Archive for the ‘ News’ Category

Thief Allegedly Steals 88-Year-Old Man’s Wheelchair – KSALlink.com

Friday, March 12th, 2010

Thief Allegedly Steals 88-Year-Old Man’s Wheelchair – KSALlink.com
The wheelchair is a manual, black Invacare brand with the name “Bill Staab” written on the left side handle. Anyone with any information on this crime is asked to call Salina Police or Crime Stoppers at 785-825-TIPS.

Local Haiti aid groups focusing on longer term – TheDay.com

Monday, March 8th, 2010

Local Haiti aid groups focusing on longer term – TheDay.com

Local Haiti aid groups focusing on longer term
TheDay.com
He said the prosthetics are particularly important in Haiti, where a wheelchair is essentially "useless" because there isn't any handicapped access.

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Steampunk Professor X chair has everything to rock static lives – The Design Blog (blog)


Technabob (blog)
Steampunk Professor X chair has everything to rock static lives
The Design Blog (blog)
wheelchair also integrates a digital amped sound system, Vodka cranberry dispenser, an event triggered sound processor and a portable smoke machine to
Professor X Chair Dispenses Vodka, Announces Presence With Arduino Sounds And Gizmodo Australia

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Boy, 6, who nearly drowned getting out of hospital after 2 months – Columbus Dispatch

Thursday, March 4th, 2010

Boy, 6, who nearly drowned getting out of hospital after 2 months – Columbus Dispatch


Columbus Dispatch
Boy, 6, who nearly drowned getting out of hospital after 2 months
Columbus Dispatch
have been helping his family prepare for the homecoming, including replacing carpet with wood flooring and building a wheelchair ramp to the house.

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Teaneck, police reports, March 4 – NorthJersey.com

Teaneck, police reports, March 4
NorthJersey.com
A Teaneck Road resident reported that his metal folding wheelchair ramp valued at $1075 was stolen from the front of his residence. Feb. 25.

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Boy who fell through ice beating the odds – The Newark Advocate

Boy who fell through ice beating the odds
The Newark Advocate
The carpeting needs to be ripped up and replaced with hardwood floors and a wheelchair ramp will have to be built, Dotson said.

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Disabled Man: Doctor’s Office Lacked Ramp – Eyewitness News

Sunday, February 28th, 2010

Disabled Man: Doctor’s Office Lacked Ramp – Eyewitness News
When he got there he found a building with no handicapped parking, and no wheelchair access. VanDeBogart He insisted that he has a portable ramp that he uses and said he frequently helped patients in wheelchairs into the building.

Homeless Haitians: aid halted to force them out – Fresno Bee
Homeless victims of Haiti’s earthquake said Monday that police are halting deliveries of food and water to try to force them to leave their camp on the grounds of the prime minister’s office . Police have padlocked gates to the camp where about 2,500

Savvy Senior: How to create a senior-friendly bathroom – Morris County Daily Record
make a bathroom bath/shower in case of a fall. And many seniors with mobility or balance problems need to shower sitting down. If this applies to you, install a hand-held, adjustable-height shower head, and buy a portable bath/shower chair

Good vibrations aid mind-controlled steering – New Scientist

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

Good vibrations aid mind-controlled steering – New Scientist
Controlling electric wheelchairs using the power of the mind is emerging researchers placed 12 phone vibrators, positioned like the numbers on a clock, on a belt worn around the wheelchair user’s waist. These vibrate sequentially for 3 seconds

After a Ford lurches, a trial hints of what Toyota faces – St. Petersburg Times
S timpsons vs. Ford is being tried in the Sumter County Historical Courthouse, a 1914 brick relic with drafty windows and creaky floors. It lies by the tracks in Bushnell, a town known for an 1835 Indian massacre. A passing train blasts its horn in

Arkansas Literary Festival announces authors – Arkansas Times
Like last year — and maybe even more so — there aren’t really any big names headed to the seventh annual Arkansas Literary Festival, which’ll is happening April 8-11 throughout the River Market area. Still, some good looking authors and programs

Community calendar – Houma Courier
The Bayou Blue Public Library, 198 Mazerac St., Houma, offers free tax service to residents from 1 to 5 p.m. every Tuesday in February. Residents must schedule an appointment in advance by calling the library at 580-0634. Children can receive free