Alante Electric Wheelchair.com http://alanteelectricwheelchair.com Wed, 12 Mar 2008 19:03:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 en He's a Pepper! http://alanteelectricwheelchair.com/wheelchair-review/hes-a-pepper/ http://alanteelectricwheelchair.com/wheelchair-review/hes-a-pepper/#comments Sun, 23 Sep 2007 19:39:04 +0000 Mobility http://alanteelectricwheelchair.com/wheelchair-review/hes-a-pepper/ Wouldn’t you like to be a Pepper too?

]]> http://alanteelectricwheelchair.com/wheelchair-review/hes-a-pepper/feed/ The Hiding of the President http://alanteelectricwheelchair.com/wheelchair-review/the-hiding-of-the-president/ http://alanteelectricwheelchair.com/wheelchair-review/the-hiding-of-the-president/#comments Sun, 23 Sep 2007 19:37:11 +0000 Mobility http://alanteelectricwheelchair.com/wheelchair-review/the-hiding-of-the-president/ Keep Bush away from the press. Joe Scarborough (in the news lately for asking rude questions about the President’s intelligence) opines that “If George Bush has lost his ability to give a commanding presser, then stage manage him differently. Play to his strengths… Show him only in settings where he is in control.” Curiously, while Bush’s press conferences have become unsetllingly less coherent in recent days — even for him — the so-called liberal media and even the blogosphere have barely mentioned it (perhaps in the spirit of preserving the dignity of the office, like FDR’s wheelchair?) Example: watch this video — what happens at 1:34 or so, right before the President abruptly terminates the questioning? Will Bush in his twilight years, as Foxborough advises, become like Ronald Reagan, protected from public humiliation by his faithful staff?

]]> http://alanteelectricwheelchair.com/wheelchair-review/the-hiding-of-the-president/feed/ To think I can walk, but don't get up to change the channel http://alanteelectricwheelchair.com/wheelchair-review/to-think-i-can-walk-but-dont-get-up-to-change-the-channel/ http://alanteelectricwheelchair.com/wheelchair-review/to-think-i-can-walk-but-dont-get-up-to-change-the-channel/#comments Sun, 23 Sep 2007 19:35:10 +0000 Mobility http://alanteelectricwheelchair.com/wheelchair-review/to-think-i-can-walk-but-dont-get-up-to-change-the-channel/ Wheelchair mountaineering: stunning ascents by the seemingly disabled.

]]> http://alanteelectricwheelchair.com/wheelchair-review/to-think-i-can-walk-but-dont-get-up-to-change-the-channel/feed/ What's next, inhalers named wheezy? http://alanteelectricwheelchair.com/wheelchair-review/whats-next-inhalers-named-wheezy/ http://alanteelectricwheelchair.com/wheelchair-review/whats-next-inhalers-named-wheezy/#comments Sun, 23 Sep 2007 19:33:14 +0000 Mobility http://alanteelectricwheelchair.com/wheelchair-review/whats-next-inhalers-named-wheezy/ Come on, the inventors of The Spazz had to realize they weren’t choosing the best name for a wheelchair. And such thoughtful marketing:
"Have you been dreaming of that unique custom wheelchair that would not cost you an arm and a leg?"
[more inside]

]]> http://alanteelectricwheelchair.com/wheelchair-review/whats-next-inhalers-named-wheezy/feed/ Sit down and stay put! http://alanteelectricwheelchair.com/wheelchair-review/sit-down-and-stay-put/ http://alanteelectricwheelchair.com/wheelchair-review/sit-down-and-stay-put/#comments Sun, 23 Sep 2007 19:31:27 +0000 Mobility http://alanteelectricwheelchair.com/wheelchair-review/sit-down-and-stay-put/ Ms. Wheelchair Wisconsin stripped of title for standing up. Candidates for the crown have to "mostly be seen in the public using their wheelchairs or scooters," said Judy Hoit, Ms. Wheelchair America’s treasurer. "Otherwise you’ve got women who are in their wheelchairs all the time and they get offended if they see someone standing up. We can’t have title holders out there walking when they’re seen in the public."

Reminds me of the joke of the kid who won the "Most Humble" award at his school, was given a badge, and then had it taken away from him when he put it on.

]]> http://alanteelectricwheelchair.com/wheelchair-review/sit-down-and-stay-put/feed/ Freedom to Travel http://alanteelectricwheelchair.com/wheelchair-review/freedom-to-travel/ http://alanteelectricwheelchair.com/wheelchair-review/freedom-to-travel/#comments Sun, 23 Sep 2007 19:29:39 +0000 Mobility http://alanteelectricwheelchair.com/wheelchair-review/freedom-to-travel/

Information for Disabled Travelers Travel may be a basic human right, but it’s one that some find harder to exercise; from getting past clueless immigration officials to dealing with a constipated service dog on a cruise ship, tourism presents special challenges to the physically disabled. Fortunately, there’s a wealth of information online, including accessibility info for Eurostar trains and specific airlines (the latter courtesy of The Society for Accessible Travel and Hospitality), and first-hand accessibility reports from Global Access, Access-Able Travel Source, Rebecca’s Travels, The World On Wheels and The Gimp On The Go.

]]> http://alanteelectricwheelchair.com/wheelchair-review/freedom-to-travel/feed/ Chess with Violence http://alanteelectricwheelchair.com/wheelchair-review/chess-with-violence/ http://alanteelectricwheelchair.com/wheelchair-review/chess-with-violence/#comments Sun, 23 Sep 2007 19:27:56 +0000 Mobility http://alanteelectricwheelchair.com/wheelchair-review/chess-with-violence/  

Just because you’re in a wheelchair doesn’t mean you can’t have a ruck. Browsing our current favourite website I found myself intrigued. This year’s paralympics will again feature Wheelchair Rugby, a sport that has been alternatively described as ‘Chess with Violence’. The rules are explained here though I think you might have to actually see a game to figure out how they would work in practice.

]]> http://alanteelectricwheelchair.com/wheelchair-re