All Terrain Wheelchairs - built for all conditions

All terrain wheelchairs are made for use on all types of land that could possibly be difficult for the disabled. They can be used on the following types of land, beach sand, water, snow and off road. This would help improve and enhance peoples live dramatically by the mobility of the chair. This wou...

Fun in the Sun With Beach Wheelchairs

Beach wheelchairs are very useful when visiting the beach. Some beaches have them available for public use but some do not. These chairs can be used on soft sand, mud, snow, gravel, turf, and many other difference surfaces. The three wheeled design offers a more balanced vehicle with weight is added...

Handicapped Travel Tips

You've been told this by your family and your friends over and over again, "Don't let your disability get the best of you - go out and do things!" You're more than likely sick of hearing this phrase but they're absolutely right. But before you start dreaming of the Eiffel Tower and the Great Barrier...

Special Wheelchairs are designed for Various Sporting Activities

Gone are the days of physical limitations restricting your abilities; special wheelchairs have been designed to break all these barriers. Today, many people with physical disabilities are entering the world of sports and taking the sporting world by storm. Today's wheelchairs are being manufactured ...

Special Wheelchairs are designed for Various Sporting Activities

Gone are the days of physical limitations restricting your abilities; special wheelchairs have been designed to break all these barriers. Today, many people with physical disabilities are entering the world of sports and taking the sporting world by storm. Today's wheelchairs are being manufactured ...

Stair Climbing Wheelchairs: Reaching the Top with Wheels

There has always been a demand for stair climbing wheelchairs and now with recent technological advances, this demand will finally be met. The race to design a stair climbing wheelchair started in the 1950s when the National Inventors Council offered a $5000 reward to anyone who could design a wheel...

Wheelchair Accessible Camping Guide

Camping is enjoyed by people around the world every year; however, for individuals who face physical challenges, the act of camping can be somewhat difficult. The good news is that wheelchair accessible camping can make this activity available and enjoyable for everyone. With wheelchair accessib...

Wheelchair Accessible Fishing

Awareness and popularity for wheelchair accessible fishing came into play when Sarde Howell, an avid fishermen suffered a stroke and invented the "one armed fishing bandit'. The fishing bandit was originally designed for people whom only had the functionality for one arm. The response was so great, ...

Wheelchair Accessible Parks More Evident Since the Passing of the ADA

Wheelchair Accessible Parks are part of the American’s With Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990. The ADA was established on July 26, 1990 by President George Bush, and was developed to ensure that Americans with disabilities (and those who are in wheelchairs for any reason) will be treated equally in ter...

Play Wheelchair Basketball to Stay in Shape!

At one time, individuals with physical limitations were somewhat prevented from participating in athletic sports. As time as gradually passed; however, some sports have become available for individuals with disabilities. One of these is wheelchair basketball, which is now played in the Paralympic Ga...

Wheelchair Dance: Staying Active

There are numerous activities that, unfortunately, individuals with disabilities are not able to participate in. At least, that has traditionally been true. In the past few years; however, there have been numerous advances that have allowed persons with disabilities to begin participating in a wider...

Wheelchair Rollers: Exercising in the Comfort of your Own Home

Wheelchair rollers are great to get some exercise without leaving the comfort of your own home. They also come in handy when the weather outside is too harsh to go outside, but now that's not an issue! Wheelchair rollers are easy to use and don't occupy a lot of space because they should be foldable...

Wheelchair Rugby a.k.a. Murderball

Wheelchair rugby, also known as Quad Rugby is a team sport for athletes with a disability. When we think of the term "Rugby", we think of overgrown men with high testosterone tackling each other, running back and forth on a field with a ball shaped like an American football. Wheelchair rugby is si...

The Brief History of Wheelchair Sports

Wheelchair sports are for athletes who are physically disabled but have the able-body to compete in a specific wheelchair sport. To define a physically disabled wheelchair athlete, they can either be a paraplegic - complete paralysis of the lower body including both legs, or they can be quadriplegi...

Tennis Wheelchair: Tennis on Wheels

Many wheelchair users enjoy playing sports, so it was only natural that wheelchair tennis was created. Wheelchair was created in 1976 and officially founded in 1980 with the formation of the National Foundation of Wheelchair Tennis which later on lead to the International Wheelchair Tennis Federatio...

Wheelchair Curling: Curlers on Wheelchairs

Wheelchair curling is a simple game. You slide granite donuts down a sheet of ice towards a circular target, and hope they end up closer to the centre than those thrown by your opponent. Wheelchair curling is almost identical to the standard game of curling; the only major differences are that pla...

Wheelchair Hockey: Hockey for Wheelchair Athletes

Wheelchair hockey, also known as PowerHockey is for persons requiring the use of an electric (power) wheelchair during daily life. The general conception of hockey is overgrown men skating back and forth on ice hitting and fighting each other over a little black shaped disk. Wheelchair hockey is n...