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Vounteers’ ramps ease homelife for those in wheelchairs – Everett Herald

Wednesday, June 16th, 2010

Vounteers’ ramps ease homelife for those in wheelchairs – Everett Herald
EVERETT — The stairs at her house made it hard for Genevieve Ewing to get around in her wheelchair. It’s much better now, after a group of volunteers from the Master Builders Association on May 15 installed a ramp at

Golfers help fund ramp ministry – Aiken Standard
A few sprinkles didn’t dampen the camaraderie of the 19 teams of golfers from St. John’s United Methodist Church who played at The Golf Club at Cedar Creek on May 21. Their purpose was to raise additional funds to build

The revolutionary Roll-a-Ramp for disability access or industrial ramps – Earthtimes
Roll-a-Ramp is the revolutionary product that’s causing a huge stir throughout the ramp access industry. From industrial service ramps to wheelchair ramps, its unique simplicity and load-bearing strength allows it to

Discover the Benefits of Raised Access Floors on the – PRLog (free press release)

Monday, May 31st, 2010

Discover the Benefits of Raised Access Floors on the – PRLog (free press release)
Raised Access Flooring website online also offers you full length articles on basement drop ceiling selections, drop ceiling panels, suspended ceiling installation, used wheelchair ramps, portable wheelchair ramps, and more. You can use the

State ramps up curb upgrades – Abilene Reporter-News
By the end of the year, hundreds of intersections around the city will be wheelchair accessible. The city of Abilene recently finished installing curb ramps at 25 intersections, and the Texas Department of Transportation will construct ramps at more

Paul’s distaste – Salt Lake Tribune

Thursday, May 27th, 2010

Paul’s distaste – Salt Lake Tribune

Paul's distaste
Salt Lake Tribune
about his distaste for the feds telling restaurants they couldn't segregate lunch counters or requiring office buildings to have wheelchair ramps.

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Wheelchair ramp allows fourth-grader compete, win Brockton spelling bee – The Patriot Ledger

Wheelchair ramp allows fourth-grader compete, win Brockton spelling bee
The Patriot Ledger
He needs a wheelchair to get around, and the schoolhouse, built in 1875, was not wheelchair-accessible. So with materials provided by the Little Red

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Miami’s Medical Equipment Solutions Now Offers Electric Power – PRWeb

Wednesday, May 19th, 2010

Miami’s Medical Equipment Solutions Now Offers Electric Power – PRWeb
From electric wheelchairs to hospital beds and oxygen concentrators, the specialists at MES have the MES excitedly offers the new compact, portable oxygen concentrator for their customers. Freedom of travel and mobility are the two hallmark

State plan for equal Medicaid payments riles nursing homes – Crain’s Cleveland Business
Many other necessities, such as portable oxygen and wheelchairs, also would need to be paid for under the single payment from Medicaid, he said. Alternative offered up Gov. Ted Strickland initially proposed implementing the single Medicaid payment

First Nations diabetes strategy is contentious – Calgary Herald
The young students, who have taken their fight for a new school to YouTube, have been in portable classrooms for years provincial standards, he says, noting that people leaving hospital in wheelchairs after losing limbs to diabetes don’t get far

Hills Calendar – FireEngineering.com

Monday, May 3rd, 2010

Hills Calendar – FireEngineering.com
Free electric wheelchairs available to the elderly and permanently disabled if they qualify. 800-277-2129. USS Potomac Presidential Yacht Activities. History Cruises, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. first and third Thursdays, second and fourth Saturdays. $

Couple gets four years in prison for spending spree with company – Nashville Business Journal
Permobil, based in Lebanon, sells electric wheelchairs. In addition to their prison sentences, the Haneys were ordered to repay more than $1.3 million to Permobil. Assistant U.S. Attorney Ty Howard prosecuted the case for the United States.

Community News – Longmont Daily Times-Call
He’s ready for wide, roomy hallways that will make getting around in his electric wheelchair a snap The kitchen sink and counter raise and lower to accommodate residents in wheelchairs. A nearby stovetop is designed to not heat up until a metal