As with any person, disabled individuals can of course benefit highly from stretching on a regular basis. Whether it’s for alleviating muscle cramps and pains, or helping to extend your physical abilities for years to come – stretching can play a huge role in ensuring you’re in tip top condition, for longer. Various research studies […]

Many people believe that adapting their cars for wheelchair users will be an expensive and time-consuming process, but this isn’t always true. Wheelchair vehicles can also be affordable.  With the right advice, and we aim to provide just that, adapting your vehicle to be accessible can be a relatively simple process, with the amazing reward […]

I’ve been a wheelchair user for my entire 34 years of life thus far, and (as I’m sure most folk with some form of disability can attest to) I’ve had to talk about my fair share of problems faced in my day-to-day life. Often these discussions center on the topic of accessibility, with questions raised […]

Stand aids have transformed the way that care professionals are able to help people with limited mobility by allowing them to lift users with minimal strain. Stand aid hoists have become the preferred way for many care professionals to help their users with limited mobility move to various positions safely and with dignity. What is […]

Is it easy to choose the perfect gift for someone who uses a wheelchair? The answer is often ‘no’. Are you looking for something a little different to gift this year to either a friend or a loved one? Check out these gifts for wheelchair user s. Would something specifically tailored towards a wheelchair user […]

Robert makes a modest living on the shores of Lake Victoria – when passengers arrive in Buikwe by boat, he carries their luggage on his back Uganda is located in Eastern Africa, West of Kenya and East of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is in the heart of the Great Lakes region, and […]

I think about this a lot and, as a guy with disability and a wheelchair user, I always find that disability has very little to do with my weak muscles, but a lot to do with the world we’ve built ourselves, the society which sometimes seems almost too bent on excluding people like me, like […]

When the time comes to get a new wheelchair there’s certainly lots to think about. What colour spokes should I get? Do I want Spinergy wheels? What will the cushion be like? But what about how wide should a wheelchair be? You’d be forgiven for not giving too much attention to the width of your […]

A power wheelchair gives you the freedom to move around within your environment, and with the vast choices on the market, picking the right one for you, can be a tough decision. One of the most important elements of your new power chair is the type of power drive. What Does Power Drive Mean? The […]

Mayra Eliza Gomez is a 36-year-old Guatemalan. She had an accident and has been a wheelchair user for the last 16 years. An estimated 170,000 Guatemalans live with a disability and need a wheelchair but are unable to obtain one on their own. Without mobility, these individuals often depend on someone to carry them or […]