Posts Tagged ‘ Haiti’

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)


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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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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

Local woman sending wheelchairs to Haiti – Star-Press

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

Local woman sending wheelchairs to Haiti – Star-Press
MUNCIE — Giving monetary donations to Haitian earthquake victims on three separate occasions wasn’t enough for Phyllis Davis. Davis watched telethons and TV news segments that showed people without homes, furniture, even canes for walking. The 55

Community calendar – Houma Courier
An Alcohol-Free Zone for all west Houma parades: The Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council for South Louisiana reserves the area by Good Earth Transit’s main terminal at Barataria Avenue and Main Street in Houma as an alcohol-, drug- and tobacco-free zone