NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- According to the National Spinal Cord Injury statistical center, 270,000 Americans live with a spinal cord injury. But now, there's a new device that gives people in ...

A doctor at the Minneapolis Veterans Affairs hospital has developed and engineered an improved design for the standing wheelchair, hoping it will help paralyzed veterans live more productive lives. It ...

Matia Mobility, a Utah company, develops standing wheelchairs for people with disabilities. The Tek RMD M1 device allows ...

Autoblog may receive a share from purchases made via links on this page. Pricing and availability is subject to change. Transcript: An innovative standing wheelchair. Laddroller is an electric ...

Erik Himbert demonstrates his prototype stand-up wheelchair Friday in his garage in Sisters, Ore. (Joe Kline/The Bulletin) SISTERS, Ore. — Erik Himbert, who was left partially paralyzed by a 2009 ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link When British architect Suzanne Brewer saw a man in a wheelchair get lost in the Christmas crowd at her local rugby club, she wondered why there ...

As much as we love covering cool tech that has the ability to make life more fun, there are few things more awesome than technology that can be used to fundamentally alter people’s lives for the ...

Close your eyes and think of an electric wheelchair. What do you see? Is it sleek, futuristic, and elegant… worthy of the moniker: iChair? No, no it is not. It’s a boxy tank-like thing with grey ...

From autonomous wheelchairs to air-powered ones with no electronic parts, we have covered some pretty nifty innovation taking place in the world of wheelchairs. Another one to add to the collection is ...

The pan sizzles as Army vet John Christensen separates an egg over a pool of butter. He pivots his wheels, propels his chair to the cupboard and stretches for the salt shaker. He's back to the ...