ALS has been around for quite some time. The first mentions of the condition date back as far as 1824. Since then, its prominence has grown significantly. Currently, it affects around 6400 Americans every year. Yet it remains mysterious. In fact, the exact cause of ALS isn’t known. It’s a major reason why treatment for Read more…
Rarely can we say that an innovative, new wheelchair design could actually have an affect on the wheelchair van industry. But that is precisely what Daniel Barel, the CEO of SoftWheel, an Israeli technology startup company is claiming could be the result of his company’s new wheelchair design. Fixing What Already Works While many new wheelchair Read more…
“I believe that by the end of this century, there will be no disability in the world.” – Hugh Herr Who is Hugh Herr? He’s an engineer, inventor, biophysicist, and world class rock climber who also happens to have both of his legs amputated below the knee. In place of his natural limbs are two Read more…
What could you do with $2 million? The average American could pay off their debts, buy a home, a new car or wheelchair van, and still have some money to put away in the bank. For the University of Florida, they have a singular goal: develop a treatment for Duchenne, a deadly form of muscular Read more…
Buying a new wheelchair can be a lengthy process that involves dealers, doctors and a whole lot of paperwork. It’s a necessary process to go through, but it’s often not the most enjoyable experience. Even after you make the purchase, you never really know exactly what you are going to get until you sit in Read more…
Power wheelchairs are great tool that can be used to grant people with disabilities greater independence, but they come at the cost of being large and cumbersome. When not in use, power wheelchairs do tend to take up a lot of space, often blocking walkways or causing clutter in rooms. Sure, you could tuck your Read more…
Whenever you purchase something from a person or a company, you are essentially doing two different things: Buying something that either you or someone you know wants or needs. Supporting a company because of what they stand for. When you buy one of our used wheelchair vans for sale, for example, you are not only Read more…
The onset of 3D printing has rapidly changed almost every single industry that has chosen to implement the technology. As if out of nowhere, entrepreneurs, scientists and inventors are using this cost effective technology to print parts for wheelchairs and even create entirely open-source wheelchair designs. While the technology is still new to many people, Read more…
used wheelchair vans and other mobility devices over the years. While the availability and sales of these devices have continued to increase, they are unlikely to match the growth in sales of power wheelchairs, which are projected to increase exponentially over the next few years. A comprehensive study by WinterGreen research is projecting that worldwide Read more…
In many ways, the human brain is not so different from an advanced super computer. Millions of tiny electric signals are sent across a network array, issuing commands and relaying feedback. But where a computer can plugged into external sources or placed inside a newer machine, the mind is a bit more complex. Neuroscience has Read more…
