In a test of the technology, the scientists had 29 volunteers make six consecutive runs through an obstacle course (pictured below), first in a regular wheelchair and then in the new one.
Employees at ETH Zurich have developed a wheelchair that can be steered using the backrest. This reduces the effort required and is easier on the shoulders, arms and hands of wheelchair users.
Zan the Man is all smiles as he sits in his new electronic wheelchair. Zander Teubes, aka ‘Zan the Man’, finally got a much-needed wheelchair. The Alberton boy was diagnosed with Duchenne ...
Every new yellow taxi in New York City must be wheelchair accessible under rules finalized by the Taxi and Limousine Commission on Friday, marking the latest step by officials to comply with a ...
All new yellow taxis in the five boroughs will need to be wheelchair accessible before they can legally pick up passengers, according to a new rule approved by the city’s Taxi and Limousine ...
The 84-year-old retired journalist, who was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 2013, was in a wheelchair near the park’s pond. “He was in the wheelchair, with his wife and the home health aide ...