Bride in Wheelchair Receives Special Needs Sienna Van from Toyota
26 Jul 2011, 13:57 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / About a year ago, heading home from her bachelorette party, Rachelle Friedman entered a bad accident that left her paralyzed. So far her mother had been carrying her in and out of her SUV, until sh...
Thieves in Wheelchairs Tracked Down in Snow
30 Dec 2010, 06:48 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The two guys we're going to tell you about here have two major handicaps when compared to others from their line of work: first, they have a physical disability which forces them to use wheelc...
Berkeley Bionics Launches eLEGS Exoskeleton · Video
19 Nov 2010, 13:12 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / A new wearable, artificially intelligent, bionic device that powers paraplegics up to get them standing and walking, has just been launched by Berkeley Bionics. Dubbed eLEGS, the device an be adjust...
VPG MV-1 to Be Unveiled in Washington
20 Jul 2010, 10:56 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The world's first purpose built wheelchair-accessible vehicle will be brought into the public eye on Tuesday in Washington, in an event meant to mark the 20th anniversary of the signing of the ...
Vauxhall Movano Gets Wheelchair Passenger Seating Conversion
5 Mar 2010, 15:59 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Gowrings Mobility, a UK company that converts vehicles for wheelchair accessibility, has introduced its newest product, the high-accessibility Vauxhall Movano. The vehicle joins the Renault Maste...
Mercedes Tourismo L for Disabled Passengers
21 Jan 2010, 15:43 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / What is considered by Daimler the first touring coach with equipment for disabled passengers to be made available ex factory has been unveiled today by the carmaker and Bayern Express & P. K&uum...
Wheelchair Motorcycles Come to the US
6 Jan 2010, 17:01 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / British company MobilityWorks will bring several wheelchair motorcycles to the US (Akron, Ohio) to be used by paraplegic bikers. The first four arrived last week, with three more expected shortly an...
VPG MV-1, Powered by Ford's 4.6l V8
18 Nov 2009, 10:12 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The world's first purpose built wheelchair-accessible vehicle, the so called MV-1, will use Ford's 4.6l 2V EFI V8 engine as a propulsion means, Vehicle Production Group (VPG), the manufact...
Nissan, Co-Host of 2009 National Wheelchair Marathon
18 Nov 2009, 09:57 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Japanese carmaker announced that it will co-host the National Wheelchair Marathon "NISSAN Cup Oppama Championship 2009". The marathon will take place at its Oppama Plant and Yokosuka City,...