29th March 2016
Ben Barnes was told he would never walk again after a car accident that paralyzed both legs. Now he’s looking forward to walking the wedding aisle, with a little help from medtech. Ben is among a small number of ...
23rd February 2016
Young children are known for getting into things. That’s how they learn about the world around them. But what happens when a child is severely disabled? A Barcelona-based organisation called the Nexe Foundation has come up with an innovative ...
2nd December 2015
When Kris Saunders-Stowe met the Australian Paralympic team in London in 2012, he was inspired to take up wheelchair basketball. Local gyms had little to offer wheelchair users – so Kris set out to reimagine fitness training for people with differing abilities. “...
18th November 2015
Imagine you are bed-bound, recovering from surgery. Your operation went well but your lack of movement is causing new problems: 'bedsores' are developing on your heels, your ankles, your hips and your tailbone. Your recovery just got complicated. You may ...
19th October 2015
Thanks to last summer’s Ice Bucket Challenge frenzy on social media followed by the Oscar-winning film The Theory of Everything about the life of theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking, motor neuron disease (MND) has gone from a relatively unknown illness ...
16th February 2015
By any measure, Mark Pollock is an extraordinary man with an extraordinary story. Mark's eyesight was failing by the time he entered university but it did not stop him becoming a champion rower, learning to salsa dance and meeting his ...
22nd January 2015
Are you a wheelchair user? Do you have mobility issues? Do you worry about finding accessible bathrooms and parking lots when you’re out and about? Thankfully, with the rise of smartphone apps, there has been a flurry of tools ...
15th December 2014
Wheelchairs are not sexy. They don’t have to be. They have to be sturdy, and light and easy to manoeuvre. But maybe wheelchairs could become sleek and classy and stay functional at the same time.That’s what designers ...
11th September 2014
What was once only the stuff of sci-fi movies and blue sky dreaming is now making more people more mobile. Exoskeletons and artificial muscles are tearing down obstacles and helping people move forward. It took Claire Lomas seventeen days to ...
8th September 2014
What is the first word that comes to your mind when you think of deep sea diving? Freedom, floating, excitement, adventure? How about wheelchair? “It’s wonderful to be here... to talk about the wheelchair and the freedom it has ...