Archive for the 'Mobility Advocates' Category

Fly, or Wheel your way to the Sky

Saturday, November 12th, 2005

I first came upon the mention of accessible hot air balloons when reading a press release from Ford Motors. My journey came to a head when I started searching on my own and found some great information about wheelchair accessible hot air balloon rides.
The balloon is called Serena’s Song. It was […]

National MS Society honors 2005 Leaders of Hope

Wednesday, November 9th, 2005

The National Multiple Sclerosis Society just released a list of its 2005 MS Leaders of Hope award winners. These individuals were honored for their practical, confident and hopeful approaches to the challenges that multiple sclerosis dealt them. Winners were chosen in 7 categories: memory, time management, mobility, employment and workplace, relationships, caregivers and youth. […]

Is the Segway like a scooter?

Saturday, October 22nd, 2005

In a letter to the editor that was supposedly published in the October 15, 2005 edition of the Toronto Star, a supporter of Segway usage on public sidewalks in Toronto argued that Segways, which are barred from Toronto’s sidewalks since city lawyers have ruled them ‘motor vehicles’, should be allowed on the sidewalks since electric […]

Integrated Dance

Saturday, October 22nd, 2005

The Wheelin’ Sportsmen

Tuesday, October 18th, 2005

The Wheelin’ Sportsmen group in Virginia is planning some new events for this year’s hunting season. Roanoke.com reported today that the U.S. Forest Service has upgraded a disabled sportsman hunting area on Potts Mountain in Craig County, Virginia and is taking applications for keys to the area.

Workers have cleared saplings and brush to […]