Sentences with phrase «first wheelchair user»

In his interview, he talked with pride of going to school with Judith Heumann, who fought for and won the right to become the first wheelchair user to teach school in New York.

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The 59 - year - old, who was the first full - time wheelchair user to be voted into Westminster, was born with Gauchers Disease, a genetic condition that causes bones to break easily.

The first issue was simply getting to classes with no public transport accessible to wheelchair users and, because she lived outside the city, no access to the transport provided for the disabled in Genoa.

After some brainstorming with my friends and dozens of hours of research, I booked my ticket that December for my first international trip as a full - time wheelchair user to Dubai in February 2016.

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.

As the head of spinal injury at Bolt Burdon Kemp and a wheelchair user myself, I know first - hand how the lack of wheelchair access impacts mine and my clients» lives on a day - to - day basis.