It’s the year of the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil! While we wish the Summer Olympics were being held in the USA, that way we could hop in our wheelchair accessible vehicle and go see some of the events, we are nonetheless excited for the games to begin. The Paralympic Games are Read more…
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Chicago Incentivizing Taxi Companies to Increase Accessibility
For the people who live in the city of Chicago and don’t own a wheelchair accessible vehicle, getting around may become a bit easier in the coming months. Chicago is definitely not known to be the most wheelchair-friendly city in the world. (Overland Park, KS takes that honor, according to this study.) Many of Chicago’s Read more…
Join Us for the MS Walk in the Twin Cities this Weekend!
Researchers are striving to come up with better treatments and cures for the diseases that our customers are all too familiar with. But, research is incredibly costly and cannot be done without the support of organizations, like our partners and the fundraising they do on behalf of the research efforts. Since this is so important Read more…
Changing the Face of Beauty One Event at a Time
At Rollx Vans, you’ll often hear us speak about our mission to make a difference for the people in disability communities. One way we do this is through our partner program. Another is through our blog: sharing news, resources and information about other people and organizations making a difference. One organization we recently learned about Read more…
Champions Crowned for the 2016 Boston Marathon Wheelchair Races
When most people think about the Boston Marathon they likely associate it with the thousands of able-bodied runners that take to the streets of the historic city. What they may not realize is it’s also one of the largest wheelchair race events, as well. The 2016 B.A.A. Boston Marathon This year’s 120th annual race took Read more…
Wheelchair Tennis: Popularity on the Rise
Over the past 400 years or so, the sport of tennis has changed and evolved. Rackets were added, lawn tennis was replaced by courts and players can even compete in prestigious tournaments all around the globe. While tennis originated in the 12th century, the sport has been growing in popularity ever since Henry VIII was Read more…
The Many Benefits of Wheelchair Vans for Service Dogs
We recently had a customer bring their adorable little puppy into our headquarters while they were picking up their new van. He was friendly, cute and while new to the family, he was definitely an integral part of our customer’s family. This had us thinking not only about the benefits that animals have for wheelchair Read more…
WHILL Wheelchair Featured in Batman vs. Superman
Wheelchairs are rarely the stars of feature films and even when they appear in major silver screen productions, they are usually overshadowed by the characters who use them. But that doesn’t mean we in the wheelchair and handicap van communities cannot jump on the opportunity and take note of a pretty nice wheelchair model when Read more…
An App’s Helping Put a Stop to Parking Violators
We see it much more often than we’d expect to: vehicles illegally taking up the accessible parking spaces in front of convenience stores, at big shopping malls and even within lots for clinics and hospitals. It’s easy not to say anything to the violator. Sometimes it’s even easier to simply look the other way. But, Read more…
Muscular Dystrophy Treatments Could Benefit from Fetal Stem Cells
Technology is constantly changing. And with these changes comes renewed hope for better ways to treat the chronic diseases that our customers are all too familiar with. One new study from researchers at the Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute could be the source for many living with Muscular Dystrophy (MD) to find some of Read more…