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Racing Wheelchairs for Kids: Getting Started in Adaptive Sports
Assistive Tech > Mobility

Racing Wheelchairs for Kids: Getting Started in Adaptive Sports

By Dr. Fiona Maddox
...everyday wheelchair is built...doorways. A racing wheelchair...racing wheelchair is built...subtle. Racing chairs...quickly, a racing wheelchair...racing wheelchair opens...to try wheelchair racing...wheelchair racing before...Makes a Racing Wheelchair...Racing Wheelchair Different....Different. A racing wheelchair...racing wheelchair looks...standard wheelchair. They're...and road racing: your...and a racing chair...
Accessing Adaptive Sports Equipment: Grants and Funding Sources for Families
Special Needs > Mobility Limitations

Accessing Adaptive Sports Equipment: Grants and Funding Sources for Families

By William Lewis
...Adaptive sports equipment (racing wheelchairs, mono-skis, handcycles,...sports equipment (racing wheelchairs, mono-skis, handcycles, adaptive...medically necessary: manual wheelchairs for daily mobility, walkers...serves a different function. A racing wheelchair is lighter, lower,...different function. A racing wheelchair is lighter, lower, and configured...
The Complete Guide to Adaptive Sports Equipment Grants and Funding
News > Sports

The Complete Guide to Adaptive Sports Equipment Grants and Funding

By Brock Jefferson
...therapist suggested a racing wheelchair. Then you...therapist suggested a racing wheelchair. Then you looked up the...cover the full cost of a racing wheelchair. And most...full cost of a racing wheelchair. And most families have...Equipment Grants cover racing wheelchairs, hand cycles,...Grants cover racing wheelchairs, hand cycles, sit-skis,...
How Families Apply for CAF Adaptive Sports Grants: What the Money Covers
Research > Funding

How Families Apply for CAF Adaptive Sports Grants: What the Money Covers

By Henry Peterson
...tracks. Equipment Grants provide funding toward adaptive sports equipment: racing wheelchairs, hand cycles, sit-skis, prosthetic components used in sport,...Equipment Grants provide funding toward adaptive sports equipment: racing wheelchairs, hand cycles, sit-skis, prosthetic components used in sport, and similar...
New York Added Beach Wheelchairs, Sensory Kits, and Mobility Scooters to Its State Lands
News > Lifestyle

New York Added Beach Wheelchairs, Sensory Kits, and Mobility Scooters to Its State Lands

By Benjamin Thompson
...birding gear, including spotting scopes, viewing screens, monoculars, wheelchair-mounted viewing systems, and binocular chest harnesses Fishing supports...Environmental Education Center and Reinstein Woods Nature Preserve A beach wheelchair at the Hinckley Day Use Area Beach-access mats at Mount Loretto Unique...
Your Child's Doctor Now Has to Have an Accessible Exam Table and Wheelchair-Accessible Scale
News > Technology

Your Child's Doctor Now Has to Have an Accessible Exam Table and Wheelchair-Accessible Scale

By Olivia Green
If your child uses a wheelchair, you have probably lived some version of this appointment: the exam happens...every covered provider must have at least one exam table that lowers to wheelchair transfer height and at least one weight scale a person can use without...
Oregon Is Weighing Cuts to Physical Therapy, Prosthetics, and Autism Care for Medicaid Members
News > Advocacy

Oregon Is Weighing Cuts to Physical Therapy, Prosthetics, and Autism Care for Medicaid Members

By Amelia Harper
If your child gets occupational therapy through the Oregon Health Plan, or your family relies on a prosthetic limb, a wheelchair seating evaluation, or an ABA program, those services now appear by name on a state document about where Oregon might spend less money. Nothing has...
Wheelchair Damage During Air Travel: How to Protect Your Chair and File a Claim
Lifestyle > Travel

Wheelchair Damage During Air Travel: How to Protect Your Chair and File a Claim

By Dylan Hayes
...you handed it over, or it doesn't. In 2025, airlines carried 907,259 wheelchairs and scooters and mishandled roughly 9,900 of them, about 27 a day, according...Pause. In December 2024, the DOT issued a rule making the mishandling of a wheelchair an automatic violation of the Air Carrier Access Act. The centerpiece...
How to Request Pre-Boarding When Flying with a Disability
Lifestyle > Travel

How to Request Pre-Boarding When Flying with a Disability

By Dylan Hayes
...settling in before the rest of the flight loads. The regulation covers wheelchair users, but it also covers passengers with sensory sensitivities, mobility...with sensory sensitivities, mobility limitations that don't require a wheelchair, medical equipment that needs stowing near the seat, and cognitive or...
What to Look for in an Adaptive Summer Camp for Your Child
Education > K-12

What to Look for in an Adaptive Summer Camp for Your Child

By William Lewis
...specific staff member will know what to do when your child needs a break from noise, or whether the camp has ever served a kid with a feeding tube, a wheelchair, or a meltdown that lasts twenty minutes. The word "adaptive" on a brochure is a marketing claim, not a specification. Getting past it takes a short...
Accessible Fishing Programs and Adaptive Equipment
Lifestyle > Recreation

Accessible Fishing Programs and Adaptive Equipment

By Franklin Morris
...make it work. If your child uses a wheelchair or has limited grip strength or...specific barrier, where to find wheelchair-accessible piers and programs, and...restricted arm or shoulder mobility, and wheelchair use. Most adaptive equipment addresses...grip. Clamp-style holders attach to wheelchairs, boat rails, or pier railings. Adjustable...
Accessible Hiking Trails and Adaptive Outdoor Gear
Lifestyle > Recreation

Accessible Hiking Trails and Adaptive Outdoor Gear

By Franklin Morris
...child hiking, but standard wheelchairs don't handle dirt trails....happen is what all-terrain wheelchairs and adaptive hiking gear...family. What All-Terrain Wheelchairs Do Differently. Standard...Do Differently. Standard wheelchairs are built for smooth surfaces....common types are: Track wheelchairs use tank-style treads instead...

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