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The Mountain Trike all terrain wheelchair products have been designed to help people with limited mobility to get outside and enjoy those all important outdoor places. Whether that is a trip to your local park with your family, exploring woodlands with your dog or even getting up that hill to enjoy your favourite view. The Mountain Trike wheelchair is great for getting out and about with friends and family The Mountain Trike has many components similar to those found on a mountain bike such as air suspension, hydraulic brakes and chunkier wheels. Riders are always amazed at the type of terrain that’s possible to tackle and how easy it is to manoeuver the Mountain Trike. However, it does take time to get used to riding the Mountain Trike, particularly mastering the unique lever drive system which is where the steering and braking are controlled. It is also important to…

Finding the Right Wheelchair Bag: A Customer’s Quest and Our Advice As a long-time seller of Trabasack wheelchair lap desks and bags, I’ve had the pleasure of interacting with many wheelchair users over the past 15 years. My wife and son are also wheelchair users, so I understand firsthand the challenges of finding the right […]

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Finding and obtaining a job when you have a disability can be challenging. There are a number of things you have to take into account when searching for your dream job, such as accessibility, distance and working hours to ensure you are able to do the job to the best of your ability. Actually, securing …

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For many cultures around the world, mealtimes are a time to come together with friends or family. A time to relax, talk and bond. But for those facing significant difficulties with self-feeding, these key social occasions can be a time of great challenge and frustration. Self-feeding deficits can be experienced by those with many different […]

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Discussing suicidal thoughts can be challenging for any person but even more so if you have a disability or long-term health condition. Mental health organisation, Spokz People – which provides wellbeing support for disabled people and their families – shares that we can have suicidal thoughts and advises us on ways we can overcome them.

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Fast Aid Products Ltd is part of the John Preston Healthcare Group and are a leading supplier of medical equipment and home care have recently been appointed as distributor of Mountain Trike all terrain wheelchair products in Scotland. Fast Aid have a large showroom and warehouse facilities located in Edinburgh but also have a team of product specialists available to provide home demos and assessments. Fast Aid started in Scotland in 1974 and have been part of John Preston for over a decade and have a wealth of experience and expertise in the mobility sector.Fast Aid’s large showroom and warehouse located in Edinburgh now offer the Mountain Trike all terrain wheelchair as part of their product range Tim Morgan, Managing Director, said. “It’s fantastic to have Fast Aid on board as distributor of the Mountain Trike products. We’ve been working with the team at John Preston for a number…

Have a disability and want to travel to New Zealand? Well you’re about read the adventures of Jasmine, who has Friedreich’s Ataxia and has come back to tell the tales! Find out how you too can take a trip to New Zealand. My name is Jasmine, I’m 21 and I’m from Portsmouth, England. I was …

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Australia is a big country with many interesting places, things and animals to visit and see. This is why tourists enjoy heading down under so much. Another thing that makes Australia interesting for tourists is that the country welcomes everyone. Travelers with disabilities visiting Australia won’t have to worry about not being able to fully …

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Sam Harris, who has cerebral palsy, talks about dating with a disability and the misconceptions around dating a disabled person.

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