There are few things more enjoyable in life than getting outdoors on a warm summer day and doing something liberating. As a quad wheelchair user who lives in the UK, I am more than accustomed to waking up to the sound of wind and rain beating against the bedroom windows. On these days I know, …
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Check out these 5 things to consider when choosing a wheelchair accessible vehicle (WAV) so that you can get the best to suit your needs and make life easier.
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TV presenter, actor and disability campaigner Adam Pearson is set to test his cooking skills when he participates in Celebrity MasterChef 2022 this summer.
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Hiring is a great way to experience our all terrain wheelchair products for yourself and to really see how it can fit into your life and go to all those places which are dear to you. We have a small hire fleet of Mountain Trikes (manual lever drive) and MT Push (manual attendant chair) all terrain wheelchairs available to hire to anyone living in the UK – these can be hired direct from us through our short-term try before you buy hire scheme. Unfortunately, due to the complexity of the MT Evo and transporting battery issues (dangerous goods!) of our eTrike & ePush we are unable to offer a hire for these products. If you prefer 1:1 demos are available or if hiring isn’t possible We do offer individual demonstrations for the eTrike, ePush and MT Evo – either at a suitable location for you, such as your home, favourite…
Disability blogger, Rebecca Sullivan, who runs the blog From This Window, went to find out if social media can be a force for good and a lifeline for disabled people.
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Making some sense of a complex problem Fatigue is extremely common. One in five visits to the GP feature fatigue (1). In its worst forms, fatigue can have a devastating impact on a person’s life, limiting work, day-to-day activities and enjoying time with friends and family. Despite this, it can be hard to define exactly… Read more
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And if so, what can we do about it? Back pain is an extremely common problem across the world. It is estimated that at any point in time around 1 in 10 people are suffering from back pain (1). If you are a wheelchair user your risk of back pain is about 5 times higher… Read more
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Disability blogger, Dax Everritt, shares a post on how to be a good ally to disabled people and help make society fully inclusive.
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The Mountain Trike Company launch the ePush – an electric power assist version of their already very successful MT Push.
The new product will be unveiled at the established independent living show, Naidex, which is held at the NEC, Birmingham on the 6-7July 2022.
TfL is proposing to change the ULEZ, but it wants to hear disabled people’s views first. Here, we speak to Gary, who works at TfL and is partially sighted, about why your views are so important.
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