Most Recent Articles from Paraplegia News

• Solar-powered scooter 

  Due to back injuries sustained while serving in Vietnam and complications from a heart condition and diabetes, Lehigh, Fla., resident Linda Carter...

  09/01/09 · More from publication

• A better wheelchair? 

  A robotic wheelchair in development at the Human Engineering Research Laboratories (HERL) in Pittsburgh is giving wheelchairs "arms." Hongwu Wang...

  09/01/09 · More from publication

• Advisory Committee on Women Vets 

  Women veterans are one of the fastest-growing segments of the veteran population--there are approximately 1.8 million. They comprise 7.5% of the...

  09/01/09 · More from publication

• Think outside the box: businesses as well as individuals develop new ways to get the job done 

  Did you know that many of today's hottest technologies were first developed for people with disabilities? Take text messaging. Long used by...

  09/01/09 · More from publication

• Going for it! 

  This is another story about taking a dream and making it come true. In 1978, Jared Riggle came into the world in Iowa. On July 3, 2000, he...

  09/01/09 · More from publication

• Mind your own business! If you, like Earl Hielm and Jared Riggle, want to become self-employed, many resources offer information to help you get started 

  Self-employment has long been an employment alternative for individuals seeking a new or better career. Today, many jobseekers with disabilities...

  09/01/09 · More from publication

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