If it wasn’t for the Otis safety brake, an invention that gave birth to the modern-day elevator, what a tired, stuck populace we would be.
Read all about the invention of the modern-day elevator
– Tiff
Tag: Wheelchair life
How do you stop from falling out of your wheelchair?
And is strapping myself in – like Hannibal Lector to a gurney – my only option?
Read my thoughts on this ever-present annoyance here 🙂
– Tiff
Turn that frown upside down: Sex transforms ‘belligerent’ paraplegic
A sexually frustrated, group home-based, 22 year old man receives sexual favors from nurse, with said nurse’s goal to make him a happier, less violent resident (for others) to live with.
Read my blog on this story here
– Tiff
If a homeless person asks someone in a wheelchair for money, is it wrong?
Is it ok to “go there,” and what is “there” in the first place.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
Wheelchair “UFO” spotted at Burning Man. Was it you?
Hippie festivals are always full of crazies. But disabled crazies? Even better.
– Tiff
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.
– Tiff
Erika Bogan crowned the new Ms. Wheelchair America
28 year old Erika Bogan from Huntersville, North Carolina is the new Ms. Wheelchair America 2010!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
