Most people discover their dominant hand by the time they’re two or three. From then on, that hand they instinctively use first. It’s typically stronger and more coordinated. Sure, there are some who are pushed to use their other hand for various reason, and there are those who are ambidextrous, but most people stick to Read more…
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Category: Personal Stories
Breaking Boundaries: Actor with Cerebral Palsy Plays Character with Cerebral Palsy
This past week, we released an infographic highlighting pop-culture characters that use wheelchairs. These characters often serve as a great representation of the wheelchair-using community. Unfortunately, when it comes to portraying them in film or on television, the characters are typically played by able-bodied actors. For actors with disabilities, the opportunities to portray their real Read more…
Doctors Cure Cancer with Modified HIV?
By now, there’s a good chance you’ve seen a video passed around social media about a little girl who recovered from leukemia. While that alone is cause for celebration, the truly amazing part is how it was done. According to the doctors in the video, they injected the girl with a modified strain of HIV, Read more…
Bungee Jumping for Disability Awareness
A 21-year-old man, Riley Martin, recently made a bungee jump leap off a 170-foot bridge in Whistler, British Columbia, to raise awareness for disabilities. So, what’s special about this, you ask? The college student made the fall while in his wheelchair. Riley Martin has been without the use of his legs for the past four Read more…
Rollx Vans in Motion: The Journey of Lloyd Jones
Lloyd Jones of Taylors Falls, Minnesota, has been a Rollx Vans customer since 1998. Throughout the years, he’s been a loyal customer and has worked with our sales team to purchase five vans. Lloyd was kind enough to be interviewed for this post and share his journey to needing a handicap accessible vehicle. Here’s his Read more…
Underwater Wheelchair Diving
Sue Austin, the founder and artistic director of Freewheeling, an initiative aiming to further the genre of Disability Arts, took her wheelchair to the sea for an underwater diving adventure. The idea: Austin started using a power chair 16 years ago after an illness affected her mobility. The idea for an underwater wheelchair came to Read more…
Could Google Glass Help People Live Better Lives?
The success of new technology depends not just on the quality of a product, but audience for it. Glass is a new product from Google that acts a person Heads-Up-Display for your day-to-day life. At first glance, Google Glass looks like some sort of visor straight out of science fiction. And to be honest, it Read more…
Rollx Vans in Motion: The Journey of a Customer with Polio
As part of a new feature series to the Rollx Vans blog we will share the stories of individuals or families of individuals that currently or have previously benefited from our handicap vans. In this first edition we introduce Merlin Pickle, a Disabled American Veteran with Polio who resides in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. Customers since Read more…
Brothers by Blood, Brothers in Arms
For members of the armed forces, it can be difficult transitioning back to normal life when their time of service is over. This is especially true for men and women who are injured in the line of duty. For many, the they knew is either radically changed or gone altogether. That’s why three veteran brothers Read more…
Duct Tape Surfing: It’s a Real Thing
When boys go surfing together, the last thing they probably want is for their mom to tag along. But that’s not the case for two brothers in Australia. In fact, they let their mom ride the waves right alongside them. Their friends are perfectly okay with it. Actually, it’s because of their friend Tyron Swan Read more…