The 2016 Paralympic Games officially kicked off in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This is the moment that we have been waiting for. From now until September 18th, we will all get to see the world’s best athletes represent their countries in a variety of paralympic events. The Big Opening The games officially kicked off on Read more…
From “mind over matter” to “perception is reality,” there are a whole host of phrases that describe the power that the mind has over the body. This is exactly the concept that researchers are trying to use to help paraplegic patients walk again. Walking Again Using virtual reality, the Walk Again Project (WAP), a nonprofit Read more…
September is a month known for many things: back to school month, the end of summer, the start of the NFL regular season. But for the approximately 300,000 people who suffer from spinal cord injuries (SCI), September is also a month that brings awareness to their lives, their injuries and their quest for better treatment. Read more…
Just this week, an inspiring, not to mention adorable, story emerged out of a Home Depot in northern Texas. It was there that several employees used the very materials they sell in their store to create a walker for a 2-year-old boy, Silus, who suffers from Norrie Disease – a disease that has left him Read more…
Being a part of the wheelchair-using community is about adapting to your strengths. It’s also about helping one another find new ways to do what you love. At 23 years old, Jason Gerling loved drumming, and he was quickly on his way to becoming a career professional when his life abruptly changed. Driving home one Read more…
Over the weekend, the title of Ms. Wheelchair America was passed on to a new lady. Last year’s winner, Alette Coble passed the title and crown onto the winner of the 2017 Ms. Wheelchair America Pageant, Eliza McIntosh, who is also the reigning Ms. Wheelchair Utah. The contest was held in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Read more…
Heads up, ADED members. The Rollx Vans team will be in Columbus, Ohio this weekend for the 2016 Association for Driver Rehabilitation Specialists (ADED) Conference. Five of our team members will be set up at a booth to showcase one of our newest wheelchair van conversions, complete with a power ramp, transfer seat, tie down Read more…
Almost two years ago, Uber introduced a new feature in its ridesharing app called UberWAV, which we applauded as a great step forward for the company. Accessibility for wheelchair users is an important step for companies like Uber to take, as wheelchair users have experienced nothing but problems in the rideshare industry since it first Read more…
We are coming off an amazing week for ALS research, where it was shown that funding from the Ice Bucket Challenge led to a breakthrough in genetic research. This week, there have been a lot of stories making headlines about new and upcoming treatments for muscular dystrophy. Here are three new treatments that have made Read more…
We are officially less than one month away from the 2016 Paralympics in Rio! As the clock winds down to the opener, we will continue our “Road to Rio Series”, where we highlight the many sports that people from the wheelchair-using community can watch and get involved in. While sports such as wheelchair tennis and Read more…
