As with any product that’s been around a while, wheelchair vans have evolved in a number of ways, with a variety of conversion designs and peripheral equipment like wheelchair tie-downs, portable/removable seats, and powered ramps with manual override. Overall, today’s accessible vans are more reliable, easier than ever to use, and safer. If your child’s disability requires [...]
With the summertime arriving shortly you may be planning your summer vacation. It can sometimes be stressful if you are planning a visit to an unfamiliar city or country and you are concerned about whether the most popular attractions will be wheelchair accessible. London is considered to be one of the most accessible cities across [...]
“Why are you in a wheelchair?” It is a question I get asked, in every style and manner one could think of, by children from every background, almost every time I am in a public place. I have also been asked some form of that question by children of varying levels of ability to understand [...]
Friendship Circle’s Walk4Friendship is just around the corner. Walk4Friendship is an annual walk that raises crucial funds and community awareness for individuals with special needs and Friendship Circle. Every year we hold a post walk carnival complete with games, rides, moon-bounces, food and more. The main attraction is a post walk show. This year’s Walk4Friendship will [...]
Aaron “Wheelz” Fotheringham is a 19 year-old wheelchair athlete from Las Vegas, Nevada. Aaron was born with Spina Bifida, a birth defect of the spinal cord. For Aaron this means his legs don’t work. He is the third of six children, all adopted. Aaron never let anything stop him. Even as a baby and small [...]
What is the WCHL? The Wheelchair Hockey League (WCHL) of Michigan was created for the enjoyment of participating in hockey. The purpose of this league is to provide an appropriate means for persons in wheelchairs to have the opportunity to play in a competitive floor hockey league and have the chance to engage in the [...]
New Documentary tells the story of one man’s mission to see the world Andrew Shelley, lives the American Dream. He leads a successful life as an engineer and single bachelor. Unhappy with his day job Andrew wants more from his life, so he sets out on a backpacking journey across the world to find out [...]
Once a month Friendship Circle profiles an organization that provides support, programming and/or funding for individuals with special needs. If you have an organization that you think we should include please contact us. It all started with a cross-country road trip In the summer of 2005, Darius Weems left his hometown of Athens, Georgia for the [...]
Stephen Wampler Becomes First Person With Cerebral Palsy to Climb Mountain at Yosemite Written by Jessica Hopper, this article appeared on ABCnews.com After pulling himself up with his hands 20,000 times in six days, Stephen Wampler finished the climb of his life Friday when he reached the summit of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. “It was [...]
