Handicapped can hunt from vehicles
By Mannix Porterfield - Register-Herald reporter - November 16, 2007 - Perhaps the word simply hasn’t been spread sufficiently, but handicapped hunters aren’t getting much mileage out of a special program that allows them to stalk deer from inside vehicles on designated roads in national forests of West Virginia. more-->
(Mobility Driven Editor's note: yuck)
Chattanoogan: Disabled Race Car Driver Going Back Behind Wheel - The Chattanoogan Sun, 19 Aug 2007 6:07 PM PDT - Signal Mountain's Tim Totherow put his racing on hold in 2000 when his dad, Herb Totherow, was diagnosed with cancer. Since then it has been one family catastrophe after another. But he is determined to get back behind the wheel at Boyd's Speedway soon. more-->
Motorcyclist lived life in sidecar, but not on sidelines - Rocky Mountain News - Aug 08 12:40 AM Thomas Deniston was an activist for the disabled, always on the go. But to accomplish his mission in life, this special man needed a special vehicle. more-->
Ready, willing and able to work
The Decatur Daily Tue, 19 Jun 2007 2:22 AM PDT DANVILLE A wreck more than a decade ago paralyzed Teresa Faulkner from the chest down. But it couldn't paralyze her spirit. Last fall, she took driving lessons from a state instructor. more-->
Wheelchair bus pledge pleases Harry
Driffield Today - Jun 07 4:25 AM
A DISABLED schoolboy from Hutton will be able to travel to school with his friends from today after transport officials pledged to provide a wheelchair accessible bus. more-->
Accident didn't end my ambition
livingscotsman.com - Thu 26 Apr 2007 - Having thrown successful club nights attended by hundreds of party-goers, George Henry knows exactly how to make people happy.But his feel-good demeanour is not only in spite of but because of a car accident that left him paralysed and his dreams of being a professional football player shattered. more-->
Bid to protect disabled motorists
BBC News, UK - Tuesday, 6 March 2007,
A Shropshire MP campaigning to make sure disabled parking bays are not misused is calling for private wheel-clampers to be better regulated. more-->
Former cop protects disabled parking spots
KGW Portland Fri, 02 Feb 2007- Stan Harmon rolls his wheel chair down the chilly sidewalk at the Fred Meyer store in east Portland. He scans 10 spaces reserved for the disabled. His dark colored vest reads “Portland Police” in yellow block letters.He carries a leather pouch in his lap. A digital camera hangs around his neck. more-->
Activist: Cities offer lessons for Paratransit
The News Journal Mon, 29 Jan 2007 0:48 AM PST The bus wasn't much to look at ... but the balloons and the "Welcome to New Orleans" gift bag that arrived with it sent a message... You're not a burden to be borne. You're a tourist to be courted. more-->
Generous Help for Britain's Disabled Citizens Ohmynews - Jan 10 12:26 PM
Britain still leads the world in ensuring severely disabled people are not trapped in their own homes. more-->
Businesses help disabled people gain mobility
Fergus Falls Daily Journal Mon, 04 Dec 2006
People with disabilities want to maintain their independence. And part of that independence — including those confined to wheelchairs — is the ability to drive or ride in a vehicle. But with that goal in mind, several questions arise. more-->
Disabled off-roaders defy Feds
October, 16. 2006, The Salt Lake Tribune -
If, as he said Monday, Richard Beardall expects to be cited for riding his ATV past a barrier blocking access to a road in the San Rafael Swell, he won't be disappointed.The ticket is in the mail. more-->
Free access
The Star Online - Thursday July 27, 2006 -
DR Erik Leipoldt, who was featured in this column last March, writes to share some thoughts about accessibility in Australia. more-->
A helping hand for the disabled
The Star Online - Apr 25 5:51 PM - Malaysia
Despite complaints about the public transport system or traffic congestion, the able bodied do have a choice on the type of transport to take. more-->
Disabled vets find respect under hoods of Humvees
Seattle Post-Intelligencer - Apr 09 10:42 PM
At Fort Lewis, battle-worn Army trucks and other vehicles are being maintained and brought back to health by a team of mostly disabled veterans. more--> |
Regal Limousines Builds Custom Stretch for Physically Challenged - Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Nov 05 ATLANTIC CITY, N.J.----Regal Limousines & Car Service, a New Jersey-based premium car service, is introducing a new limousine to its extensive fleet. This vehicle will provide physically handicapped individuals with easy access to a stretch limousine, allowing them to travel in style and luxurious comfort. more-->
Launch Of A New UK Wide 'Specialist Vehicle Assessment Service' - Medical News Today Fri, 31 Aug 2007 - The Forum of Mobility Centres are proud to announce that from 1st August 2007 a comprehensive range of adapted vehicles, allowing independent access by a wheelchair user, will be available for assessment, demonstration and tuition at fifteen mobility centres throughout the UK. more-->
Mobility Products & Design Announces AMKAR -- Wheelchair Accessible Electric Car -
PRWeb - Jul 23 12:33 AM - Mobility Products & Design, a division of Braun Motor Works, announces AMKAR, a low cost, zero emissions, battery powered and wheelchair accessible vehicle for the physically challenged. more-->
ISOFIX Seats In Wheelchair Vehicle | Road Tests, Auto Features - CARkeys - Jul 03 2:55 AM
Gowrings Mobility is offering an ISOFIX child seat safety system for its Renault Kangoo conversion. more-->
New Concept Model to Debut at National Association for Pupil Transportation Show - Navistar International - Jun 12 7:44 AM Kansas City, MO (November 6, 2006) Kansas City, MO (November 6, 2006) – School officials from around the country will get the first look at a new concept vehicle that could help students get to school faster and easier. more-->
House passes bill on fueling service for disabled drivers - The Daily Times Wed, 16 May 2007 4:37 AM PDTDOVER -- Legislation designed to help people with disabilities get service at Delaware gas stations passed the state House on Tuesday after an impassioned plea on behalf of Delaware's paralyzed veterans. more-->
A taxi takes a turn among the fancy offerings at the New York International Auto Show - KWQC-TV 6 Davenport - Apr 07 1:48 PM - Taking its place at the New York International Auto show among the Bentleys, Maseratis, Toyotas and other offerings is a boxy, yellow vehicle... more-->
Outreach van has wheelchair accessibility - Funds used from gas tax received from provincial government
The Mitchell Advocate Wed, 07 Mar 2007 6:00 AM PST -Mitchell and Area Community Outreach has become more accessible to their clients with their newly converted, wheelchair accessible van. more-->
Fury as disabled drivers are asked to pay
Portsmouth Today Mon, 12 Feb 2007 4:09 AM PST
DISABLED drivers could be forced to pay for parking under plans being considered by councillors. more-->
Harper announces federal contributions to spinal cord research network
CP via Yahoo! Canada News Fri, 02 Feb 2007 9:31 AM PST OTTAWA (CP) - Prime Minister Stephen Harper has announced $30 million in federal contributions over five years for research and rehabilitation of spinal cord injuries. more-->
Bus service cuts thwart disabled
The State Thu, 01 Feb 2007 9:15 PM PST
Danny Velez, who has spina bifida and uses a wheelchair, pushes himself for miles to get to and from work as well as to the grocery store for food and other necessities. more--> Canta craze
Radio Netherlands Tue, 30 Jan 2007 6:56 AM PST
Any visitor to Amsterdam will notice small peculiar cars - usually bright red - driving around the city's canals, parked on the pavement or in some other unlikely location. They're a special type of disabled vehicle. more-->
On the Road Again
New Jersey Herald Sat, 27 Jan 2007 7:51 PM PST HAMBURG — Matt Tempe is ready to go riding once again. More than a year after the handicapped teenager was told he could not ride his scooter outside his house, Gov. Jon Corzine signed legislation Friday allowing disabled persons to ride motorized scooters in public places. more-->
Phoenix company converts minivans
ABC 15 Phoenix Mon, 04 Dec 2006
It may not be well known, but minivan manufacturing of a sort does happen in the Phoenix metropolitan area. Vantage Mobility International in Phoenix remakes minivans produced by Ford, Dodge and Honda into vehicles designed for the physically disabled and their families. more--> CityCab: The Future's Purpose-Built Taxi
October 11, 2006, American Auto Press - Like some modern transit vehicles, the CityCab rides on an air suspension system which can lower the ride height to enable wheelchairs to enter and exit without ramps. more--> Appointments to DPTAC
Government News Network - UK - Wed, 26 Jul 2006 5:50 AM PDT - The Department for Transport today announced changes to the membership of the Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee (DPTAC) following an invitation to applicants last year. more--> |
