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Advocacy Initiative: Air Travel for All
Mandated by the ADA, all forms of public transportation should allow for equal access, including participation with dignity. Initially, it was thought that it was impossible for buses to be wheelchair accessible, until manufacturers rethought the design making buses better, easier and more comfortable for all such as elderly,.....
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Advocacy Initiative: Uphold Fundamental Constitutional Right to Freedom of Movement for All
Restrictions on Travel Outside one's State of Residency is equivalent to punishment for being disabled and a violation of a US Constitutional and internationally recognized human right...
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Advocacy Initiative: Economic Community Participation must be open to All
Restrictions and disincentives to economic participation on Persons with Disabilities, the Elderly, Legal Immigrants, and working persons receiving rent assistance or welfare* are counterproductive and perpetuate dependency. -
Question: Adapt Buttons of a Digital Photo Album with Voice Recordings
For individuals such as spinal muscular atrophy SMA or muscular dystrophy with slight, week fingertip movement this 1"x1.3" Frameless Micro USB Touchpad Mouse can be positioned anywhere such as wheelchair armrest and is very effective.... -
Smartnav Sold Out?! Check out our QuadMouse, a great alternative to the SmartNav AT Head Tracking Mouse!
With the QuadMouse... No hand, arm, or even head movement needed! Work & play effectively with only slight 1/4" movement of Chin, Lips, or Tongue! Especially.. -
Alexa for Seniors: 21 Extremely Practical Ways Older Adults Can Use Amazon Echo Devices
We live in an exciting time when technology can play a huge role in helping us age well. In particular, Amazon Echo devices are very well-suited to make life easier for older adults.... -
How Our EMG Nerve Impulse Switch Can Improve Your Quality of Life
Limited muscle movement stopping you from controlling your wheelchair? Not any more! Use any one muscle as a single or dual ability switch! Sensitive to even the lightest muscle... -
FREE Independent Living Assistive Technology Assessments
We offer a new service from Broadened Horizons: FREE Independent Living Assistive Technology Assessments. This is for Individuals, AT Professionals, Schools, parents and others looking for the latest information on Assistive Technology solutions.. -
Disabled People Don’t Belong In Music Venues, Apparently
The battle often starts before I even get into the building, because I can’t buy handicapped tickets through Ticketmaster the way everyone else does. I have to get in touch with the venue to confirm accessibility options... -
People with Disabilities Left Behind in Emergencies
A new Handicap International study finds that 75% of people with disabilities believe they are excluded from humanitarian responses to emergencies like natural disasters and conflict. According to the study... -
Stratus Environmental Control System
Stratus is an Environmental Control System-as-a-Service by Broadened Horizons- a fully managed and fully hosted ECU (Environmental Control Unit) that integrates compact, efficient hardware modules in the cloud over Wi-Fi, or IP...
Providers of Wheelchair Travel Adventures
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Wheelchair Accessible Miami Attractions and Beaches
Among Miami's most well-known attractions are its beaches, many of which are getting easier for wheelchair users to reach. Nearly everywhere you go in Greater Miami & Miami Beach, a gorgeous stretch of sand.... -
Wheelchair Accessible Trails
I have found this list of wheelchair accessible trails. The challenge is finding all of this information in one spot and seeing it on a map in a graphical way in the places you might want to visit. This is why we developed our Google map of travel destinations, service providers, and unique stays specifically of interest to wheelchair users.... -
Shake-a-Leg Miami
Shake-a-Leg Miami is a charity organization based in Coconut Grove, Florida, that uses water activities to empower and liberate at-risk adolescents and people with disabilities. Shake-a-Leg Miami has been giving people of all abilities the chance to enjoy sailing, kayaking, paddle boarding, and other activities since 1990. ... -
Oregon Coast charter boat captain uses sea as his salvation after paralyzing crash
After a motorcycle accident left Tyler Turner paralyzed, he has worked diligently to pursue his dream of being the captain of a ship -
Chesapeake Region Accessible Boating Opens its New Adaptive Boating Center
On the waterfront, the organization has built 8-foot-wide docks to make it possible for two wheelchairs to pass each other easily. All boats are docked beam-to, and the 325 linear feet of dock are elevated to make it possible for guests to board via a downward sloping ramp.. -
Everglades National Park - Accessible Activities
Everglades National Park, the largest subtropical wetland ecosystem in North America, offers amazing outdoor adventures within an hour’s drive of Downtown Miami. It’s largely a wilderness, but it offers accessible facilities, services and programs to ensure that everyone can experience its wonders... -
Accessible Adventures in Biscayne National Park
The park’s Dante Fascell Visitor Center in Homestead is fully accessible and has both ramp and elevator access. The visitor center’s theater has wheelchair seating and can provide headphones for audio enhancement. Visitor center exhibits are in English and Spanish, and closed-captioned audiovisual programs are offered in both languages... -
Islamorada Charter Boat Operator makes Boating Accessible to the Disabled
The charters have been life-changing for customers with limited mobility and a godsend for their caregivers. “For me, almost every trip is tear-filled at the end of each trip,” said Ostebo of the emotional feeling he gets from watching disabled charter guests enjoying everything Florida Bay has to offer..
Wheelchair Adventure Vehicles
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Magic Carpet our stable, electric Power Wheelchair Dinghy-Barge sponsored by EZ-Dock
For wheelchair users who enjoy the water, the Magic Carpet is a ground-breaking electric-powered alternative to a dinghy or barge. Sponsored by EZ-Dock, this stable, user-friendly boat offers a fresh degree of independence... -
M/V Possibilities II - 75' Darling Custom Wheelchair Liveaboard Motor Yacht by Inclusive Adventures
Not your average yacht, M/V Possibilities II is built to be a home away from home. It offers an entirely barrier-free atmosphere, which makes it the ideal vessel for wheelchair users. Wide passageways.... -
M/V Possibilities - 65' Pluckebaum Wheelchair Liveaboard Motor Yacht for America's Great Loop by Inclusive Adventures
May include turnkey business professionally organized to limit liability while providing the greatest operational flexibility. She can provide her guardian a comfortable, mobile residence, consistent revenue.. -
The Pilar Legend: Hemingway's Familiar Boat
The adventurous lives of Pilar and Hemingway serves as an inspiration for Wheelchair Adventure Vehicles. We think that regardless of physical ability, everyone should have the opportunity to explore. Our goal is to enable everyone to experience adventure by offering gear and vehicles... -
The Dazcat Power 15 Desiderata - A Modern Marvel
The Desiderata's two engines provide remarkable performance, which makes it perfect for both fast-paced expeditions and relaxed voyages. Because to its lightweight composite construction, which guarantees maximum fuel efficiency, it can travel farther without sacrificing speed... -
The Wheelchair-Accessible Yacht, Dazcat 1295X
The Dazcat 1295XL is meticulously designed with accessibility in mind. Wheelchair users can go about freely and safely thanks to the level, broad deck. Wheelchairs may pass through doors and pathways with sufficient width, making the entire yacht wheelchair accessible... -
5 Best Self-Adjusting Anchor Buoys
Fitted with 2 fully watertight chambers housing electronic and mechanical parts, which prevents possible malfunctions due to the marine environment. Extremely lightweight and compact, it has a 200-mm diameter and weighs as little as 1.2 to 1.5 kg..... -
Pretty Lady formerly Ed's Toy- 81' Hargrave
An 81-foot Hargrave yacht known as the Pretty Lady has won over a lot of boating aficionados. Originally constructed as Ed's Toy, this vessel was designed by the renowned Hargrave Custom Yachts, a brand known for its excellence and creativity. This stunning yacht has changed over the years..
Exceptional Quadriplegics
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Dinesh Palipana
2010 saw a significant transformation in Dinesh's life. Due to severe spinal cord damage he had in an automobile accident, he was left quadriplegic. Dinesh encountered several difficulties as a result of this abrupt transition, but his passion and resolve never wavered...
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Teddy Pendergrass
Pendergrass faced several challenges following his accident, but he didn't let them deter him. He made advantage of his background to bring attention to the issues faced by those who suffer from spinal cord injuries and impairments. His lobbying efforts enhanced accessibility and provided assistance to individuals facing comparable circumstances...
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Craig Hart Neilsen
Craig H. Neilsen passed away in 2006, yet his legacy lives on and inspires others. The field of spinal cord injury advocacy and research has revolutionized because to funding provided by his foundation totaling hundreds of millions of dollars. Neilsen has enabled many people to live richer, more independent lives via his work... -
Brooke Ellison - Author, Professor, Disability Rights Advocate
One of the first quadriplegic Harvard graduates, she became an author, professor and powerful voice for disabled people
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Pat Rummerfield
Due to his involvement in a high-speed car accident in 1974, Pat Rummerfield's life took an abrupt change. Due to the accident, he was diagnosed as a C-4 quadriplegic, which is characterized by significant spinal cord injury and usually leads in permanent paralysis along the neck.. -
Christopher Reeve
In 1995, Reeve’s life took a dramatic turn when he was paralyzed from the neck down after a horse-riding accident. Despite this setback, he became a leading advocate for spinal cord injury research and disability rights. Reeve worked tirelessly to raise awareness and fund research... -
Stephen Hawking
Stephen Hawking, born on the eighth of January 1942, in the British city of Oxford, has become one of the world's most recognized physicists. At 21, he developed with an illness that would eventually disable him. Despite this, he continued his work in understanding the universe... -
Mark Felling: Pioneer, Supporter, and Superb Leader
Because of Mark's engineering expertise, a number of assistive devices that empower people with impairments have been developed. Mark has produced items through his business, Inclusive Inc., that have completely changed the way individuals with impairments interact with the outside world...
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