Posted by bespoken Team on August 31, 2023 at 10:45 0 Comments 0 Likes
The Blackwood Design Awards are open to anyone, who has produced a great idea that supports people with disabilities, regardless of their background or level of experience.
The competition is looking for inventions, designs, and concepts that can enable people with disabilities to live their life to the full.
There…
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Posted by Ryan MacDonald on March 24, 2021 at 9:03 2 Comments 1 Like
For Gary Smith, retiring from a career in wheelchair Basketball due to a long-term shoulder injury was not an easy decision. He had played wheelchair basketball for as long as he could remember and made many lifelong friends through the…
Posted by Ryan MacDonald on January 28, 2021 at 12:04 0 Comments 1 Like
When the first snowflake fell this year, it made me think about the amazing Amanda Lees (pictured right). To me, I see snow as something that makes it really difficult to get around in my wheelchair. To Amanda, snow is an opportunity to travel, meet with friends and hit the slopes! We asked her to write a guest blog telling us all about her ski adventures........and she didn't disappoint. Here it is......
"As I zoom down the mountain, making…
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Products or ideas we think you should know about:
Maura Horton has launched her own company with an idea she first came up with to help her husband who has Parkinsons. Thanks to her invention he can dress himself in seconds.
Inspirational stories about people achieving remarkable things:
Tom and Laura were just neighbours who liked to walk their dogs together. A brilliant idea has made them co-designers of a life changing invention to help blind people.
One of our members Rich, has a great blog
with some really insightful an interesting stuff. He has been kind enough to allow us to share it with you.
Read Rich's Latest blog click here...
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