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Longtime disabled resident fights city hall over lawn issue 24 Nov 2005
...the brief hearing before the special master of the community compliance unit is charged with having a front lawn scattered with wheelchairs, wagons, sandbags ...
- Tampa Bay Newspapers,
Man Takes High Tech Wheelchair for a Whirl 24 Nov 2005
He says it will give him the ability to travel in places that were never designed for wheelchairs, like bleachers at sporting events. ...
- WLTX.com,
Community Briefs 24 Nov 2005
8125. Power (electric) wheelchairs for senior citizens and the permanently disabled are available through the Three Wishes Inc. ...
- Pahrump Valley Times,
Village shuttle adds larger van, holiday hours 24 Nov 2005
...replaced one of its five-passenger vans with a new 11-passenger vehicle that offers easier access, especially for elderly passengers and those with wheelchairs ...
- Pioneer Press Online,
County gets much less than sought for voting 24 Nov 2005
...administrator. Many Lincoln County polling places lack doors wide enough to allow voters in wheelchairs to enter, Fields said. Ten ...
- Brookhaven Daily Leader,
Bill seeks care at home for some under Medicaid 24 Nov 2005
...linoleum in the hallways was spotless, and two Hungarian Vizsla dogs, brought in by a pet therapist, were entertaining a dozen residents in wheelchairs in the ...
- Boston Globe,
Bergen Tech athlete overcomes disablity to excel 24 Nov 2005
...disabled children. "I know a lot of little kids look up to him," Kathy Gaul said. "He has two cousins in wheelchairs. We were in ...
- NorthJersey.com,
Holiday travel rush is on 24 Nov 2005
...opened and inspected. Arrangements should be made in advance for travelers with special needs such as oxygen or wheelchairs. At the ...
- Chicago Tribune,
Celebrate generosity of spirit 24 Nov 2005
There are all of the good people who sort used clothes, fold and staple newsletters, serve meals at shelters, push wheelchairs, tutor children, take cancer ...
- Battle Creek Enquirer,
Developer proposes housing plan for Woodstown 24 Nov 2005
During the application process, those who use wheelchairs usually take priority over other disabilities. But, Doherty said, each case is handled individually. ...
- Today's Sunbeam,
New ComCare Database helps needy Singaporeans get aid faster 24 Nov 2005
The projects range from delivering meals to the homes of the elderly, to developing cheaper wheelchairs for the disabled, and creating jobs for the unemployed. ...
- Channel News Asia,
Boomers push interest in Universal Design 24 Nov 2005
There are lever door handles and soft-touch light switches. Counters in kitchens have open space underneath for knees in wheelchairs. ...
- Scripps Howard News Service,
The end of a learning curve 24 Nov 2005
...“Our school cannot accommodate wheelchairs and is built in such a way it will be difficult for the visually challenged,� says Cereseto. ...
- Mail & Guardian Online,
New voting machines on the horizon 24 Nov 2005
...to handicapped persons. The booth, therefore, must be large and constructed to accommodate wheelchairs. Additionally, for voters ...
- Orange Bulletin,
Many who give care can't afford to get it 24 Nov 2005
...home aides rub lotion into papery thin skin, turn bedridden men and women at risk of bedsores and transfer the elderly from beds to wheelchairs, the health and ...
- Chicago Tribune,
Giving thanks for each other 24 Nov 2005
Peggy Parsons and Chris Huffman became fast friends. Through class, work sessions and lunch, they were always side-by-side in their wheelchairs. ...
- Charleston Gazette,
UAE Armed Forces team dispatches relief supplies to isolated ... 24 Nov 2005
Armed Forces' team headed to the areas of Muzzafarabad and Aftabada to supply medicines to the hospitals, as well as providing disabled people with wheelchairs ...
- WAM - Emirates News Agency,
WIC's 'White Elephant' still annual bazaar's favorite 24 Nov 2005
...the fund be used to renovate and refurbish school buildings for the poor and students with disabilities in addition to providing wheelchairs, artificial arms ...
- Jakarta Post,
New bar the ticket for free-wheelin' blues 24 Nov 2005
As well as the all-important furnishings and acoustics, he also took special care in planning the layout so wheelchairs would not be impeded. ...
- Asahi Shimbun,
Direct Relief International provides $6 million to Pakistan ... 24 Nov 2005
The shipment included antibiotics, orthopedic supplies, surgical supplies, and wheelchairs to help those persons who are still in grave need after the ...
- ReliefWeb (press release),
Damn You, Oprah! 24 Nov 2005
...returned to Ghana with a prosthesis and became a major agitator for the rights of the handicapped while also heading up a group that built wheelchairs for the ...
- Tucson Weekly,
Gallaudet students work with federal agency to improve ... 24 Nov 2005
They also used wheelchairs to maneuver the route between the Metro station and the University, discovering that improvements in the condition of the sidewalks ...
- 4 Hearing Loss,
Another sporting 24 Nov 2005
These individuals, many who use wheelchairs, find a world of sports remains open to them with adaptive equipment -- including rugby, basketball, soccer ...
- The Saginaw News,
The Billings Gazette 24 Nov 2005
Because the dogs are subject to all sorts of distractions in their work, evaluators test them to see how they handle loud noises, wheelchairs and even rough ...
- Montana Forum,
Anniversary looms for night no rock fan can ever forget 24 Nov 2005
Lennon didn't grow old in the spotlight, didn't have to contend with tired "steel wheelchairs" jokes like his peers in the Rolling Stones. ...
- Shreveport Times,
Desert wheelchairs get makeover in art project Nov 21, 2005
The park's Gary Fry says dialysis patients from the western desert are painting the park's electric wheelchairs. The wheelchairs ...
- ABC Online,
Inmates from Norton prison refurbish wheelchairs for use overseas Nov 20, 2005
The inmates are part of a national ministry that finds and refurbishes wheelchairs and walkers, then sends them to people around the world who generally cannot ...
- Kansas.com,
Inmates Work on Wheelchairs Nov 20, 2005
...around the world. Under a national program called Wheels for the World, prison inmates refurbish wheelchairs and walkers. A prison ...
- WIBW,
Free wheelchairs Nov 20, 2005
MORE than 200 disabled people received free wheelchairs from the Wheelchair Foundation and Manulife-Sinochem Life Insurance Co on Saturday, and they were ...
- Shanghai Daily,
Open up the trackto more athletes Nov 22, 2005
The marathon board recently decided to ban hand-cranked wheelchairs, sometimes called handcycles, from the race because they rely on gears, essentially making ...
- BurlingtonFreePress.com,
New technology to help children with cerebral palsy Nov 21, 2005
Small robots mounted on wheelchairs, interactive video games and a robotic arm that can be programmed to guide and aid human motion – these are just a few of ...
- RxPG NEWS,
Zoo Accused Of Discrimination Against People In Wheelchairs Nov 16, 2005
SAN DIEGO -- The San Diego Zoo is facing a lawsuit for alleged discrimination against people in wheelchairs. A federal class-action ...
- NBC Sandiego.com,
Power wheelchairs available Nov 16, 2005
Miracle on Wheels makes available electric power wheelchairs to non-ambulatory senior citizens 65 and older, and the permanently disabled of any age, if they ...
- Rock River Times,
Two women in wheelchairs robbed Nov 11, 2005
Purse-snatching robbers recently have victimized two women in wheelchairs, and a 78-year-old woman who was shoved and robbed as she was waiting for a bus, the ...
- Modesto Bee,
18 wheelchairs donated to OAD Nov 8, 2005
OAD), which has been rendering laudable services to the physically challenged in the country, has gratefully accepted a donation of 18 wheelchairs from a ...
- Khaleej Times,
PAKISTAN: Amputees need crutches, wheelchairs, prostheses Oct 24, 2005
No wheelchairs, crutches or physiotherapy are available in the area and doctors warn of a soaring demand for the prostheses needed to grant amputees a degree ...
- Reuters AlertNet,
Crutches and wheelchairs needed for amputees Oct 24, 2005
No wheelchairs, crutches or physiotherapy is available for the amputees and doctors warn of a soaring demand for prosthetic limbs, according to a report by the ...
- Daily Times,
Lomahasha folk get wheelchairs Oct 24, 2005
Mahlalela said this yesterday during the presentation of seven wheelchairs to the members of his constituency. The wheelchairs were ...
- The Swazi Observer,
St. Paul’s donates 15 wheelchairs Oct 23, 2005
Paul’s Methodist has donated 15 wheelchairs to its members who include young children and elderly persons who are either living with disabilities or could ...
- The Swazi Observer,
Wheelchairs make it home quicker than some taxis Oct 28, 2005
WATERFORD may have the highest percentage of wheelchair accessible taxi licences in the country, but wheelchair users in the city still often find it difficult ...
- Waterford News,
Ministry of Social Policy grants 20 wheelchairs to “St. Anna� ... Oct 26, 2005
SOFIA (bnn)- The Ministry of Labor and Social Policy granted 20 wheelchairs to the Sofia hospital “St. Anna� on Wednesday, the ...
- Bulgarian News Network,
A yen to be court Jester Nov 22, 2005
But Oscar the Jester, a fifth-grader at Lietz Elementary in San Jose, has seen what athletes who use wheelchairs can do and is eager to become more active. ...
- San Jose Mercury News,
Delhi Zoo goes disabled-friendly Nov 22, 2005
November 22: AS PART of steps to make itself more accessible to physically disabled visitors, the Delhi Zoo has started providing free wheelchairs at the entry ...
- Delhi Newsline,
Inmates help charity for disabled Nov 20, 2005
Convicts in Kansas are helping repair wheelchairs and walkers to be sent to people in need around the world. HAYS - Work by inmates ...
- Kansas.com,
Canadian researchers take top international prize Nov 22, 2005
Vancouver researchers has captured first prize in an international competition for designing an anti-collision system for powered wheelchairs — an advance ...
- News@UofT,
Smart wheelchairs offer independent mobility to people with severe ... Nov 19, 2005
A summary of the state-of-the-science and future directions for research on Smart wheelchairs is presented in this study. While ...
- Medical News Today (press release),
Wheelchair users struggle for safety Nov 22, 2005
Police are investigating. No charges have been filed. Motorized wheelchairs have become a regular sight on Central New York streets. ...
- Syracuse Post Standard,
Scooter sales tactics draw complaints Nov 20, 2005
Medicare payments for motorized wheelchairs and scooters, for example, increased from $289 million in 1999 to $845 million in 2002. ...
- Philadelphia Inquirer,
Donations help disabled children Nov 21, 2005
20 Multi-National Division Central - South Soldiers donated wheelchairs, clothes, shoes and toys for disabled Iraqi children in Ad Diwaniyah province. ...
- Blackanthem.com,
Cautionary tale in St. Louis could sadly happen here, too Nov 20, 2005
...came to Columbia specifically, her friends say, after researching and determining that it was a generally accessible city for people in wheelchairs and finding ...
- Columbia Daily Tribune,
The Thrill of the Hunt Nov 20, 2005
The hunt is designed to help hunters with a variety of special needs, from those in wheelchairs to some with heart or lung problems, according to Shelly Howald ...
- Hannibal Courier Post,
The best seat in the house Nov 20, 2005
The Stranahan and the Ritz, for example, have areas where seats can be removed to make space for wheelchairs, or where the side arm of a chair can be taken off ...
- Toledo Blade,
Doctor, 73, found guilty in wheelchair scheme Nov 17, 2005
...this region should be looking over their shoulders now that Dr. Anant Mauskar has been found guilty of prescribing expensive motorized wheelchairs for patients ...
- Houston Chronicle,
Journal of Rehabilitation Research & Development tipsheet Nov 16, 2005
A summary of the state-of-the-science and future directions for research on Smart wheelchairs is presented in this study. While ...
- EurekAlert (press release),
Senior travelers contend with many inconveniences Nov 20, 2005
A 300-passenger 767 landing may be met by as many as 28 wheelchairs, he said. Most of the wheelchairs are for "seniors who can walk ...
- The Spokesman Review,
Sufferers of MS welcome decision Nov 22, 2005
..."It means young people won't have to wait until they need walking sticks or wheelchairs before they get access to disease-modifying drugs. ...
- Stuff.co.nz,
SENIOR NOTES Nov 22, 2005
Such seniors might prefer getting a lift in an electric cart. Private wheelchairs, canes, crutches, braces or other assistive devices are accepted free. ...
- Fort Worth Star Telegram,
Health calendar Nov 22, 2005
301. Power wheelchairs available: Three Wishes Inc. offers wheelchairs for seniors and the disabled who qualify. For information, call 800-839-5715. ...
- Bothell Herald,
Export orders keep growing Nov 22, 2005
...successes. The firm, based at Riverside Industrial Park, produces puncture-proof tyres for bicycles, wheelchairs and industrial use. ...
- ic Teesside.co.uk,
Wheelchair push is PHAB way of raising charity cash Nov 21, 2005
The team consisted of three Gurkha soldiers from GDC Brecon, three young men and one young lady who all use wheelchairs, and a support team of five male and ...
- Wrexham Evening Leader,
Health Briefs Nov 21, 2005
The Senior Wheels USA Program makes power wheelchairs available to senior citizens and the permanently disabled at no cost to the recipient, if they qualify. ...
- Pittsburgh Tribune-Review,
What Happened? Where Do We Go From Here? Nov 20, 2005
A third young woman instructs people in wheelchairs, families with children, and the elderly to form a special line for quick service, now that the foreigners ...
- Metropolis Magazine,
New center bridges generations of vets Nov 23, 2005
...centers. Hundreds came. They came in wheelchairs and with walkers. Some were without limbs. One man's eye was sunken and shriveled. ...
- Dailyrecord.com,
Go-Ped ban likely to pass Nov 22, 2005
...can also be cited. The ordinance would not affect motorized wheelchairs or personal mobility devices. Mayor Elaine Scruggs said ...
- Newszap Arizona,
Reserved Parking For People With Disabilities Ensures Safe Access ... Nov 22, 2005
...permit or license plates allowing you to use the reserved spaces - including the marked access areas next to the spaces so people with wheelchairs have room to ...
- Empire Information Services, Inc. (press release),
SPCA therapy dog training session Nov 22, 2005
...requirements participants will learn how to handle a dog in and around the health-care environment and health-care equipment (ie wheelchairs, walkers, beds, etc ...
- Exeter News-Letter,
High speeds and hard hits Nov 20, 2005
...rugby or murderball - it's called all three - is a sport strictly for paraplegics that Burger described as "bumper cars in wheelchairs." Four players per team ...
- Cincinnati.com,
AFGHANISTAN: A Rebuilding Plan Full of Cracks Nov 20, 2005
..."You won't have any children who will be attending in wheelchairs -- it won't happen," said Gary Schanil of the Afghan office of Shelter For Life. ...
- CorpWatch.org,
Jury asked to find doctor guilty of fraud Nov 16, 2005
...charges in a case that labeled Houston the hub for multimillion-dollar schemes to defraud Medicare and Medicaid by prescribing unneeded motorized wheelchairs. ...
- Houston Chronicle,
Just Like Her, Only Victims of Disaster Nov 22, 2005
There were the two elderly sisters, one blind, one apparently abused, sitting in their wheelchairs before a van came to take them to a shelter. ...
- New York Times,
Guardsman thankful for time with family at Thanksgiving Nov 23, 2005
In addition to training soldiers, her husband has helped rebuild schools and obtain school supplies, clothes and even wheelchairs for Iraqi children while ...
- Macon Telegraph,
Sports Notes Nov 22, 2005
Other categories are: age, Clydesdales, Fillies and wheelchairs. The entrance fee is $20. Proceeds benefit Project SOUP and the Somerville Track PAC. ...
- Somerville Journal,
Library board has looked at many options Nov 22, 2005
To make the facility handicap accessible, however, interior space would be lost to install an elevator and widen aisles for wheelchairs and walkers. ...
- Linton Daily Citizen,
Reasons for giving thanks Nov 22, 2005
Residents gathered in wheelchairs, armchairs and even folding chairs, not in front of the television as usual, but in front of two classes of children, eager ...
- Mt. Pleasant News,
Andrea Holden Thanksgiving Race highlights weekend Nov 22, 2005
This year's proceeds will purchase beach-accessible wheelchairs for physically challenged children and help fund a new playground at Ezra Baker School. ...
- Yarmouthport Register,
What's new at the Tom house - ‘Extreme Makeover' family has made ... Nov 22, 2005
...elevator. House rules state the only people allowed in it are those in wheelchairs, or carrying baby Grace or leading the guests around. ...
- Davis Enterprise,
Preacher still going strong at age 95 Nov 22, 2005
Some of the 30 residents in wheelchairs are facing the pastor, some are merely there because they were placed there in the morning. ...
- Annapolis Capital,
Supplementary budget too little for RFM Hospital Nov 22, 2005
She said part of that was the emergency ward which needed curtains, trolleys and wheelchairs. The laundry department, she said, needs new washing machines. ...
- The Swazi Observer,
Elderly Jews Fear Onslaught Of Winter Nov 22, 2005
...on-wheels, monthly food packages, medicine, home-nursing care and health check-ups, home repairs, haircuts, eyeglasses, hearing aids, wheelchairs and "winter ...
- Baltimore Jewish Times,
Hidden Heroes Semper Fi philanthropy: Cookbook raises funds Nov 22, 2005
BAY PINES – Nestled in a busy breezeway in Bay Pines VA Medical Center, four brave and humble Marine veterans in wheelchairs quietly gathered to celebrate ...
- Tampa Bay Newspapers,
Need for Access Outstrips Funding Nov 20, 2005
...expensive. In most cases, doors have to be widened and bathrooms have to be enlarged to provide space to maneuver wheelchairs.". ...
- Indiana Gazette,
Alive and kicking Nov 22, 2005
Among her duties of pushing patients in wheelchairs, helping them out of bed and filing records, she delivers what she calls her "sermon on the mount" message ...
- San Antonio Express (subscription),
Racing: Fund eases pain for riders on the rough side of racing Nov 22, 2005
..."It's a chance for the seriously injured, those in wheelchairs, to get a bit of heat with kindred spirits," says Jeremy Richardson, the IJF's chief executive. ...
- Independent,
Flying Is Harder For The Old Nov 20, 2005
A 300-passenger 767 landing may be met by as many as 28 wheelchairs. ... Deutsch counted 25 wheelchairs recently while waiting for a flight at MacArthur. ...
- Hartford Courant,
A Wheelchair Called SPAZZ Caused A Scandal. Why? “Think Outside ... Nov 8, 2005
Colours N Motion recently launched its products in several European markets and some members of the media objected to the name of one of its wheelchairs, Spazz ...
- Emediawire (press release),
Help solve the case of missing chairs Nov 14, 2005
A centre that helps thousands of people with mobility problems in Norfolk is pleading for the return of its missing wheelchairs. ...
- Norwich Evening News,
Wheelchairs in the wilderness 03 Oct 2005
The ADA provision affirmed that Congress did not bar mobility-impaired people dependent on wheelchairs when it otherwise prohibited motors and any "other form ...
- Christian Science Monitor
Buttercup Ball raises £150,000 for child patients 03 Oct 2005
...neuromuscular disorders. However, the evening eclipsed expectations to raise enough for 40 specialised wheelchairs for patients. The ...
- The Herald
How escape from Rita turned into deathtrap 03 Oct 2005
The frail patients, many in wheelchairs, waited outside the red-brick nursing home in low-lying Bellaire. Their ages averaged 85. ...
- KVUE (subscription)
Overseas Vietnamese opens representative office for disabled in ... 03 Oct 2005
The VNAH, managed by Tran Van Ca, has provided more than 80,000 orthopaedic tools and 12,000 wheelchairs free of charge to Vietnamese disabled during the past ...
- Nhan Dan
National Council on Disability Releases Latest Edition of NCD ... 03 Oct 2005
3. What assistive devices (such as wheelchairs, walkers, canes, crutches, speech-enabled or braille notetakers, pagers, closed captioning, TTYs, hearing aids ...
- U.S. Newswire (press release)
Luck and Fate Placed Victims on Storm Bus 03 Oct 2005
22, bound for another Sunrise center in Dallas. Many needed wheelchairs, oxygen or dialysis, and some were lost in the fog of Alzheimer's disease. ...
- The Ledger
Boat flips, 20 die 03 Oct 2005
All passengers had been accounted for within two hours. The passengers were senior citizens, including some who used wheelchairs and walkers, Cleveland said. ...
- The Saratogian
October 2005 Tip Sheet; Gaylord Texan Resort Offers News Media the ... 03 Oct 2005
...tax. Self-parking is complimentary. Wheelchairs are available. Strollers and scooters are not allowed in the "ICE!" attraction. ...
- PR Newswire (press release)
Rescue Mission reaches out to women 03 Oct 2005
...staff and a playroom for kids. It also has one bedroom and bathroom that can accommodate wheelchairs. Every night over at least ...
- Great Falls Tribune
Natural disaster exposes gender divides 03 Oct 2005
Women with children, women on their own, elderly women in wheelchairs, women everywhere -- by a proportion of what looks to be again somewhere around 75 or 80 ...
- Maryville Daily Times
Taylor University: Diplomat follows in his father's footsteps 03 Oct 2005
...public diplomacy - a multi-faceted approach to international relations that involves everything from arranging speakers and events to donations of wheelchairs. ...
- Marion Chronicle Tribune
Too few drivers stop at crosswalk 03 Oct 2005
This is a retirement community for adults over 62 years old. We slow down as we grow older and some of us use canes, walkers or wheelchairs. ...
- News-Leader.com
One step at a time: Hundreds walk to end Alzheimer's 03 Oct 2005
Participants of all ages walked briskly along the 3-mile route, some pushing strollers and wheelchairs adorned with purple balloons, the association's color. ...
- Stamford Advocate
SEE3 teaches disability awareness 03 Oct 2005
At the announcer’s cue on Friday, three people in wheelchairs dashed for the finish line. As the lead wheelchair made its way ...
- Minnesota Daily
GI nursing assistants volunteer to help disabled victims of ... 03 Oct 2005
...into contact with many of the people who were displaced by the storm, getting the supplies and specialty items such as walkers, canes and wheelchairs to them ...
- Grand Island Independent
On mass evacuations and back-road routes 03 Oct 2005
...its vice president of operations, David Feeley, helped arrange for passenger trains to take more than 700 evacuees, many of them in wheelchairs and dependent ...
- Houston Chronicle
THE NDC’S “POLITICS OF MOANS� 03 Oct 2005
The NDC should step up to the plate and demand, even if it requires a “Wahala� of wheelchairs, white canes and crutches, that this Bill moves promptly ...
- Ghana Palaver
Solidering on, mostly alone now 03 Oct 2005
One member collapsed and died at the reunion, where many of approximately 700 participants were in wheelchairs or using walkers. ...
- Newsday
Fire levels Elks Lodge in Beaumont 03 Oct 2005
The Elks donate money to help disabled children go to summer camp and also get prosthetics, hearing aids and wheelchairs, among other items. ...
- Beaumont Enterprise
It’s tempting to fall in love with this verdant Swiss valley 03 Oct 2005
I meander along a snowmelt river, through shady fields and past dozens of waterfalls. The trail is flat and smooth enough for wheelchairs. ...
- Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (subscription)
Doctor: 30 people in wheelchairs stuck if forced to evacuate again Sep 29, 2005
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. A doctor says 30 evacuated people in wheelchairs are stuck in Thousand Oaks if ordered to leave again. Dozens ...
- KESQ
Adventures of a positive man Sep 30, 2005
..."It gave them confidence.". Conservatively, he said, there were 200 people in wheelchairs. The buses to carry them out would depart from several blocks away. ...
- Pahrump Valley Times
Disabled group seeks tax waiver for wheelchairs Sep 24, 2005
The container which contains 250 new wheelchairs and spare parts is donated by Utah, United States of America-based Latter Day Saints Charities, a humanitarian ...
- Daily Independent
Husker fans in wheelchairs endure seating shuffle Sep 17, 2005
105 in place. People in wheelchairs who have tickets for only a single game have the toughest test of their fandom. Smith says that ...
- Sioux City Journal
Father, son team up to create custom-built wheelchairs Sep 20, 2005
...chairs, made in Anchorage, are nimble machines for serious athletes, outdoor enthusiasts or anyone comfortable driving what amounts to a Ferrari of wheelchairs ...
- Anchorage Daily News
RMLD works to bring wheelchairs and walkers to Katrina victims Sep 22, 2005
...husband Charlie that the Seventh Masonic District's Hospital Equipment Loan Program (SMD-HELP) in Malden needed help in transporting wheelchairs and walkers to ...
- Reading Advocate
JFP gets 252 wheelchairs Sep 23, 2005
At least 252 brand new wheelchairs were yesterday donated by the Taiwanese ambassador to The Gambia Patrick Chang to the Jammeh Foundation for Peace through ...
- Daily Observer
Train to handle wheelchairs Sep 20, 2005
In its finished state, the train will feature accommodations for 14 people in wheelchairs, six restored sleeping compartments and a conventional seating and ...
- The Grand Rapids Press
Photos, wheelchairs mark nursing home tragedy Sep 14, 2005
...their spouses and their pets. Wheelchairs, beds and walking frames were overturned, thick sludge lined the floor. A water line seven ...
- Reuters
Photos, wheelchairs mark nursing home tragedy Sep 15, 2005
...pets. All else spoke of a nightmarish death. Wheelchairs, beds and walking frames were overturned, thick sludge lined the floor. A ...
- The Age (subscription)
TheWheelchairSite.com Launches Wheelchairs Tip Site at LifeTips. ... Sep 8, 2005
8 /PRNewswire/ -- LifeTips announces the launch of the Wheelchairs Tip Site in the LifeTips network to the millions of information seekers at LifeTips. ...
- PR Newswire (press release)
Wheelchairs For The Gulf Sep 9, 2005
Hope Haven International Ministries is sending wheelchairs and other products to Louisiana , and inmates in Sioux Falls are lending a hand. ...
- KELOLAND TV
NO-area residents arrive in Ark.; diverted because of wheelchairs Sep 3, 2005
Hurricane Katrina arrived at Fort Smith on Saturday but the first wave was diverted to Fayetteville because Fort Chaffee couldn't accommodate their wheelchairs ...
- Gadsden Times (subscription)
Inventor crafts brake system for wheelchairs Sep 17, 2005
A new automatic braking system designed by a Minnesota inventor is making life easier for some people who use wheelchairs. Pam Barrows ...
- Sioux Falls Argus Leader
Rugby in wheelchairs can be murder Sep 16, 2005
Imagine a souped-up bumper car ride with the players zipping around a basketball court in modified wheelchairs, a mini Mad Max movie featuring high-speed ...
- The State
Therapist takes wheelchairs to nation, world Sep 3, 2005
Jan Cox, an occupational therapist who spearheads area collection of wheelchairs for the international project, recently completed her third trip as part of a ...
- Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
The Wheelchair Site.com Launches Wheelchairs Tip Site at LifeTips. ... Sep 11, 2005
LifeTips announces the launch of the Wheelchairs Tip Site in the LifeTips network to the millions of information seekers at LifeTips. ...
- Medical News Today (press release)
Profit from roadster to buy wheelchairs Sep 3, 2005
...months ago, the $42,000 price tag is how much it will cost the Wheelchair Foundation to make and deliver one shipping-crate full, or 280 wheelchairs, to those ...
- Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Power wheelchairs available Sep 8, 2005
The Senior Wheels USA program makes available power wheelchairs to senior citizens and the permanently disabled at no cost to the recipient, if he or she ...
- Village News Network
Vineyard Rotary sends wheelchairs to Peru Sep 14, 2005
The Martha's Vineyard branch of Rotary International has raised funds and shipped 280 wheelchairs to Peru, where they are being used by individuals in nine ...
- Martha's Vineyard Times
Wheelchairs for evacuees Sep 5, 2005
They plan on gathering 100 wheelchairs and hauling them to evacuees in Huston with donated fuel money. The congregation wasn't exactly sure what to donate. ...
- KBSD
'Rocking Chair-ity' raises about $2,500 for wheelchairs Sep 11, 2005
By Candice Bosely. They sipped coffee, munched on biscuits and chatted. At least one woman was knitting Saturday as she rocked in ...
- Hagerstown Morning Herald
Wheelchairs Needed Sep 6, 2005
Do you or someone you know have a wheelchair you don't need anymore? If so, the Lackawanna Community Boxing Club would love to hear from you. ...
- WGRZ-TV
e-ElectricWheelchairs.com Highlights the Advantages of Electric ... Sep 29, 2005
They are adaptable, affordable, durable and come with reliable warranties. Power mobility scooters are a great economic alternative to electric wheelchairs. ...
- Pressbox.co.uk (press release)
One career ended, but new one began Oct 1, 2005
WHEELCHAIRS: Kept from a life in construction, his tinkering leads to other, custom-fit endeavors. By MELISSA EISELEIN / The Press-Enterprise. ...
- Press-Enterprise (subscription)
Wheelchairs: Inadequate For The Handicapped Aug 30, 2005
...untrue. Even the simplest part of my premise – that wheelchairs are effective – is false. Everyone gets old. I will get old. ...
- Useless-Knowledge.com
Nettie at 94 runs circles around most Oct 1, 2005
You need a pusher of wheelchairs? Nettie pushes. A reader? She reads. ... She passes out prayer books, helps people in wheelchairs. ...
- Palm Beach Post
TheWheelchairSite.com Launches Wheelchairs Tip Site at Lifetips. ... Sep 8, 2005
8, 2005 -- LifeTips announces the launch of the Wheelchairs Tip Site in the LifeTips network to the millions of information seekers at LifeTips. ...
- eReleases (press release)
ProfNet Wire: Health & Medicine: Impact of Hurricanes Katrina/Rita Sep 30, 2005
...are often most affected by these tragedies, as many have been removed from their homes without their primary source of mobility and freedom -- their wheelchairs ...
- Newswise (press release)
senior briefs Sep 28, 2005
LUZERNE COUNTY – Miracle on Wheels makes available Electric Power Wheelchairs to non-ambulatory senior citizens (age 65 and older) and the permanently ...
- Wilkes Barre Times-Leader
e-ElectricWheelchairs.com Explains the Pros and Cons of Buying ... Sep 19, 2005
According to e-ElectricWheelchairs.com, secondhand electric wheelchairs are no doubt cheaper than new ones but a lot of care should be taken when buying a used ...
- Disabilities.AFreePress.com
About Sound Publishing Sep 24, 2005
By Valentina Petrova. Nearly 100 wheelchairs filled a warehouse-sized building in a Silverdale-based company early this week. The ...
- Central Kitsap Reporter
Health Notes Sep 23, 2005
WISHES ON WHEELS makes available power wheelchairs to non-ambulatory senior citizens, 65 years old and up, usually at no out-of-pocket expense if they qualify. ...
- Rockingham News
Heroes of the Local Road Earn Their Pay (And Then Some!) Oct 1, 2005
...the same. They assist new passengers with bike racks and fare boxes and help buckle seatbelts for riders in wheelchairs. They give ...
- texascivilrightsreview.org
Murderball: Award Winning Documentary Comes To Southern Oregon As ... Sep 29, 2005
Quadriplegics who play full-contact rugby in "Mad Max" style wheelchairs - overcoming obstacles to compete in the Paralympic Games in Athens, Greece. ...
- NewsAshland.com
Covering the Counties Sep 29, 2005
No word on what started the fire. A local company that supplies power wheelchairs to people in need has agreed to reimburse Medicare almost a million dollars. ...
- WTVF
Almost a Hollywood ending Sep 30, 2005
Regal can move on, too, and spend its money in better ways than on defending the right to discriminate against people in wheelchairs. ...
- OregonLive.com
Senior notes Oct 1, 2005
...help. Play pool anytime or Friday mornings 9 am to noon. The lending closet is in need of wheelchairs and canes. Karen Langmeyer ...
- Daily News Transcript
Exodus daunting if big one hits Oct 1, 2005
That's on top of the county's own bus system, which includes 28 buses and 19 paratransit vehicles that can accommodate people in wheelchairs. ...
- St. Petersburg Times
Students put a face on disability by writing about their pal Oct 2, 2005
And they hope it will help. ''Kids shouldn't be scared of people in wheelchairs, because they're just the same as other people,'' said Melissa Mastro. ...
- Allentown Morning Call
From the Journal Sentinel Oct 1, 2005
Must be 16 or older, able to move residents in wheelchairs, able to converse with them, able to sign them off and on their unit, able to follow proper ...
- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Racial segregation is self-inflicted in nation's schools Oct 1, 2005
How we process the shame of seeing listless babies, grandmas slumped in wheelchairs - and all the other innocent and mostly black people caught in a continuing ...
- Cleveland Plain Dealer
State briefs: Allied Home Medical to reimburse TennCare Oct 1, 2005
Allied, which is Medicare's top provider of power wheelchairs in Tennessee, submitted false claims for power wheelchairs that were not medically needed in 2001 ...
- Fairview Observer
Small town opens hearts, homes to evacuees Oct 1, 2005
...“When we saw them get off the bus we knew we had more than a little problem,� Billings recalled. “They were in wheelchairs and they had catheters hanging ...
- Daily News - Galveston County
Residents question location of downtown handicap stalls Oct 1, 2005
...one ever responded. B&H sells wheelchairs, scooters, walkers and canes, and many of his regulars have disabilities. Fraedrich said ...
- Provo Daily Herald
Program helps disabled hunters Oct 2, 2005
...hunt possible. Many are blind, like Brock, or are in wheelchairs which don't maneuver well on Wyoming's rugged terrain. From the ...
- Jackson Hole Star-Tribune
Dogs rule at annual walk, carnival Oct 2, 2005
...explained. "That’sa plan that’s worked well in other locations. Our dogs are primarily used by people who use wheelchairs. We ...
- Benton County Daily Record
Waiting to go home Oct 1, 2005
Those in wheelchairs — because the conference center is also being used as a special needs shelter — were strapped in as well, she said. ...
- Anderson Independent Mail (subscription)
Giving the disabled their mobility Oct 1, 2005
...she says. “We need seven motorised wheelchairs, each costing RM9,000, to enable the disabled people to be more mobile. We also ...
- Malay Mail
A chance meeting at a singles dance led to a new home in DeWitt ... Oct 1, 2005
Ken says. “There are no steps at the entranceway, and all the doors are wide enough to accommodate walkers and wheelchairs. We ...
- Quad City Times
Travelers' convenience, comfort will be key in Sturtevant's new ... Oct 1, 2005
Restrooms will include stalls that accommodate wheelchairs, as well as baby-changing tables, and the towers will each have an elevator. ...
- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Gathered graduates take fond look back Oct 2, 2005
...states. With some members expected in wheelchairs or walkers, dancing wasn't on the agenda, said Stec, one of the event's organizers. ...
- New Brunswick Home News Tribune
A merry-go-round once more for park Oct 2, 2005
The Hempstead Lake carousel's 36 horses are "jumpers" that move up and down; its two chariots have been given fold-up seats to accommodate wheelchairs. ...
- Newsday
Donation keeps mom mobile Sep 30, 2005
...need them," said Stacy Drake, a customer service representative for National Seating & Mobility, a Stockton-based company that supplies electric wheelchairs. ...
- Stockton Record
Pioneer Center athletes get a big kick out of soccer game Sep 30, 2005
The game began in Thursday's gym class as six students were fitted securely into their wheelchairs and pushed quickly across the gym floor as they chased an ...
- Chillicothe Gazette
Boy Scout takes on wheelchair accessibility of park Oct 1, 2005
To earn his Eagle Scout badge, James Garcia decided in May to take on building a picnic area for people who use wheelchairs at the North Valleys Regional ...
- Reno Gazette Journal
Business notes Oct 2, 2005
..."Our mission is to make the world more accessible for people who use wheelchairs and scooters," said Philip Welch, MobilityWorks' general manager. ...
- Cincinnati Enquirer
Vietnam veteran helps others through AMVETS Oct 2, 2005
This was supposed to be a fishing trip, but then it rained, and some of these people are in wheelchairs. So we spent the afternoon inside and played bingo. ...
- The Morning Journal
Morgan Kelly's Here To Fight, Fight, Fight Oct 2, 2005
...when an Internet search turned up a mention of the Music City Lightning Wheelcheerleaders, a Tennessee squad consisting entirely of girls in wheelchairs. ...
- The Ledger
My journey to Vietnam Sep 30, 2005
It supports numerous projects and campaigners are just about to support a fundraising drive to send wheelchairs to the British Friendship Hospital, set up by ...
- ic Coventry
Cam Shaw-Duran, his wheelchair and the summit Oct 1, 2005
With both men in wheelchairs the pair made it though the first 4.5 miles together with a team of people carrying items such as "Gatorade, Go Fast Energy Drinks ...
- Clock (subscription)
Cookeville company settles false billing charges Sep 29, 2005
Allied Home Medical Incorporated, the leading supplier of power wheelchairs in Tennessee, was alleged to have submitted claims for medically unnecessary power ...
- WVLT
Wheelchair rugby hits the mark Sep 30, 2005
...original rugby. Players steer around a basketball court in wheelchairs carrying a ball the size of a volleyball. Although there ...
- Joongang Ilbo
Hemet set for new building Oct 1, 2005
The bathrooms have no tubs, but the shower area is large enough to fit a wheelchair. Carpets are glued to the floor to make them more stable for wheelchairs. ...
- Press-Enterprise (subscription)
Local Group Helping Hurricane Victims Re-Gain Mobility Sep 20, 2005
Standing in a sea of wheelchairs one of the organizers, Murphy marvels at what volunteers have accomplished in just a couple of days. ...
- KIROtv.com
School strikes up the band Oct 1, 2005
The music was loud and festive as about 400 people, mostly kids and many in wheelchairs, paraded across Washington Avenue to and from the United Cerebral Palsy ...
- Digital Divide Network
Suit settlement to alter designs of two Regal theaters in Salem Sep 28, 2005
Salem's Santiam 11 theater will be retrofitted and the new Lancaster 11 theater's design might be changed to better accommodate wheelchairs as the result of a ...
- Salem Statesman Journal
Leveling the playing field Sep 25, 2005
Lucas Towle, 11, who was injured in a car accident, and Mark Braun, 12, born with spina bifida, both use wheelchairs but their competitive spirits haven't been ...
- Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription)
New ramp available for handicapped fans Sep 28, 2005
By CARIN MCCLUNG, Democrat News Staff. Trumann school officials and football fans have been mulling over building a special section for fans in wheelchairs. ...
- Trumann Democrat
The SCOOTER Store Provides Gift of Mobility to Katrina Victims Sep 21, 2005
More Than $1 Million in Wheelchairs, Canes and Walkers Will Be Distributed to Disabled NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas, Sept. 21 /PRNewswire ...
- PR Newswire (press release)
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