For individuals with mobility impairments, a ramp may become a necessity for getting in and out of one’s home. Amramp is a company offering many products to make homes more accessible, including Amramp, which is “North America’s Leading Wheelchair Ramp.” It is a modular ramp providing a variety of benefits other ramps don’t. One of […]
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STAXI: World’s Leading Nestable Transport Chair
Looking for a nestable transport chair? STAXI is now “established globally as the leading wheelchair alternative and is the best selling nestable transport chair worldwide.” The STAXI chairs are developed specifically for busy facilities (e.g. hospitals, airports, amusement parks, etc.) to provide temporary transportation for individuals who cannot walk long distances. Andy Hart founded the […]
Accessible Gardens
A while back, I wrote a post featuring 8 gardening tools designed to simplify gardening for individuals of all abilities. Now that the weather is so bright and warm, I just felt the need to explore the world of accessible gardening again! Unlike my previous post which solely discussed tools to simplify gardening, this post will go […]
Ramp Up Indiana
The Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority (IHCDA) has recently announced the launch of a new program to provide assistive mobility devices to Indiana homeowners. The program, Ramp Up Indiana, will provide “up to $25,000 each to eligible nonprofit organizations in Indiana as part of a non-competitive rolling funding round beginning May 1, 2016. Through […]
iGuardStove: Convert your stove into a smart stove
Scenario 1: In today’s fast-paced society, it seems as though we’re always in a rush. We’ve been spoiled with smart technologies that provide us with instant notifications of texts, emails, and other miscellaneous alerts. We’ve grown accustomed to everything being so instant and easy that we may neglect simple tasks, like turning off the stove. Such […]
Eye-controlled wheelchair developed by teenagers
Two teenagers from Duisburg, Germany have built a system which enables a wheelchair to be controlled by eye movements. The two teens, Myrijam Stoetzer, 14, and Paul Foltin, 15, were inspired by the EyeWriter Project, which was built for Tony Quan by his friends. In 2003, Quan was diagnosed with ALS and now cannot move any […]