For the traveller who is disabled travelling anywhere can sometimes be a frustrating experience. The website was set up to help travellers with a disability access services which should make their experience of travelling much more pleasant.
Doctors, medical experts and other healthcare professionals are named according to their area of expertise. For example, an oncologist is someone who handles cancer, a cardiologist deals with the heart and a psychologist is someone who handles mental health. But have you ever heard of a gerontologist? And if so, …
Language and communication play a significant role in making someone’s day or destroying it, especially when it comes to speaking to your loved one with dementia. Dementia is something that should not be taken lightly while talking. Essentially, caregivers need to know the value of the right words so they …
Quadriplegia is combination of two words. “Quad” which originates from Latin word for four and “plegia” which means paralysis. It’s paralysis below neck including all four limbs and trunk. One of the major cause of Quadriplegia is damage to the nerves of spinal cord in neck region(cervical spine between C1-C8) …
What is a Prosthetic is what I have often been asked? The assistive devices that replace absent limbs due to some trauma or surgical amputation (gas gangrene, dry gangrene). On general basis prostheses have 2 types. Exoskeletal prostheses have a hard outer plastic or metal shell in the shape of …
Back in 2016, an article by Mouthwire, a satire website, claimed that left handed people in the USA would be eligible for disability benefits. This article was circulated all over social media and had lefties wondering whether their ‘condition’ was actually classed as a disability. Fast forward and there are …
You’ll probably have no idea how much you need a mobility shower until you have to use one. Even if you’re not facing a medical crisis, it’s still something that can come in handy when the situation demands it. This article covers everything you need to know about mobility showers …
If you’re looking to extend your mobility and want to do so with earth-loving scooters, we’ve created a list of Green Power’s top 5 below. You’ll find cool designs, great specs, and long-lasting batteries, all of which will keep you on the go. A Bit About Green Power Mobility Scooters …
Today’s mobility scooters are more versatile and more useful than ever before, thanks in large part to some major leaps forward in mobility scooter engineering. These scooters feature dramatically improved motors, significantly more powerful batteries, and all kinds of “creature comfort features” that make using them a dream for the …
When the elderly people in our lives engage in self-talk, it’s important to pay attention and determine what the reason for it might be. Some reasons for this can include things as ordinary as thinking out loud out of old habits, or more serious issues such as cognitive impairments, mental …
Quality mobility scooters have the potential to transform the lives of the elderly and the disabled, dramatically improving their overall quality of life. But while these scooters have fantastic reputations for rock solid reliability, like everything else man-made they will eventually need preventative maintenance, regular upkeep, and (sometimes) emergency repair. …