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Wheel:Life—a global initiative that assists people in addressing the many challenges and questions that come with using a wheelchair—is hitting 2015 running with a relaunched website and propitious new organizational…
By Camilo Navarro, Wheel the World It was November 2014 when I visited Patagonia, the famous Torres del Paine National Park in the very last corner of the earth. There is…
By Kristy Lacroix, Wheelchair Escapes Where would you like to go? What would you like to do? The world is opening up to the wheelchair traveler and I am here to…
By Tabassum Chagani, Travel for All With or without a wheelchair, the best way to see a city is to take transit, get off in the heart of it, and…
By Dwayne Szot, Zot Artz Arts for All Ever since I was a kid living in a foster home with children of all abilities, I’ve been coming up with ways to…
With patient care and safety topping their priorities, Hill-Rom-Liko prides itself on the fact that caregivers worldwide look to them for solutions. In their quest to enhance their exceptional products…
By Trevor “Trevair” Snowden, Trevair Designs Not even my snowboarding accident two decades ago could quash my love for extreme sports. Since then, I’ve set world records, founded Trevair Design…
By Eric Rubel, EHLS There are many challenges in our homes that can make it difficult for people with limited mobility or disabilities to safely navigate. Fortunately, there are a number…
By Lisa Wells, Wheel-Life.org In 2004, at the age of 24, Natalie Marie Barnhard was working as a physical therapist assistant and licensed massage therapist—a great job in a field about…
By Amy Meisner-Threet, SAG-AFTRA, MSW To dance or not to dance? That is not even a consideration for many despite what may appear to others to be obvious obstacles. By…
When that old English playwright said the pen was mightier than the sword, it’s safe to assume that he’d never considered the paintbrush. Especially not Dwayne Szot’s style of paintbrush. Because…
By Deborah Pierce, Pierce Lamb Architects Kathy Tarantola Photography Lofts are intriguing spaces when it comes to universal design. Their characteristic open-plan layout makes them supremely accessible – minimum walls and…
