Wheelchair

Taking the Chair

Charles Donovan | Posted 27.03.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Charles Donovan

Forgive the unexpected intermission. Where were we? Yes, that's it. I was fumbling around, trying to get the hang of living in a wheelchair in a new part of London, waiting for my broken back to heal a bit more. But in my last update, I glossed over some of the worst of what was happening.

This Is Wheel Life

Charles Donovan | Posted 03.05.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Charles Donovan

Today, I bump into the edges of doorways. While stretching to pick up one thing, I manage to drop several others. I reverse into tables. I crash into entrances and misjudge distances. There is so much to learn about wheelchairs. I cannot think where to start.

Disabled People Risk 'Hurt And Humiliation' On Airlines

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 24.10.2012 | UK

Disabled people risk "hurt and humiliation" when they travel by air, a report has claimed. Some have even had to urinate in bottles on flights due ...

Little Boy's Wheelchair Is Transformed Into A Digger For Halloween

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 31.10.2012 | UK

As the Halloween costume scramble gets underway, the nation braces itself for a flurry of goblins, ghouls, ghosts and the usual tiresome glut of "sexy...

The Weirwolf Roars: Gold For Paralympics GB's David Weir In Marathon

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 09.09.2012 | UK

With a deafening roar from the crowd, Britain's 'Weirwolf' David Weir took gold in the men's T54 marathon, his fourth gold of the Games. Weir's mar...

Dying to Win? Wheelchair Athletes and the Pursuit of Paralympic Gold

Brendan Pittaway | Posted 24.10.2012 | UK
Brendan Pittaway

When elite sportsmen and women discuss the pain and dedication needed to win an Olympic medal, they talk about the great sacrifices made en route to the podium.

Disabled Mother 'Told To Sit Separately From Family At Paralympics'

The Huffington Post UK | Jessica Elgot | Posted 14.08.2012 | UK

A young disabled mother has criticised the Paralympics for allegedly not allowing her to sit with her family at the Games - because she is a wheelchai...

Britain's Paralympic Veterans

Thomas Morris | Posted 24.07.2012 | UK Sport
Thomas Morris

After the First and Second World Wars, over sixty thousand military amputees came home. Three years later, Britain hosted the Olympics, and a small hospital in Buckinghamshire put on the world's first 'Wheelchair Games'. Now in 2012, the future of the British forces in Afghanistan is being decided.

WATCH: Paraplegic Girl Goes Bungee Jumping In A Wheelchair

Huffington Post UK | Alastair Plumb | Posted 21.03.2012 | UK Comedy

Just because someone happens to be paraplegic, that doesn't mean they can't do some seriously awesome stuff. Just take a look at Christine Rougoor her...

Did He Go Too Far? TSA Agent Pats Down And Swabs Boy, 3, In Wheelchair (VIDEO)

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 19.03.2012 | UK

YouTube video of an airport security worker patting down and swabbing a wheelchair-bound little boy has gone viral. Uploaded on 17 March by matto...

Disabled Man Robbed Of £30 In The Street After 'Appalling' Attack

PA | Posted 26.03.2012 | UK

Police have condemned the theft of cash from a disabled man as "appalling". The 46-year-old, who suffers from cerebral palsy and uses an electric w...

A Brief History Of Your Employment: Stephen Hawking Advertises For Assistant

Huffington Post UK | Felicity Morse | Posted 29.12.2011 | UK

Stephen Hawking is looking for a technical assistant that can work with computers, electronics and won't buckle under pressure.  But rather than u...

Disabled Student Who Could 'Never Walk Again' Collects Degree Unaided

PA | Posted 21.12.2011 | UK Universities & Education

A disabled student who was told she would never walk or talk again has taken her first steps to collect her 2:1 degree in criminology. Lauren Thomp...