Olson out of the hospital, in therapy Mar 4, 2009
He is using an electric wheelchair, but sometimes works with a smaller, manual wheelchair. He hopes eventually to be able to use the manual wheelchair more because it will make it easier for him to get around. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)
Firm recycles medical supplies More people need medical supplies as they lose insurance coverage Mar 2, 2009
An electric wheelchair requires $400 in batteries to run, Hamlet said. It's not a big investment compared to the $20,000 price tag for that type of wheelchair, but battery costs add up, he said. (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
Surgery in the super old: Success at what price? Feb 7, 2009
retirement center in an electric wheelchair, bright red and outfitted with a joystick. But she certainly can walk if she wants to, and often does, thanks to the total knee replacement surgery she had two years ago, when she was merely 100. (MSNBC -- Health)
Fundraiser for WHS teacher Kate Toohey Mar 29, 2008
Proceeds from the benefit will help defray some of the costs associated with Toohey s future care, including purchasing an electric wheelchair, wheelchair accessible transportation, computer software to help her communicate, and making renovations to her home. Tickets for the benefit are $15 for adults and students, and can be purchased at the high school s Main Office, 60 Farm Street, Wakefield, by calling Susan O Connor at 781-246-6440 or via e-mail at oconnors@wakefieldk12. (Wakefield Observer, MA)
Electric service Mar 15, 2008
Ron Lemon, a customer at the store, noticed Broadbent and donated an electric wheelchair ... The 19-year-old Mountain Crest graduate, serving his LDS mission at Logan s Deseret Industries, received an electric wheelchair as a result of an encounter with a stranger at the store. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
Self-Experimenters: Self-Styled Cyborg Dreams of Outwitting Superintelligent Machines Mar 10, 2008
He used the implant to enslave the robot hand far away in Reading, an electric wheelchair and the lights in his lab as well as to communicate with his wife, Irena. She had agreed to receive a similar implant to see if hus-borg and wife could exchange electrical signals. (Scientific American)
Motor neurone disease breakthrough Mar 2, 2008
And it's gradually worked its way up my body now and as I say, I'm in the electric wheelchair now, I can't even use the joystick, because I can't move my arms. SAMANTHA DONOVAN: Rick Quinn is thrilled that progress on the cause of the disease is being made. (ABC Online)
Trade it on the airwaves Mar 1, 2008
From the other end of the phone speaks a woman from Ryegate who has an electric wheelchair to sell in Laurel. It has all the bells and whistles and would make a real nice wheelchair for somebody, but the seller is only in town for one day. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Aaron Baker broke his neck in a motocross accident nine years ago. He will compete in his fourth Los Angeles Marathon on Sunday. Feb 28, 2008
"Within a year, he was in an electric wheelchair with tremendous support from friends and family. But the prospect of lifelong helplessness threw him into depression."Fortunately, I met Dr. Taylor Kevin Isaacs," Baker said. "My clinical exercise maestro. "Isaacs, a doctor of kinesthesiology, put Baker on a grueling training program, with methodologies geared toward pulling everything possible out of Baker's athletically attuned muscles.Four years after his injury, Baker was walking with braces... (Malibu Times, CA)
The best friends in the world’ Feb 24, 2008
Or the 18,000 electric wheelchair they had just bought. We had insurance, said Chuck, a forklift mechanic in La Crosse. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
CICI suggests signal upgrades helpful to the handicapped Feb 10, 2008
Now he uses an electric wheelchair to get around. He may have plenty of room to use the ramp heading into a store, but coming out, access may be blocked by a vehicle parking too close to the handicapped space. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Robotics team gets donation Feb 7, 2008
Kamen is the inventor of the first insulin pump, the IBOT all-terrain electric wheelchair, and, most famously, the Segway PT, a two-wheeled, self-balancing electric scooter. Besides local science teachers and AMI technicians, the event has drawn in less obvious robot enthusiasts. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
Assessing the assembly Feb 7, 2008
In other words, texting while in control of any sort of vehicle -- be it car, bike or electric wheelchair -- would be illegal. Fourth-year College student Tyler Gaffney said she is guilty of answering texts while driving but recognizes the danger. (The Cavalier Daily, VA)
My friend was no saint, but she looked like one Feb 4, 2008
The day he introduced me to her and her husband, Arthur, and daughters, Nancy and Sheila, all I could see was a too-small house with two big electric wheelchairs and two women my age who, though smiling, couldn't possibly be happy ... How over the years they went from running to walking to standing to crutches to a manual wheelchair to an electric wheelchair, to a massive wheelchair, muscular dystrophy decimating their bodies a little bit at a time. (Boston Globe)
More of this story Jan 31, 2008
Driving down the nursing home hallways in an electric wheelchair, Little. said he wishes he could help construction crews build. (Anson Record, NC)
Pioneering spirit Jan 24, 2008
Winter s difficult for everybody and if you use an electric wheelchair or some kind of (assistance) device, it inhibits your access and ability to get around, he said. Richins, a consumer liaison for USU s Center for Persons with Disabilities research unit, said if people would just do small things they could be a major help for those with disabilities. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
One shovel, four wheels, no problem for Boone resident Jan 22, 2008
Robin Dickerson spent Thursday morning shoveling the sidewalk in front of her apartment building while in her electric wheelchair ... She's an amputee and works from an electric wheelchair ... She likes it there because she has a first floor apartment with easy access to the laundry room out the back door and she is centrally located for getting to the post office or grocery store on her electric wheelchair, or scooter. (Mid Iowa Enterprise, IA)
Bar and restaurant managers should be given shopping trolleys Jan 22, 2008
His electric wheelchair is considerably heavier than mine and not capable of the same acrobatics. I winced when I read that his carer sometimes lifts him up a couple of steps - I wonder what his or her chiropractic bills are like. (Guardian Unlimited -- Society)
Virginia Considers Ban On Driving While Texting... Jan 13, 2008
The General Assembly, which began its 60-day session Wednesday, is considering a pair of bills that would ban texting while driving a car, bicycle, motorcycle, moped or even an electric wheelchair. Lawmakers in four other states, including , are considering similar proposals. (The Drudge Report)
Heavy metal machinst - Wurtzberger's 50 hour a week hobby Jan 10, 2008
The project he's proudest of was a lightweight, easy to use, quiet wheel chair attachment that allowed a boy in an electric wheelchair to maneuver a gun on deer hunting expeditions out in the woods. I usually have a good idea of what I'm going to do every day, but it changes a lot, he said. (Sleepy Eye Herald Dispatch, MN)
Witnesses Of Dog Attack Asked To Come Forward Jan 10, 2008
In an attempt to ward off the attack, Schill used her electric wheelchair to ram the dog and at one point tried to restrain it between her legs. "I was trying to keep the dog away from my dog," Schill said, explaining that the dog never tried to attack her. (Suffolk Life Newspapers, NY)
Slotting gamblers Jan 9, 2008
He concealed the camera, with just the unusual lens sticking out, high onto an electric wheelchair. Mr. Currie then wheeled himself through 16 different casinos in Las Vegas, fearing that at any moment a burly security officer would grab him. (National Post)
On skid row, free Christmas cash really registers Dec 26, 2007
A dwarf who stands 53 inches tall, Loera said she would save her money to replace her 2 1/2 -year-old electric wheelchair. The chair, she said, has failing brakes and is down to one slow gear. (Los Angeles Times)
Brother inspires sister in physical therapy career Dec 25, 2007
He uses an electric wheelchair, but it hasnt kept him from an independent lifestyle or from inventing things that will help others with physical challenges ... Other times, Heather would roller skate behind Rob, pulled by his electric wheelchair. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Palestinian girl's courage offers flicker of hope forreconciliation Dec 23, 2007
"Hurry up, papa. The bus will leave without us," she calls, steering her electric wheelchair with a mouth-stick towards the specially equipped van. It is a journey that, 19 months ago, it was impossible to imagine her making. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Vehicle fatally strikes woman in wheelchair Dec 21, 2007
Rita Donovan, 71, of the Washington West high-rise for the elderly, was pronounced dead inside the emergency room at Community Medical Center at 6:23 p.m., said Lackawanna County Coroner Joseph Brennan. The deadly crash occurred as a 1995 Jeep Grand Cherokee driven by Timothy Fitzsimmons, 40, of Archbald, was making the turn from Mulberry onto North Washington, according to Scranton Police. (Scranton Times, PA)
Centers for disabled want to boost wages Dec 11, 2007
A typical morning for Wells begins about 6 a.m., when Findley helps her into the electric wheelchair she can operate herself. Findley helps her bathe, dress and make breakfast. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
'Being normal': Wreck leaves senior aiming to return to his feet Nov 23, 2007
Peebles made another stride on Wednesday when he traded in his electric wheelchair for a self-powered chair. "When I'm in physical therapy I'm rolling all around the mats, flipping around. Then when I get in the chair I look paralyzed," Peebles said. (Athens Banner-Herald)
* New wheelchair uses solar power Nov 19, 2007
A research team at the Southern Taiwan University of Technology in Tainan County has invented a new type of solar powered wheelchair which integrates the functions of existing manual and electric wheelchairs and can be sold for a cheaper price, the university said yesterday. Both hand-powered and electric wheelchairs on the market have their own drawbacks, with the former prone to causing muscle ache and the latter lead to a decline in cardiopulmonary function due to a lack of exercise, the... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Wheelchairs at Cophenhagen Airport Nov 10, 2007
Electric wheelchairs sent as cargo must be checked in at least four hours before departure. According to the airport's website, an electric wheelchair may be taken as overweight baggage, but this is more expensive than by cargo. (Suite101.com)
Pink is the new yellow in Thailand Nov 10, 2007
Thousands of cheering, flag-waving well-wishers - many dressed in yellow - had waited outside the hospital to see the king as he was brought out in an electric wheelchair. In what royal watchers believe to be a first, the king was wearing a pastel pink sport coat and a pink collar-less dress shirt over dark slacks. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
* MEDIPHAR TAIPEI 2007Beckons medical industry with record prospects Nov 7, 2007
Through the selection of original products in the "Award of Innovative Products contest held in MEDIPHAR, the organizer hopes to signify the Rbility of medical manufacturers in Taiwan and help to spearhead the medical industry into the international market. Among 39 works registered by 25 manufacturers for the Award, there are 9 manufacturers nominated. These products include the non-contact IR dry-eye diagnostic system created by last year's Award winner, United Integrated Services Co, Ltd.... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Itzhak Perlman Nov 3, 2007
There was never a doubt in his own mind that he would become a professional musician, but he says his polio - today he uses a combination of walking sticks and an electric wheelchair - prompted people to question whether he could travel enough to have a career. "But for me, and for my family, it never had anything to do with being disabled or anything like that. We always figured that the way you make a career is through the quality of your performance.". (Guardian Unlimited)
Good neighbor gives gift of freedom Nov 1, 2007
Billie Underwood got her electric wheelchair back Wednesday. When we met Billie Underwood last week, she had to get help out of a wheelchair just to go down the hall to the bathroom. (KHOU.com, TX)
Infotainment Oct 24, 2007
An 81-year-old German woman driving to a cemetery in her electric wheelchair decided to take a shortcut and drove the wrong way down a motorway. The wheelchair had been travelling at 6 kph (3. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
Council to pay $8 million for cliff dive if liable Oct 23, 2007
Mr Vujanic who requires an electric wheelchair was in court today. The baths were redeveloped in 2002 as part of the Bali memorial site at Coogee's northern headland. (LIVENEWS.com.au)
Woman finds her strength in recovery Oct 22, 2007
She sits at home in her electric wheelchair, and Garcia prepares flaxseed oil, yogurt and juice for an early morning snack. Garcia helps her dress each morning. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Accident claims Homer trombonist Oct 20, 2007
On Monday, a sunny fall day in Homer, he motored into town on his electric wheelchair to get a sandwich at Subway. His chair flipped going over a street curb and he hit his head. (Anchorage Daily News)
Betsy Laitinen, indomitable advocate for those with disabilities Oct 17, 2007
By then, walking had become difficult "so she had to learn how to use an electric wheelchair," her brother said. "And she had to learn how you party with your friends and still find your way back when your battery dies.". (Boston Globe)
Ottawa announces nearly $700 million for Via Rail Oct 13, 2007
Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty, centre rear, wraps up a news conference with VIA Rail CEO Paul Cote, front left, and Donald Wright, VIA Rail Chairman, front right, after announcing a funding increase for the crown railway at Union Station in Toronto, on Oct. 11, 2007. (CP / J.P. Moczulski). (CTV.ca)
Community continues to unite for Kunz family Oct 10, 2007
There is mold and holes in the floor from rotten pressboard that prohibits Donna's use of an electric wheelchair indoors due to the weight. This has made it difficult and unsafe for Donna to move around her own house. (Columbus Colorado County Citizen, TX)
School reveals sexuality policy Oct 7, 2007
In one such room, Leanne Tasker and her boyfriend, Tyran Hawthorn - 20-year-olds who both use electric wheelchairs - were helped to take their relationship further with the assistance of support worker Teresa Capes ... But if you are an electric wheelchair user and cannot get out yourself, it is difficult. (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
Wheelchair guy, a Korean War vet, is music to Yale ears Oct 6, 2007
COURTESY OF WOOKIE KIM Lorenzo Fidalgo often tools around campus on his trademark electric wheelchair ... His boom box rocking on his lap, he flies by in full speed on his electric wheelchair ... As a result of the accident, the police department paid for the $10,000 electric wheelchair he now owns. (Yale Herald, CT)
* Selikoff still hospitalized year after motorcyle spill Oct 3, 2007
He undergoes physical therapy every day, practices using his electric wheelchair and waits for his body to slowly recover. But the NT$40,000 a month in medical costs has placed a heavy strain on his family. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Newton South student spins through obstacles Oct 3, 2007
Fernando has become an excellent driver of his new, high-powered electric wheelchair, said Jamie Chaloff, his aide and friend. He races through the halls of Newton South suffering only the occasional (and from-time-to-time intentional) crash. (Newton Tab, MA)
Wheelchair accident feeds transit users fears Oct 2, 2007
A woman was struck by a train and seriously injured after the back wheels of her electric wheelchair got stuck on the yellow studded area of a Penn Station subway platform, police said Monday. The Manhattan woman, 52, who police did not identify, had just gotten off a No. 2 train Sunday evening when she turned around to see why her chair was caught, witnesses told investigators. (Newsday -- New York City)
Wheelchair activist rolls ahead for vets Sep 27, 2007
As of Wednesday, the so-called Rolling Dutchman was 118 days and 1,300 miles into an electric wheelchair journey across the United States to raise money for the VA Medical Center in Minneapolis and to remind Americans of the sacrifices made in their name by servicemen and women, in the past and today in Iraq. "The money isn't as important to me as raising awareness," Mr. Van Vranken, 49, said as he sat on the floor in a downtown hotel, poring over a map. (Scranton Times, PA)
Fundraiser nets more than $40,000 to help pay womans medical bills Sep 26, 2007
The next big investment will be an electric wheelchair. From there, the Huffmans plan to rip out the carpeting in their home and replace it with hard flooring, providing a better surface for Judy s wheelchair. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Woman in wheelchair struck by Metro train Sep 22, 2007
A woman in an electric wheelchair was recovering Friday evening after being struck by a Metro train. The incident occurred around 6 p.m. on Main at McKinney. (KHOU.com, TX)
A BLUE SUMMER FOR SANTA Sep 14, 2007
The San Andreas resident says his Medicare-funded electric wheelchair has been malfunctioning since it arrived two years ago. It will run for hours, even days at a time without incident, then mysteriously die. (The Union Democrat)
* `Riders of hope' complete bike trip round the nation Sep 1, 2007
More than 50 "riders of hope" returned to Taipei yesterday after completing a 13-day cycling trip around the country with the goal of raising funds to purchase electric wheelchairs ... The cyclists departed from Taipei on Aug. 18, and toured around the country to raise funds to buy 500 electric wheelchairs for the disabled ... Although the goal was not reached, the cyclists were still proud that they had completed the trip and raised enough funds for 360 electric wheelchairs. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
73-year-old rape victim: Security, independence, privacy, pet all gone Aug 24, 2007
The woman - who is confined to an electric wheelchair and tethered to an oxygen tank - was accompanied by her daughter, who read her mother's three-page statement at Cuy Xuy's sentencing Wednesday ... The woman's electric wheelchair was parked next to her bed, Narus said, making it obvious to anyone that she was vulnerable and essentially defenseless. (Journal Inquirer, CT)
Making a difference one smile at a time Aug 21, 2007
In addition, Angel has also received a new electric wheelchair, which was located and collected by founding group member Dan Haupt from Tucson. As a result, a wheelchair accessible ramp is also being added to the home giving Angel and his family plenty to smile about. (Douglas Daily Dispatch, AZ)
4 with brain injuries have a place of their own Aug 19, 2007
Sherman sat at the table in her electric wheelchair. Zampitella rolled up in a self-propelled wheelchair. (NEPA News, PA)
Man's life story to be focus of movie Aug 19, 2007
" Pimentel and Honeyman spent the next 20 years of their lives trying to change the law. "We wrote, we politicked and we passed the Americans with Disabilities Act," Pimentel said. "When the Act started to be enforced in 1992, Art and I went to the International House of Pancakes at 3 a.m. I didn't have to carry him up in the chair anymore, because Art now has an electric wheelchair that he moves with his foot. "We won't let him move it with his hand because he will kill every domestic pet in... (Abilene Recorder Chronicle)
South Bay Man Searches For Service Dog Missing Since Crash Aug 16, 2007
Gambord, who uses an electric wheelchair, said Quinn helped him walk short distances. Gambord said Quinn was wearing a purple collar with a rabies tag. (NBC 11, CA)
Retirement Center Comes To Rescue After Wheelchair Stolen Aug 11, 2007
(August 10, 2007)--A retirement center in the Dallas area is coming to the rescue of a Grand Prairie woman whose electric wheelchair has been stolen. Officials with Franklin Park Retirement Community say they have an extra wheelchair/scooter, donated by a resident who no longer uses it. (KWTX.com, TX)
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Rolling to D.C. on an electric wheelchair ... He also drapes his rolling electric wheelchair and small, enclosed trailer with U.S. flags, which serve both to declare his colors and his presence. (Ionia Sentinel-Standard, MI)
Dream comes true for Angelica Aug 3, 2007
Anna said they have a long way to go in their fight with the disease and still need to purchase a breathing machine, electric wheelchair and a new vehicle equipped for the wheelchair. Donations can be made to the Angelica Contreras Huntington s Fund, Marisol Credit Union, 721 N. Third St., Phoenix, AZ 85004, or through Angelica s Web site at www. (Glendale Star, AZ)
Legion assists local veteran with new electric wheelchair Jul 26, 2007
Freddie Williams in his new, electric wheelchair. The American Legion s motto, For God, for Country, for Community, rang out for a local man this past week. (Wickenburg Sun, AZ)
MAGICWHEELS(TM) Wins 2007 IDEA Award Co-Sponsored by BusinessWeek Jul 20, 2007
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They play for love of the game Jul 2, 2007
He used to have an electric wheelchair, and he d be popping wheelies in the infield. The Challenger culture likewise has been a family affair for the Mangans. (Scranton Times, PA)
Treasure hunt Jul 1, 2007
"We recently had an electric wheelchair donated to us that had only been used twice," Rodriguez says. "It sold for $4,000 brand new, but we offered it for $1,499."Shopping at a thrift store is like exploring a cobweb-covered attic. (Fresno Bee)
Sanders pushes past illness Jun 30, 2007
For a time she was bound to her electric wheelchair, but she has progressed to her walker through physical therapy and a stout heart. Sanders' home is decorated by pictures of the support group that has surrounded and buoyed her these past years and throughout her life. (Dublin Courier Herald, GA)
Man dies on MARTA tracks Jun 29, 2007
Staniszewski described the victim as a heavy-set, middle-aged, African-American who rode an electric wheelchair and had an oxygen tank. MARTA used buses to reroute rail passengers until train service was restored just after 1 p.m., MARTA officials said. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
