchairs for people who need them. But Zack didn’t want Read more…
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Portable Wheelchair Maker Celebrates NDDAM
In case you missed our post from last week, the month of March has been National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month (or NDDAM). NDDAM is an opportunity for people and organizations across the nation to bring attention to the numerous mental and physical disabilities that 20{4484a610ba12ad46baec767347073917e486819a83b2d744ced0feda89144e79} of adults struggle with. While some are certainly more serious Read more…
Introducing Wheelchair Accessible Pickup Trucks
Wheelchair vans do a lot of great things. They provide the mobility needed by many people with disabilities. Without wheelchair vans, there would be quite a few people who simply wouldn’t be able to live their lives the way they currently do. But as great as wheelchair vans are, minivans and full-sized vans Read more…
March is National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month
In our last post, we mentioned that the month of May will be National Mobility Awareness Month. But did you know that this month is special too? In 1987 President Ronal Reagan declared that the month of March would be “National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month”. This was a huge push forward in the acknowledgement of Read more…
We’re Building a New Rollx Vans Website!
We’d like to make a pretty big announcement: We have a brand new website coming out! This isn’t just a fresh paint job; we are building from the ground up, and the new site is designed specifically with you in mind. For Rollx Vans, our website is our product catalog and our storefront. It’s incredibly important Read more…
What is Cerebral Palsy?
In our last post, we talked about the traveling show called “Handicap This!”. One of the show’s creators and leads is a man named Mike Berkson. Mike Berkson is a inspirational speaker, actor, and soon to be author. Mike is also one of nearly a million people who suffer from cerebral palsy. Though Mike’s cerebral Read more…
Handicap This!: You’ll Laugh. You’ll Cry. You’ll be Changed.
There are many shows out there to entertain people. They seek to make you laugh, to excite you in a way that lets you relax. There are also variety of speakers who aim to open your mind and change your perspective. Whether they tell a story that makes you tugs at your heart or share Read more…
Neil Selinger: A True Writer at Heart
In 2008, Neil Selinger quit his job as a lawyer to pursue his true passion: writing. Like so many would-be writers, he had gotten caught up in the working world, almost entirely forgetting his dream of enlightening the world with words and phrases. Finally, he realized that writing would bring him a joy and peace Read more…
The Americans with Disabilities Act
July 26, 1990 was a historic day for all people with disabilities. On that day, the government of the United States passed the Americans with Disabilities Act. The Americans with Disabilities Act (also known as ADA) guaranteed and protected a wide range of civil liberties for people living with various disabilities. The main focus to Read more…
To Healthy Living! (National Nutrition Month)
Did you know March is National Nutrition Month? There’s probably a good chance you did not. After all, with all the different national days and national months there are, it can be hard to keep track of everything. But now you do know, so you can join us in living a better, healthier life. Better Read more…