Imagine you just typed up a document on your computer. Once you finish, you typically go through and check for errors. When you spot one, you simply click on it, delete the error, and retype what it’s supposed to be. Now, imagine if scientists were able to do that with human DNA. They review a Read more…
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Rowheels Earns Million Dollar Investment
It’s a new year, which means that new technology will be unveiled for both the wheelchair van and wheelchair industries. But before we start talking about the latest technology of 2016, we’d like to take a step back and recognize a company that found some success late in 2015. Back in March of last year, we Read more…
What Causes ALS? A New Breakthrough Sheds Light
ALS has been around for quite some time. The first mentions of the condition date back as far as 1824. Since then, its prominence has grown significantly. Currently, it affects around 6400 Americans every year. Yet it remains mysterious. In fact, the exact cause of ALS isn’t known. It’s a major reason why treatment for Read more…
New Wheelchair Design Could Affect Future Handicap Vans
Rarely can we say that an innovative, new wheelchair design could actually have an affect on the wheelchair van industry. But that is precisely what Daniel Barel, the CEO of SoftWheel, an Israeli technology startup company is claiming could be the result of his company’s new wheelchair design. Fixing What Already Works While many new wheelchair Read more…
Hugh Herr: Building a Better Body
“I believe that by the end of this century, there will be no disability in the world.” – Hugh Herr Who is Hugh Herr? He’s an engineer, inventor, biophysicist, and world class rock climber who also happens to have both of his legs amputated below the knee. In place of his natural limbs are two Read more…
University of Florida Receives $2 Million for Muscular Dystrophy Research
What could you do with $2 million? The average American could pay off their debts, buy a home, a new car or wheelchair van, and still have some money to put away in the bank. For the University of Florida, they have a singular goal: develop a treatment for Duchenne, a deadly form of muscular Read more…
Design Your Own Wheelchair with This Tech Startup
Buying a new wheelchair can be a lengthy process that involves dealers, doctors and a whole lot of paperwork. It’s a necessary process to go through, but it’s often not the most enjoyable experience. Even after you make the purchase, you never really know exactly what you are going to get until you sit in Read more…
A Smartphone Controlled Wheelchair is in the Works
Power wheelchairs are great tool that can be used to grant people with disabilities greater independence, but they come at the cost of being large and cumbersome. When not in use, power wheelchairs do tend to take up a lot of space, often blocking walkways or causing clutter in rooms. Sure, you could tuck your Read more…
New Website Features Products Made by People with Disabilities
Whenever you purchase something from a person or a company, you are essentially doing two different things: Buying something that either you or someone you know wants or needs. Supporting a company because of what they stand for. When you buy one of our used wheelchair vans for sale, for example, you are not only Read more…
This Minimally Invasive Spina Bifida Treatment Uses 3D Printing
The onset of 3D printing has rapidly changed almost every single industry that has chosen to implement the technology. As if out of nowhere, entrepreneurs, scientists and inventors are using this cost effective technology to print parts for wheelchairs and even create entirely open-source wheelchair designs. While the technology is still new to many people, Read more…