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  • Adapting Your Wheels
  • In 1988 I bought a brand new Dodge Shadow. It was the last unmodified car I would own. About 10 months after making the purchase, I had a serious crash...
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  • Transportation Resources
  • Associations Association for Driver Rehabilitation Specialists (ADED) www.aded.net Since 1977, ADED has worked to help people with disabilities learn to...
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  • Wheelchair Transportation Safety: How to Travel More Safely While Seated in a Wheelchair
  • Seats in cars, vans and buses are designed for safety and comfort. Wheelchairs are mostly designed for mobility and function. Yet, some wheelchair users...
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  • Hand Controls 101
  • Driving with hand controls is the sometimes bothersome—yet necessary—result of a disability that affects your legs. If you want to drive safely and get...
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  • Purchasing Adaptive Vehicles Online
  • The following web pages and information are brought to you by NMEDA. NMEDA is a non-profit association of mobility equipment dealers, driver rehabilitation...
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  • Navigating New York City
  • Even if you don’t use a wheelchair, and I do, New York City can be intimidating. One of the best sources of information for visitors is the city’s official...
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  • Riding the Bus 101
  • When was the last time you took an intercity bus or a charter motor coach tour? If the answer is never, then you’re not alone. According to a 2002 Bureau...
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  • Sweet Chariot: Cool Cabs Hit the Street
  • For many long years, millions of wheelchair users who wished to participate in community life have been forced, for lack of accessible means of doing so...