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Scooter Transportation: A Chicken or Egg” Problem?
John Loo / flickr When my wife and I decided we had to do something to make transporting my mobility scooter easier, we quickly encountered a chicken-or-egg type of problem. At the time, she was...
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Bladerunner
It always hurts when one of your champions falls from grace. Seeing the headline “Double-amputee Olympian charged with premeditated murder” was as unexpected to me as a meteor exploding over Russia....
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Get off Your Butt
Roller basketball: another way to keep moving! Studies are being cranked out regularly on how prolonged sitting can significantly shorten life spans of the sedentary. They have real meaning for us who...
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Obesity War
We’ve all seen “that guy” cruising through the departments of big box stores. The one with those cheeks and rolls pouring over the seats of mobility scooters winding his way through the aisles. For...
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Potholes
by State Farm Spring is pothole time in New England, as it is in many parts of the country. A well-developed pothole can do considerable damage to the running gear of a car or truck, so many...
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Quality of Life
Many of us know a grizzled and debilitated old gentleman who has given up on life, or even someone of the younger set who through accident has become mobility challenged and bitter. Those who spend...
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Still a Steep Climb for One of Our Own
You might want to block out Thursday, April 11 for a trip to Boston. If you are anything like me, a trip like this takes some serious planning to provide for mobility equipment and assure access. Why...
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The darnedest thing I’ve ever seen
A walking wheelchair that can climb stairs and practically turn on a dime is well beyond the dream stage. In fact, it is a project of the CHIBA Institute of Technology in Japan. Based on its picture,...
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A Day In My Footsteps
“Boy, I sure wish I had one of those.” You can’t imagine how often senior citizens with MS hear those words; not only from children, but from grown adults as well. Many companies have tried to...
View ArticleSimple Ways to Make Your Home More Accessible
If you didn’t build your home to have a universal design, it can be difficult (and expensive) to remodel. Whether you or a loved one has limited accessibility, creating universal space in your home...
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