Springs melt away winter blues (Stuff)
Few getaway destinations are enjoyable in heavy rain, biting cold or brisk wind but Hanmer Springs, just outside of Blenheim, lets you leave the weather behind.
August 30, 2007
Complaints about nation’s oldest veterans home spark state probe (The Fresno Bee)
Complaints from residents and workers at the nation’s oldest and largest veterans home prompted a legislative committee to order an investigation into quality of service and staffing levels.
Shuttling to the Sun: park, ride and gaze (Char-Koosta News)
This summer, Glacier National Park introduced a new free shuttle bus service along Going-to-the-Sun road. It’s almost too late to check it out this year: the shuttles will finish running for this season on Labor Day, Sept. 3.
Springdale seniors offered a way around town (Community Press & Recorder)
SPRINGDALE - Several senior citizens in Springdale without a way of getting to the grocery store and to appointments are now getting around by means of a new transportation service.
Man Sues Airline Over Access Fee
A Vietnamese man is suing the country’s budget airline for charging him for wheelchair service for his disabled wife to board a flight from Sài Gòn to Hà Nội, state media reported Monday. Pacific Airlines is refusing to pay the man’s …
Wheelchair Operator Dies In Crash (The Tampa Tribune)
HUDSON - A 77-year-old woman was killed Wednesday afternoon after she was struck by a car while attempting to cross State Road 52 in an electric wheelchair, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
Revolutionary Wheelchair Gives Users Incredible Mobility (WFTV 9 Orlando)
The same people who brought you the Segway, that two-wheeled scooter that helps you roll along effortlessly, have invented something that puts people with spinal chord injuries back on almost equal footing with everybody else. READ: Revolutionary Wheelchair VIDEO: Wheelchair Changes Lives
~ Yay…what a day! :o)
Well….yesterday I did use my electric wheelchair and also this morning as well. I will throughout today. And yes….I can feel a big differance in my legs and with my strength and energy level. Maybe I can go to an auto store and get …
77-year-old Woman In Wheelchair Killed Trying To Cross State Road 52
HUDSON - A 77-year-old woman was killed Wednesday afternoon after she was struck by a car while attempting to cross State Road 52 in an electric wheelchair, the Florida Highway Patrol said.