(Image via www.mariampare.com) Losing the ability to move different parts of your body is devastating. Though wheelchair vans make it a little easier, paralysis is not an ideal situation. Especially as a painter… Can you imagine suddenly losing the ability to use your hands as an artist? Mariam Pare, an artist from the western suburbs Read more…
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…
Can you imagine being a wheelchair user and the feeling of skydiving 14,000 feet in the air? Talk about a new level of exhilaration. Well, 19-year-old Matthew Dooley, a wheelchair user with cerebral palsy fell to the earth at 120-200 miles per hour like it was no big deal. Matthew has had cerebral palsy since Read more…
Today, our very own sales team member, Dan Delie, is taking over the blog to share a story about one of his very first customers and how that very first interaction has lasted 38 years and turned into a friendship. One of the benefits of working at Rollx Vans is the great people we meet Read more…
Pedro Mendez, a 15-year-old boy from Houston, Texas was born with the rare disease of arthrogryposis, making it impossible for him to use a normal wheelchair. So a team of students decided to make his dream come true. What is Arthrogryposis? Arthrogryposis, also know as arthrogryposis multiplex congenita is a congenital disorder where joints have contractions. Read more…
(image via therawbeautyproject.com) When she was just 19 years old, Wendy Crawford was the victim of a drunk driving accident. She had her first international contract as a fashion model and was struck on her way to the airport. Since then, she has been paralyzed. As she grew into her womanhood with a disability, she Read more…
(Image via www.yvettepegues.com) This past July, Yvettte Pegues from Georgia, was crowned Ms. Wheelchair USA for 2014-2015. Since then she has continued to change the world by spreading awareness for those with disabilities. Not only is she this year’s Ms. Wheelchair USA, but she is also a wife, mother of two, a professional speaker, life coach Read more…
Nordstrom celebrates diversity by continuing to feature models with disabilities in their 2014 annual anniversary catalogue. Four models with various disabilities have been introduced, while Nordstrom kicks off their largest event of the year. Since 1997, Nordstrom has been using models with disabilities in their ads and catalogues to support diversity within the fashion industry. Read more…
Every year, thousands of runners, walkers, and wheelchair users join together in Green Bay, Wisconsin for the Bellin 10k Run. This year, 18,213 people registered for the 38th annual Bellin Run, with two wheelchair racers who decided to turn the tables. Jeff Pagels and B.J. Zittlow are both wheelchair users that decided to participate as Read more…
Have you ever seen a miniature wheelchair used by a piglet? Well now you can say you have. Leon Trotsky’s Story Born on April 5th, 2014 on a commercial meat farm in Australia, piglet Leon Trotsky, was injured when his wounded mother fell on top of him and two of his siblings on the Easter holiday. Read more…
