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It’s about time! Wheelchair-accessible recliner on the market
How in the hell is a recliner modified to be made wheelchair-accessible? Also, would you pay $1200 for it? Read all about this wacky invention on my pro-blog here – Tiff
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Wheelchair “UFO” spotted at Burning Man. Was it you?
Hippie festivals are always full of crazies. But disabled crazies? Even better. Check out my blog on this badass wheelchair art and other ponderings on hippie festivals if you’re disabled! – Tiff
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New tongue sensor drives wheelchair; no joystick required
A sensor the size of a lentil has been developed to control power wheelchairs, and can decipher between “regular” tongue movement and user-controlled tongue movements. Read my blog here! – Tiff
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Riding a wheelchair astride: Nonsense or brilliant?
Japanese robot maker Tmsuk Co. has invented a handlebar-laden wheelchair that you ride like a scooter. Who will get the most out of this strange design? And would you ride it? Read my two cents – Tiff
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Furutistic, thought-controlled wheelchairs just a few years away
Toyota has announced they’ve designed a thought-powered wheelchair that can read thoughts instantly. Would you use one? And how could this technology be applied to other, non-medical, products? Read my blog here! – Tiff
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1 day or 1 year. How long does it take to really know “wheelchair life?”
The recent headline of Saturday’s singer Vanessa White having to perform from a wheelchair got me thinking. Was she embarrassed or did she secretly like the attention? And did she learn anything from the experience? Read the rest of my thoughts here. – Tiff
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Clever on/off battery switch prevents vans, cars (you name it), from dying
Is your adapted vehicle constantly dying and you don’t know why? I just got this badass switch installed in my van last week, and it pretty much rocks the casbah. Read all about it here. – Tiff
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The very first wheelchair found in recorded history
How far back in history does the wheelchair go? Also, rich (and lazy) royals were some of the first to ride around in “rolling chairs.” Guess who gets the prize for the laziest royal of them all? All will be revealed on my Disaboom blog right here. – Tiff
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No, I don’t sleep in my wheelchair
Do you sleep in your wheelchair? How do you shower? How do you go up stairs? These are just a few of the innocent questions kids have thrown my way. It’s funny. Kids sometimes think that my wheelchair is magically grafted to my ass. And even more amusing, they think that if I leave my wheelchair, I’ll poof (!)…spontaneously combust (or worse). I can survive without my wheelchair thank you very much. Yes, it would suck, but my body doesn’t require a “chair with wheels” to continue cellular regeneration. And here’s how I school these kids RIGHT (my full Disaboom blog)…. – Tiff
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“Hands-free” wheelchair helps users bust a move
Imagine a wheelchair that moves depending on whatever the direction you lean in? That’d be pretty sweet, right (not to mention a show-stopper on the dance floor). Well, it’s now a reality thanks to University of South Florida’s choreography instructor, Merry Lynn Morris. Like most worthwhile inventions, Morris was inspired to create the Rolling Dance Chair after a personal experience: Having with a father who become disabled. And he, just like me, loved to dance…click for the rest of this blog here. – Tiff