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REAL PEDAL-POWER
After seeing the prototype of a pedal-powered wheelchair on television, Kenji Suzuki, a Japanese teacher, saw the potential for one of his...
CUSTOMISED WHEELCHAIRS
Rachael Wellach, Disrupt Disability’s founder and CEO and Steve Cox, Amorfi Consulting’s 3D Tech Consultant, have developed to the world’s first...
SOLAR POWERED WHEELCHAIRS
Manual wheelchairs do a great job of improving the muscular strength of an individual’s upper limbs. But they are rather insufficient, and the...
SELF-DRIVING CARS AND MOBILITY?
There is currently a great deal of noise about self-driving vehicles, and how they are coming ever closer to mainstream use, begging the...
GRAPHENE WHEELCHAIRS
Manufacturers Küschall and Invacare, working in partnership with Formula 1 manufacturers, are hoping to redefine traditional design by using...
TIME TO UPDATE?
Suffering from gout, in 1595 Spain’s aging King Phillip II got about in an early version of a wheelchair when someone in his court attached...
EXOSKELETON TECHNOLOGY
Cutting edge technology being developed at Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, is helping to get people moving with the help of exoskeleton...
WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE HOMES
As people’s physical needs change, to be able to adapt homes to support those needs be it for disability or reduced mobility, lives could be...
DIVING WITH SHARKS
Jaimen Hudson's love of the ocean and wildlife will be showcased in a new film about his life and work.His incredible videos illustrate the...
CONFIGURING YOUR WHEELCHAIR FOR WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE VEHICLES
Manufacturer of high-spec manual wheelchairs, Progeo, has launched a new online feature which allows people to customise elements of their...
THE 3D-PRINTED HOME
A family in France has become the first in the world to move into a 3D-printed house. The four-bedroom property is a prototype for bigger...
HOME LIVING FOR LONGER
People in our society are living longer, on average, than ever before. This means that we tend to be able to stay in our own homes for longer as...