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Have you ever wanted to visit Romania but didn’t know what is accessible there? Well fear no more – here’s your chance to find out more about what accessible goodies Romania has in store! During this summer, I was lucky enough to be invited to visit Romania by the awesome folks at Sano Touring, and […]

Whether you are a full-time wheelchair user or someone who has limited mobility only part of the time, you may find yourself needing a reliable transport wheelchair. Transport chairs are for situations when you want or need a caregiver to help propel you. Even manual chair users occasionally fall ill, become fatigued, or have surgeries […]

To many people, wheelchair boxing does not seem like it would be the best sport to adapt for someone with a disability. Up until now, not many athletes have tried it. But a group named The Adaptive Boxing Organization (ABO) wants to help wheelchair boxing gain popularity. Their goal is to bring wheelchair boxing all […]

Attending University can be stressful and scary at the best of times, never mind when you’re doing so as a wheelchair user or as a person with any form of disability. Of course, the excitement surrounding attending University is also rife, but there’s so many things you need to consider for this next chapter of […]

Invacare Matrx products use a High Resilient foam that is constructed using a premium, open cell, flexible polyurethane foam structure. It also includes additives that do things like reduce the flammability of the cushion, stabilize the foam’s cell structure, and regulate the density. Foams are made up of tiny cells known as “struts” and “windows.” […]

When it comes to letting people know about your disability, especially through the medium of social media, it can be a very daunting prospect. As we’re all too painfully aware at times, once someone achieves the anonymity afforded to us from behind a keyboard – the resulting comments and behaviour can be unlike anything we’d […]

If you need to use your wheelchair all the time, getting the right chair is extremely important. Afterall, limited mobility should never stop you from doing anything. So whether you’re in the office, going out, playing sport or looking after the kids at home, you need to choose the wheelchair for active people. Here, we’ll […]

Are you familiar with SCI-related terms? Here are some seating terms you should be acquainted with. Since your spinal cord injury, you probably would have come across several related technical terms. Some of these terms are used to describe seating or wheelchair seating components. While you have a full grasp of some, others are somewhat […]

Choosing a hotel room that is accessible, should – in theory – be a fairly straight forward experience. But how does one determine what is accessible for one disabled individual and what is inaccessible for another. And how can you be sure you’re getting the best deal? No one wants to go through the awkward […]

Parenting is no easy feat, let alone with limitations arising from a spinal cord injury (SCI). But there are considerations you could make to ease things up. Below, we explore some ideas that can make parenting easier despite your SCI. Safety first Children tend to get involved in activities that could get them hurt. Therefore, […]