(Image via teamgleason.org) Raising ALS Awareness One Step at a Time In our last blog post, we talked about Steve Gleason and how he challenged Microsoft to design an eye-controlled wheelchair. Well, besides making a huge impact from encouraging and challenging new technology to allow typing with your eyes and an eye-controlled wheelchair, Steve Gleason Read more…
(Microsoft Members of the Ability Hackathon Eye Gaze Team) Microsoft Takes the Challenge In late July, Former New Orleans Saints star Steve Gleason challenged Microsoft to make a way to use his eyes for controlling his wheelchair. Steve is able to use his Microsoft Surface tablet to type with his eyes and was seen in Read more…
Exercising is not always an easy or fun task to accomplish. This is especially true for wheelchair users because adaptive exercise equipment can be bulky, expensive and often requires additional assistance from a helper or caregiver to use. Plus, if said user does a lot of traveling in their wheelchair van, the equipment cannot be taken Read more…
Parking in the city streets of Baltimore can be quite the struggle, as it is in most downtown cities. Project Space has initiated a new policy for Baltimore City in order to free up parking spots and stop handicap placard theft and abuse. Misuse of handicap placards by those who do not need them has Read more…
Imagine driving your car with no steering wheel, breaks, or even a gas pedal. Oh, and not needing to even drive at all, because your car will control the driving for you. Sounds similar to the space age, right? You have probably seen self-driving cars in science fiction movies, thinking they are far from reality. Read more…
Chances are if you or someone you know is paralyzed from the waist down, you have probably heard a doctor’s prognosis that walking will never again be an option. You purchase a wheelchair, one of our wheelchair accessible vans, and either move or convert your home into one that’s handicap accessible. However, some people just Read more…
The first-known reports of symptoms of ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease, were recorded in the 1870s. Researchers have been trying to narrow down the causes and find treatments and cures ever since. Late last month the ALS Association announced researchers discovered a new ALS-causing gene that is linked with another prominent disease gene. The Research Read more…
Pressure sores are something that can be hard to avoid as a wheelchair user. They can affect you not only physically, but emotionally as well. Wheelchair seat cushions are common to use in order to prevent this, but an additional form of technology has been introduced to enhance the comfort of your wheelchair. It’s Called Read more…
Offering a large variety of features is an important aspect of any car purchasing experience. Some might even say that features make or break the experience of a vehicle. But, when you are in need of a custom vehicle like a van conversion, options can become limited. At Rollx Vans, we pride ourselves in Read more…
We all know that staying active effects your overall health and happiness. Some even say that being active is the most important thing there is, especially for someone with limited mobility to begin with. Luckily, there’s a wide variety of ways wheelchair users can remain active including various exercise options and an even larger range Read more…
