5 Comments TIL Because passenger airflights aren’t covered by the ADA, wheelchairs can’t be brought onboard. They are regularly returned damaged to their users, who depend on staff for everything from boarding, to using the bathroom, to departing. by whatilearned February 5, 2023, 3:49 pm 3 Points Upvote Downvote
TIL The “Curb-Cut Effect” describes features that were originally made for the disabled also benefitted many other people. It was found curb-cuts benefited not only people in wheelchairs, but also people pushing strollers or carts, wheeling luggage, riding bicycles, and even running/walking by whatilearned August 9, 2022, 2:49 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
You know what they say about about wheelchairs by cringeyjokesman May 11, 2022, 3:56 pm 13 Points Upvote Downvote
3 Comments TIL Producer, rapper, and MC Dennis Coles, also known as Ghostface Killah, was the eldest of 9 children. He cared for two younger brothers with muscular dystrophy, lifting them in and out of their wheelchairs at 13 years old. When he found success with Wu Tang, he focused on getting them cared for. by whatilearned February 3, 2022, 5:10 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
2 Comments Why can’t gay people use wheelchairs by cringeyjokesman September 5, 2021, 5:54 am 12 Points Upvote Downvote
Sniffing Device Helps Disabled People Move, Write Israeli scientists have developed a device that allows severely disabled people to sniff to precisely control objects such as wheelchairs and personal digital assistants, a new study says. by DailyHealthNews July 3, 2021, 7:46 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
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