All Discussions Tagged 'wheelchair' (45)

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Furniture designed for comfort and accessibility at home

Wheelchair Accessible Recliner Terry Darling had a diving accident that left him a C 5-6 quadriplegic. Since then, Terry has invented vario…

Started by Lidia Garcia Fernandez

0 Jun 18, 2015

Minding the Accessibility Gap

Disability campaigners such as Transport for All greeted with dismay the report of 5th June 2015 from the Evening Standard  that London Und…

Started by Jane Adams

0 Jun 15, 2015

Loopwheels at Naidex 2015

When Blackwood attended Naidex 2015 at the end of April we paid a visit to the Loopwheels stand where we got it straight from the horses mo…

Started by bespoken Team

0 Jun 11, 2015

Accessible Bus Design

bespoken recieved an email from a Product Design Engineering student looking for help with their 3rd year project. They are working on a pr…

Started by bespoken Team

10 May 28, 2015
Reply by michael igoe

A quick look at wheelchair design

Many of us are familiar with using wheelchairs to get around, but far fewer would have any idea of how to design one (I certainly didn’t).…

Started by Ciorstaidh MacGlone

0 Mar 25, 2015

Loopwheels: The Shock-Abosorbing Wheels for Wheelchairs

Previously on bespoken we’ve featured articles on  manual and motorised chairs which help the user negotiate uneven streets and rougher pat…

Started by Rory Telfer

1 Mar 24, 2015
Reply by Rory Telfer

Life in a Blackwood home according to John Logan

by Anais Durand People with disabilities deserve to be given the chance to live independently, which is why adapted housing plays a huge p…

Started by bespoken Team

1 Mar 6, 2015
Reply by Ailsa June MacLean

Can you help?

Hey all, We have been contacted by a company about doing a review of a product called the HexHog (a cool new all-terrain wheelchair). We ne…

Started by bespoken Team

0 Feb 27, 2015

See what it can gru for you: fixing the world with Sugru

Tactile marking on a light switch Sugru is a mouldable silicone clay which dries to a hard, rubbery finish. To the eyes of somebody who l…

Started by Ciorstaidh MacGlone

0 Feb 16, 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

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