Tag Archives: wheelchairs

Two Legs, Two Wheels

I saw an ad recently (but can’t remember where) about custom wheelchairs for pets. The image was of a small, white dog smiling/panting in a grassy backyard. Instead of front legs, the dog was resting on a wheeled frame. The caption was something like “I know my person loves me because they got me new legs” — that’s not the exact quote, but that’s the feeling I got. In general, pets are very adaptable. They bounce back from accidents and injuries that might be life-altering for a human. Lost a leg? Animals seem to accept it with a sort of … Continue reading →

Wheelchairs in the Windy City

In a previous blog I mentioned that Chicago was recently named one of America’s most disability-friendly cities by the National Organization on Disability. Not only are all of the city’s public buses wheelchair-accessible, but also each summer Chicago hosts the largest Disability Pride Parade in the nation. To learn more about what the Windy City offers disabled travelers I would suggest ordering a free copy of a new guide called “Easy Access Chicago.” It includes basic visitor information for popular city attractions such as Millennium Park, Navy Pier, Wrigley Field and the Sears Tower, along with details on accommodations like … Continue reading →

Wheelchairs With Love, From America

The holidays are here, and if your kids are like mine, they haven’t a care in the world. They’ve written their letters to Santa–filled with requests for video games, clothes, toys, electronic gadgets and gizmos of all kinds. Their world is full of excess. They have never known real hunger, or real poverty. They have never known war on any personal level. They have never known what it feels like to be unable to move about freely. The Gift of a Wheelchair Today, as you read this blog, there are children on the streets of Iraq who are scooting themselves … Continue reading →