Wheelchairs & Mobility (127)

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Stand Up, Sit Down with the Qolo Wheelchair

 The Qolo wheelchair allows its user to stand vertically. This terrific invention was runner up at the prestigious James Dyson Awards for d…

Started by Adam Shippey

0 Feb 12, 2015

A scooter you can fling in the boot? An overview of the Firefly Attachable Handcycle.

Choosing between a wheelchair and a scooter can be a head scratcher. The user's needs have to be taken into account, as well as body size a…

Started by Ciorstaidh MacGlone

2 Feb 9, 2015
Reply by Ciorstaidh MacGlone

Pony Access: how Simon Mulholland is opening up the countryside.

While wheelchairs and scooters are constantly improving, there will always be places where a wheeled vehicle is at a disadvantage. This is…

Started by Ciorstaidh MacGlone

0 Jan 19, 2015

Nothing Stands in Your Way With The Tank Chair

  The Tank Chair is the brainchild of Brad Soden who designed the chair after his wife, Liz, was paralysed from the waist down in a car acc…

Started by Rory Telfer

0 Jan 6, 2015

Sticking with the classics

For some, a mobility aid not only provides freedom, but an extra chance to accessorise. Helen Beaumont studies psychology at the University…

Started by Ciorstaidh MacGlone

0 Dec 18, 2014

wheelchair loss independance

   

Started by Geoff Bosworth

0 Dec 8, 2014

Get your motor running: bespoken member test drives the TGA Supersport.

Anne Walker tried out the TGA Supersport for one week, and was generally pleased with the notorious Harley Scooter.   A stable, customisab…

Started by Ciorstaidh MacGlone

2 Nov 13, 2014
Reply by Ciorstaidh MacGlone

A wheelchair that is a dream come true

The first time Andrew Slorance had to go out in public as a wheelchair user was a bad day. Worse than the day he was paralysed by his accid…

Started by Monica Quintero Restrepo

3 Nov 11, 2014
Reply by Ailsa June MacLean

A wheelchair that can carry you up stairs

The Independence iBOT Mobility System is a wheelchair that allows the user to climb stairs, go over sand, rocks and up and down pavements.…

Started by Monica Quintero Restrepo

0 Nov 10, 2014

A wheelchair that works like a bicycle

eV is a wheelchair project which started as an idea of Andreas Bhend and Samuel Uebersax at university. They are industrial designers from…

Started by Monica Quintero Restrepo

7 Nov 5, 2014
Reply by Ailsa June MacLean

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