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Smartphone with WheelMate app and caption reading, "Wheelchair-friendly toilets and parking at your fingertips."

Jun 13

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WheelMate Helps You Find Accessible Parking and Restrooms

It’s happened to us all. You’re out and about after meeting a friend for coffee or cocktails, and then it hits you — the sudden urge to use the restroom. For the walking population, there’s no need to panic. Popping into the closest ...

Betsy Bailey · Assistive Technology · Community Partners · Wheel:Life

Apr 02

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Yoocan Storytellers Discuss Interabled Relationships and Adaptive Sports

Wheel:Life has mentioned how incredible Yoocan is a few times now, so if you haven’t yet checked out the global collaborative community for and by people with disabilities, now is the time. Why should you join thousands of others in telling your ...

Betsy Bailey · Advocacy · Special Events

Feb 21

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SXSW: Transforming Society’s Image of Disability

What started as a small music festival of 700 attendees in 1987 has turned into one of the most prominent gatherings in the nation today. At South by Southwest each March, emerging artists sign record deals, independent filmmakers get their big ...

Betsy Bailey · Assistive Technology · Community Partners · Wheel:Life

Jan 28

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Yoocan: Where People with Disabilities from All Over the World Connect

Back in 2017, Wheel:Life featured a story on Yoocan and Alto. For those of you who missed it, Yoocan is a unique, collaborative online community for people with disabilities to connect, share personal stories, and empower each other. Alto was a ...

Betsy Bailey · Assistive Technology · Medical Devices · Wheel:Life

Oct 05

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101 Mobility Chicago: Helping People Stay in Their Homes

Editor’s Note: When a dear friend was diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Debra Mills decided to stop working and put her nursing background to use to care for her. As time passed and her friend’s condition worsened, she was exposed ...

Monica Manley · Assistive Technology · Wheel:Life · Wheelchair

Jul 02

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Tecla: Fostering Independence Through Access to Technology

Editor’s Note: While studying biomedical engineering in his home country of Mexico, Mauricio Meza headed north for an internship at a spinal cord injury rehabilitation center in Toronto, Canada. There, he worked in the assistive technology ...

wheellife · Assistive Technology · Cerebral Palsy · Medical Devices · Wheel:Life · Wheelchair Accessories

Aug 09

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Google Glass Helps People Gain Independence as a Futuristic Assistive Technology Device

Sergey Brin shows off the new prototype of Google Glass. Yesterday, Wheel:Life posted an amazing video on our Facebook page, sharing the virtual story of Alex Blaszczuk, a law student whose life changed two years ago when she was paralyzed in a car ...

wheellife · Assistive Technology · Wheel:Life · Wheelchair · Wheelchair Accessories

May 03

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SmartDrive: Cruise Control for Your Wheelchair

It is a super sunny afternoon here in New England. The sun is shinning, its about 65 degrees and I decided to write OUTSIDE for the first time this year! As the weather warms up, everyone becomes more and more active. Folks are looking to get out ...

wheellife · Assistive Technology · Exercise · Wheel:Life · Wheelchair · Wheelchair Accessories

Apr 20

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Go Off-Roading with FreeWheel

Patrick Dougherty suffered a severe motocross accident seven years ago and as a result is now a C6/7 incomplete quad. Did Dougherty let this slow him down? Nope! He is the owner/inventor of a radical new product called FreeWheel. FreeWheel is an ...