Almost two years ago, some members from our team here at Rollx Vans gathered outside of our building to pour buckets of ice water over their heads. They had accepted and participated in the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, and in doing so they had joined a movement that swept across the nation, turning heads and Read more…
This is the third part of our three-part Beginner’s Guide to Buying a Wheelchair Van. To see general information about our wheelchair vans and conversion features, go to Part 1 of this guide. To find out about full-size and minivans, their features and how to choose between new and used, go to Part 2. Read more…
This is the second part of our three-part Beginner’s Guide to Buying a Wheelchair Van. To see general information about our wheelchair vans and conversion features, go to Part 1 of this guide. To find out about financing, service and delivery, go to Part 3. Choosing Between a Full Size and Minivan Now that Read more…
Buying a Wheelchair Van Buying an accessible van is a big decision, and it’s not always a straightforward process. Handicap accessible vans have a lot of components. Besides all of the traditional amenities and features, you also have to take the many conversion features into consideration. Despite all of this, the process doesn’t have to Read more…
This Tuesday, July 26th, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) will turn 26 years old. To help celebrate the anniversary of the momentous legislation, the Minnesota State Council on Disability will be holding a celebratory event, complete with discussions on accessibility and plenty of entertainment. The event is also free and entirely open to the Read more…
Whether you love emojis or roll your eyes at them, they are here to stay. And since they are going to be around for the foreseeable future, shouldn’t they be inclusive of people with disabilities? At least one disability advocacy group certainly thinks so. The Start of a New Trend Scope, a London based group Read more…
There are complex devices and pieces of technology that took years to develop and perfect. Many of these are the things that people in the disability community use in their everyday lives. from wheelchair vans to lifts, apps and more. Then there are things that people invent that make us look twice at them and Read more…
With the Rio Paralympic games just two months away, we’ve been following all the latest sporting news. And, if you’ve been following our blog, you’ve likely already read a little bit about the upcoming games, particularly the sports of sitting volleyball and wheelchair fencing. This time we want to share the story of a U.S. Read more…
We all know the importance of technology within the disability community. It helps us create our accessible vans and the other independence products available on the marketplace. Without scientists, innovators, entrepreneurs and dreamers we wouldn’t have the technological advances that we do. Now more than ever before we can see the importance that education has Read more…
Two months to go until the 2016 Paralympics in Rio. With the opening ceremonies set to begin on September 7th, we have been taking the time to dive into some of the events that will take place over the course of the games. So far, we have already covered sitting volleyball and wheelchair fencing in Read more…
