Sentences with phrase «by wheelchair users»

Lowering the heights of doorknobs, window latches and light switches to be accessed by wheelchair users

No beach wheelchairs: St. Kitts has several beautiful beaches, and many of the beach restaurants and bars have been adapted for use by wheelchair users, however, there are currently no beach wheelchair rentals available.

Speaking on Premier's News Hour Ros Bayes, from Through the Roof, said: «We're pleased to see that the additional difficulties experienced by wheelchair users are being recognised.

Karoo Koelte B&B has been tested by a wheelchair user.

Not exact matches

Rev Zoe Heming, who is the enabling church advisor for the Lichfield Diocese and a wheelchair user, said there were a number of reasons she wasn't convinced by the government's target.

As a wheelchair user, I am not offended by posters, ads or conversations about Marathons or Running Shoes or anything that promotes Walking as the best form of mobility for your body.

Wheelchair users in the House of Lords say they are «passed from pillar to post» when travelling by plane.

Mr. Kagan is on the Board of the Russian - American organization for PWDs, and was accompanied by its President, a wheelchair user, to the interview.

«Progressives won City Hall vowing to end the tale of two cities, but they gave themselves a raise while giving wheelchair users the cold shoulder by being silent as Uber fails to provide access,» says the narrator in the 30 - second spot (above) sponsored by the new advocacy group United for Equal Access, referring to a raise package for all elected city officials approved by the mayor and City Council in February.

Made by Ekso Bionics, Ekso is a wearable, robotic, battery - powered exoskeleton that enables wheelchair users to stand and walk.

New features included in the forthcoming watchOS 3 are being tested by Apple retail store employees, including a new activity - tracking feature that has been designed with wheelchair users in mind.

Assist handlers who are wheelchair users by picking up dropped items, opening / closing doors, turning on / off light switches, and exchanging items that may be out of their handler's reach.

Additionally, the big local market right by the cruise port has a wheelchair friendly route as well, allowing wheelchair users a chance to experience the fascinating vegetable, fruit, and souvenir and gifts market firsthand.

Hodgkin, now a wheelchair user but still working at the age of 84, is well known for his abstract works and some people might be surprised by the portrait painter tag.

One playful example is the story of what is claimed to be the most frequently stolen oil painting in history — The Poor Poet by Carl Spitzweg (1839)-- which reportedly was once ripped from the wall of West Berlin's Galerie der Romantik by a phoney wheelchair - user, who fled out of a window, leaving his foldable red vehicle behind (Deball's replica of the wheelchair is displayed here).

Because he is a wheelchair user with a long - term physical disability, most of Gander's art is completely removed from the hand of the artist and carried out by a team of technical specialists.

Access Visitors are asked to note that, on the advice of the OPW, the Museum is unable to facilitate access by lift - dependent visitors, including wheelchair users, to the First Floor Galleries in the main building until further notice.

Apple has made its activity feature more inclusive by adding activity rings optimized for wheelchair users.

Researchers at Google are working on a contact lens that alerts diabetics to changes in their blood sugar levels and adjusts the required doses of insulin accordingly, sensors can detect the onset of a user's epileptic seizure, and the independently controlled robotic walking device launched last year by Rex Bionics could one day change the lives of wheelchair users.