Wheelchair Safety and Etiquette Resources

Manual Wheelchair Safety

A guide to using your manual wheelchair safely

A home safety checklist for wheelchair users

Manual wheelchair safety tips for caregivers

Safety first!: Tips for staying safe in your manual wheelchair

Safety/Handling of Wheelchairs

Wheelchair safety and maintenance guidelines and checklist

Wheelchair safety guidelines

Wheelchair safety tips

Wheelchair safety tips you should know

Motorized Wheelchair Safety

5 tips to staying safe while using a power wheelchair

How to operate a wheelchair safely outdoors

Power wheelchair safety tips

Wheelchair Etiquette

The articles below discuss wheelchair etiquette:

A crash course in wheelchair etiquette

Disability etiquette

Tips for wheelchair etiquette

Wheelchair etiquette and disability awareness

Wheelchair etiquette in 8 easy steps

6 Surprising Ways To Ditch Disability Bias In The Workplace

Published By: Forbes Magazine
Written By: Denise Brodey

People with disabilities, now the largest minority group in this country, are largely misunderstood by business leaders, managers, and well, a lot of people. And at the same time, C-suite executives are actively looking for ways to remove disability bias and lessen the employment gap. But disability advocates say the research and statistics on people’s understanding of the disability community are still dismal. How do we meet in the middle? How do we have the tough conversations that will inspire both sides?
How can we all go the extra mile? Click here to read the rest of the story

Reducing Stress In Kids


Published by: Stress-Free Kids
Written by: Lori Lite

Children are vulnerable to stress. Thirteen out of one hundred children experience some kind of anxiety disorder and many more are just stressed out! Living a balanced life and reducing stress in kids is a challenge for most families.
With very little effort you can offer your children the tools they need to maintain emotional balance. Consider filling your child’s emotional backpack with solutions and techniques they can use for stress management and relaxation. Kids can be active participants in creating their own healthy, calm lives. Click here to read the rest of the story

 

Anyone With A Disability Should Relate To Finding Dory

Anyone with a Disability Should Relate to Finding Dory
Source (Cerebral Palsy News Today)
Author: Jessica Grono

Movies are usually liked because they are relatable. Seeing many movies that portray a character with cerebral palsy isn’t very common. There are some, but the character is either sick, dying or wants to die. Either way, they’re unrealistic. However, I felt very positive about the movie Finding Dory.

As a child in the late seventies and early eighties, movies about people with disabilities were scarce. I remember seeing one on television that showed a man falling for a woman in a wheelchair, but she ended up dying in the end anyway. Not very positive. More recently, there is a movie about a man who, despite being well-loved, educated and having a great life, commits suicide because he’s in a wheelchair. Again, it was a terrible representation of people with disabilities. Please click here to read the rest of the story.

Abilities Expo

Abilities Expo will be coming to Boston, MA, from September 16th thru the 18th. The mission of the expo is to bring necessary products and services together under one roof for the community of people with disabilities, caregivers and healthcare professionals.

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Workshops include, Living with Chronic Pain, Wheelchair Accessible Travel, Emergency Preparedness for People with Disabilities plus more. Events include, Acupressure for Stress Release, Adaptive Gaming Pavilion and an Assistive Technology Showcase.

Registration is free and will be held at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, Hall C.

Dates and Times

September, 16th- Friday- 11am -5pm
September 17th- Saturday- 11am-5pm
September 18th- Sunday- 11am-4pm

For detailed information, Click Here