elevator

This was in Sunday's New York Times (travel section): "Expedia.com and its subsidiary Hotels.com have rolled out search tools that allow travelers with disabilities to find and book lodgings that feature bathrooms for the handicapped, roll-in-showers and Braille signage. While Expedia.com says...

A recent post on here indicated that a PALS had a power wheelchair however the seating system did not include some features that would have been beneficial for care. In another thread a member had mentioned looking at scooters and quickly learned from this great community to skip the scooter and...

Wow, looking back over the year has brought a lot of changes: cane, AFO's, transport wheelchair- check grab-bars in shower & at toilets, raised toilet seats, stair-chair- check Social Security disability, Medicare, supplemental insurance & drug plan- check walker, scooter- check permanent...

As I see myself declining the future looms larger and larger. My 100 yr old house could never be retrofitted for a wheelchair of any kind. The bath and bed room is on the second floor. There are numerous steps to the house, high thresholds to many rooms. My working wife is the only family I...

I am a 38 year old healthy female. I do suffer from migraines, which was made worse after the mold in our home from Hurricane Rita. My migraines recently became localized on the right side of my head. At the end of February 2009, I was involved in an elevator accident where the elevator did...

i'm getting a chair. the salesman connected to my clinic is pushing the permobil c300 with the eight-inch seat elevator option. he says that in the past medicare has covered 100%, but this year its supposed to change to 90%, plus they don't pay anything on the seat elevator and other...

I think everyone of us has had this told us . So you go away thinking "did my elevator break or what . Did something in my head Blow a fuse . I dont feel i need a white Jacket with handles in the back . Matter of Fact i know i dont need one . We all somewhat have Normal Diagnostics MRIs EMGs...

Hi, I'm new to the forum. I was diagnosed in Oct. 2006 with bulbar and life went smoothly except for my slurred speech. I had to retire from teaching in June 2007 as the speech was really bad. I started walking with a cane last Sept. but life still seemed fairly normal. Started losing lots...

Report on our ALS clinic appointment at Cleveland Clinic. I am not sure how much information my mom had before we went, but I really didn't know what to expect. I thought I would share so that others who are waiting for an appointment would know what to expect. My mom (74) was diagnosed at the...

As some of you may know from some earlier posts, I live in a three story town house with two flights of stairs. There is no real option to sell this house and move to a single story one, so I have to find some way to make this work. One possibility - not a good one though - is a stair lift ---...