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This column really resonated with me. Whew.

By nature, I’m a workaholic. I love being productive. But I often feel trapped in a body that doesn’t allow me to work at the pace I want. It stresses me out. I become frustrated with myself. Eventually, I come to terms with it. Then I finally take some time to rest.

It’s a vicious circle for sure,…[Read more]

Did everyone see that Twitter announced their employees will have the option to continue to work from home long after the pandemic is over?

Like telehealth conferencing, I’m curious to see if this “new” practice is here to stay. I used quotations for ‘new’ because working from home isn’t some novel idea. But perhaps companies would be more open t…[Read more]

DeAnn, I have had the chair for 4 years and will be replacing the motors for the first time later this month. I ordered the new motors last Tuesday. I am really hard on motors and had to replace the motors on my previous chair which was an Invacare Ranger every 2-3 years. During the spring summer and fall it is not unusual for me to put in 20…[Read more]

The front felt weird to me since I was switching from using scooters for the past 20 years to a chair and the scooters are like extreme versions of rear wheel chairs where you’re as far back as possible and all the clearance required is at the front. The front wheel chairs are almost the exact opposite so I was smacking everything with the back…[Read more]

I’ve always worked from home as well. I definitely think this is a huge step in the right direction for employment opportunities in the disability community. It’s just a little discouraging that it took a pandemic to show that working from home is a viable and accessible option for us.

Actually, the big front wheels are set enough back that the foot plates go way beyond them. I have small “anti-tipper” wheels in front of the drive wheels that only touch the ground when i stop too quickly or go down too steep a slope, but even these do not go as far as my foot plates.
My permobil f3 has the tilt function you were saying you…[Read more]

Lupa, on the Rival I wouldn’t be able to get anterior tilt. That’s the tilting forward. I think it would be very beneficial for reaching things. Also, I wasn’t that crazy about how big and far apart the front wheels are. With that being the case I’m thinking I might as well try fwd. Although, like you said, I have a feeling it would be super…[Read more]

Patrick, I’ve actually had a Quickie S636 in the past. Although I did like it, the motors didn’t hold up for me real well. How long have you had it if you don’t mind my asking?

Dennis, thanks for the vote of confidence. I’ve been trying to envision using fwd in my house, and I’m actually thinking it might make some navigation easier. Do you…[Read more]