wheelchairs

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• wheelchairs — n. chair with wheels used by the handicapped for transportation …   English contemporary dictionary

• Wheelchair — seating in a theater (i.e. giving a dedicated, convenient space left free for a user to position his own wheelchair in the cinema) …   Wikipedia

• List of wheelchair organizations — Several organizations exist that help to give and receive wheelchair equipment. Organizations that accept wheelchair equipment donations typically attempt to identify recipients and match them with the donated equipment they have received.… …   Wikipedia

• Wheelchair racing — is the racing of wheelchairs which is equivalent to the Olympics track, including all of the same events. Wheelchair racing is open to any type of disability, amputees, spinal cord injuries, cerebral palsy and partially sighted (when combined… …   Wikipedia

• Hope Haven — International is a 501(c)(3) charity organization [cite web title = Hope Haven Internationalpublisher = Hope Haven Support Foundation date = 2007 08 11 url = http://www.hopehaven.org/SupportFoundation/Index.cfm accessdate = 2007 08 11] based in… …   Wikipedia

• Mobility aids — Wheelchair user entering a raised bus stop in Curitiba, Brazil Mobility aids are devices designed to assist walking or otherwise improve the mobility of people with a mobility impairment. There are various walking aids which can help with… …   Wikipedia

• Wheelchair rugby — is a team sport for athletes with a disability. Developed in Canada in the late 1970s, it is currently practiced in over twenty countries around the world and is a Paralympic sport.The sport s original name was murderball ; in the United States,… …   Wikipedia

• Dmitry Shparo — during the Bering Strait crossing Born 1941 Moscow, Russia Nationality Russian Known
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• Duchenne muscular dystrophy — Classification and external resources Histopathology of gastrocnemius muscle from patient who died of pseudohypertrophic muscular dystrophy, Duchenne type. Cross section of muscle shows extensive replacement of muscle fibers by adipose cells …   Wikipedia

• Free Wheelchair Mission — is a Christ centered non profit organization that seeks to help disabled people in developing countries by providing them with free wheelchairs. This organization was founded in 1999 by Don Schoendorfer, who has a PhD in mechanical engineering.… …   Wikipedia

• Space medicine — is the practice of medicine on astronauts in outer space.Who benefits from space medicine research?Astronauts are not the only ones who benefit from space medicine research. Several medical products have been developed that are space spinoffs,… …   Wikipedia