Today marks the 75th year since the attacks on Pearl Harbor plunged the United States into World War II. On December 7th, 1941, a day that President Roosevelt called “a date which will live in infamy,” 2403 people died in attacks that began at 8:00am and would last for about two hours. Today we Read more…
It’s the holiday season, which means people will be travelling all over the country (and in some cases, the world) to visit their family and friends. It’s a time to be happy, eat amazing food and for those who live far away from their loved ones, dealing with the rush at the airport. It’s Read more…
The new year is almost upon us, which means that people all over the world will be making resolutions and setting goals for 2017. If you are a wheelchair user who is looking to get involved in something new this coming year, here are four winter wheelchair sports that you should definitely look into. Read more…
Houses are becoming more intelligent. Just like watches, phones and many other everyday devices, modern homes will one day be able to automate processes that are inconvenient or impossible for people with disabilities. Just like how wheelchair vans have offered freedom and independence to wheelchair users, smart devices will one day offer the same independence when Read more…
This holiday season, why not bring the gifts of mobility, independence and ease of access to a special person in your life. If you know someone who use a wheelchair, but doesn’t have a wheelchair van, this is the year to give them a gift that they will remember! Here are just a few Read more…
On the eve of Thanksgiving, we here at Rollx Vans just want to take a moment to thank our customers, our employees and all the organizations we have partnered with since our founder, Wade Harris started this business alongside his wife, Nancy. For more than 30 years, we have worked hard to provide wheelchair Read more…
One of the world’s first head transplant patients will receive a lot of help from a specially-coded virtual reality program before he undergoes his first surgery, which doesn’t have a set date at this time. Valery Spiridonov, a Russian man in his 30s suffers from a very rare condition called Werdnig-Hoffman, a type of spinal Read more…
A University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) professor has created a geared wheelchair system that introduces a new “low gear,” similar to what you would see on a bicycle. Associate professor Brooke Slavens created the system in order to make getting around in a wheelchair easier and less painful for long-term users. How the System Works Read more…
At Rollx Vans, we don’t just sell wheelchair vehicles, we make them. As a manufacturer, that put us in a unique position to help our customers get exactly what they want and need from their wheelchair van purchase. No matter what our customers need in their accessible vehicles, our team can make it happen. Read more…
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…
