Cooling backrest cushion backed by clinical evidence to demonstrate how it benefits users
wheelAIR has published a new clinical indications document, providing evidence to both clients and healthcare professionals that its cooling backrest cushion delivers positive results to…
New proposition to alter NHS short-term wheelchair provision policy in Scotland
Labour’s Jackie Baillie is calling for the NHS to provide wheelchairs to people in Scotland with short-term mobility needs, changing the NHS’ current six-month policy.…
Increased carbon leads to improved wheelchair performance at speed for clients
Giving wheelchair users better stability and control, Loopwheels has launched its Loopwheel Carbon wheel, containing 12 percent more carbon to its vibration reducing springs. The…
Lewis Reed helps man educate young people on the dangers of drink driving after being left paralysed
After being involved in a serious car accident six years ago, 28-year-old Greg Sumner was left paralysed from the next down. However, he is now…
Carole’s new wheelchair gives her the push she needed with help from local mobility store
After being given a wheelchair by the NHS Wheelchair Services but finding it too heavy to push herself in, Carole took matters into her own…
Patent-awaiting wheelchair handrim alternative to offer ‘most suitable solution for the upper body’
In a project financed by the Austrian Science Fund FWF, a research group from Vienna set out to find the optimal drive for wheelchairs; the…
Popular doll range becomes more inclusive with wheelchair accessory and prosthetic limb
Credit: Mashable Available from June 2019, the Barbie Fashionistas range will see a doll with a wheelchair accessory and a doll with a prosthetic limb…
New accessible vehicle launched with extra headroom space to accommodate for taller wheelchair users
Wheelchair accessible vehicle company Lewis Reed has announced the launch of its new Mercedes V-Class Grande, incorporating more internal headroom height for taller wheelchair users.…
Charity creating assistive technology for parents in wheelchairs seeks input from wheelchair users and healthcare professionals
Designability, a Bath-based charity aiming to create life-changing assistive technology, is looking for thoughts and feedback to help develop a new wheelchair baby carrier for…
Innovative wheelchair backrest cushion allows adaptive athlete to stay cool during summer
A woman has been able to keep cool in her wheelchair during the intense summertime heat in Australia due to the wheelAIR cooling backrest cushion.…