Sentences with phrase «of a wheelchair as»

Shelters may view these dogs who are blind, deaf, or in need of a wheelchair as unadoptable, but PWD has been rescuing and adopting out these loving babies for ten years.

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In passing, he left behind an incredible legacy, especially as a person who struggled with ALS, a neurodegenerative disease that confined him to a wheelchair for the vast majority of his life.

Donna reminds Alison of her plan to resell used medical equipment such as scooters and wheelchairs.

MEDIchair stores carry a comprehensive line of products including wheelchairs, scooters, lift chairs, bathroom safety products, home accessibility solutions and soft / disposable personal health care products such as incontinence supplies, wound care, compression and bracing etc..

For Domestic Carriage Liability for loss, delay or damage to checked baggage, or any baggage or personal item which is taken into custody by Cape Air, is limited to the fair market value at the time of the loss, damage or delay and will not exceed (except for wheelchair and other assistive devices)(1) for on - line travel solely on Cape Air with no connecting service, $ 500 per passenger; (2) for interline travel where the Cape Air flight segment is included on the same ticket as a connecting flight segment of another airline with an aircraft of more than 60 seats, $ 3400 per passenger ($ 3500 per passenger effective August 25, 2015) as per federal rules; and (3) for interline travel where the Cape Air flight segment is included on the same ticket as a connecting flight segment of another airline with an aircraft of 60 seats or less, $ 500 per passenger.

Through the City of Houston Department of Health, Americares donated wheelchairs, walkers as well as medicine to the George R. Brown Convention Center mega shelter, where more than 10,000 people sought refuge.

Through the City of Houston Department of Health, Americares donated wheelchairs, walkers as well as medicine to the city's mega-shelters, including the George R. Brown Convention Center, where more than 10,000 people sought refuge.

But Lucas seems content to find his solace «in the music,» and he's happy as long as he can convince folks of one thing: «I want people to know I am more than a boy in a wheelchair.»

Despite being told he'd never be able to walk, Lucas has found his own way, slipping out of his wheelchair and onto the floor at Trinity House of Prayer, where he shuffles around on thick knee pads as if in a state of constant reverence.

«All they see is the wheelchair,» as a disabled friend of mine once remarked.

That is a healthy emphasis — as long as that diversity includes serious attention to the vocations of people sitting in wheelchairs in retirement communities and a teenage boy who is trying to summon up the courage to ask a girl on a date.

But that was not as bad as the week before, when a seminarian — addressing a congregation where at least a dozen of us were sitting in wheelchairs — exhorted us to stand up for Christ in an increasingly secular society!

The bullet sliced the man's palm before it entered the left side of his 80 - year - old wife's abdomen and exited the right side, as she was sitting in her wheelchair.

Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has carved out a decent niche for herself as a savvy Twitter user, but she came under fire last week for a series of tweets that badly misread a video of President Donald Trump's interaction with a wheelchair - bound boy.

As a paralysed, wheelchair - bound genius with a synthesized voice Hawking had a unique image and the runaway success of the book «A Brief History of Time» cemented his celebrity status.

End of the summer flamini / rosicky / areta will be gone, hopefully wheelchair will be good enough to play there as well as our new signing.

He went straight to the middle of the court, where unfortunately his wheelchair tipped over (as you can see from the video below).

be aware of offending countless wheelchair users who happen to support arsenalFC just as you do.

More recently, McFadden established herself as one of the best wheelchair racers in the world at the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships, winning five medals in five events, including four golds.

scholes is looking out for England he sees what most see unlike most fans on here his not ignorant of wheelchair's short comings as his short history point out other wise it may be a case of the more things change the more there stay the same for willchair and 22 is not young in footballing term 9 to 19 is young and where potential should only be talked about in terms of whether or not a player will be good or great to complement a group / squad.

no one in the league has a better Midfield, Ramsey, Cazorla, Ozil (especially as he played yesterday), OX, even Wheelchair lots of potential, Walcott proved he can be our Striker, the rotation Wenger played yesterday with Walcott and GIROUD could be the solution to our problems, each one scored in each halve...... Welbeck well there might be where we need a third striker, Welbeck is not consistent...... so an backup for COQ and a third proven Striker should bring us the title next year

thanks for the sensible comment fatboy yep i know i do get that they do nt really mean it, but i just cant come to terms with that, i do nt really expect civilised culture in a sport but generally from the people in the world, yep you are right about the real world, maybe thats the reason it annoys me extremely, i mean look our world is rotten to the core, the human mindset is terrible when it faces danger or problems for himself, and maybe thats the reason i just want football to stay as just as an entertainment industry but when i see that people even here let the words flow in any kind of way just because the are frustrated, i really cant come to terms with it, i really love black humor and some akbs react angrily when some fans tell some wheelchair jokes or for example on the post from admin where one could write jokes about wenger, some were really awesome, but when people cant control their emotion after a game and abuse other people it just irritates me as hell cause i really think that thats one of the big problems in the world..

As well as all the other deadwood, it's been reported that Wenger is willing to sell The Ox, Giroud and Jack wheelchair to fund the resigning of Sanchez & OziAs well as all the other deadwood, it's been reported that Wenger is willing to sell The Ox, Giroud and Jack wheelchair to fund the resigning of Sanchez & Ozias all the other deadwood, it's been reported that Wenger is willing to sell The Ox, Giroud and Jack wheelchair to fund the resigning of Sanchez & Ozil.

And when you look back at the last decade, none of those youngsters have progressed in the way that they were hyped up to and yes I'm talking about the likes of Ramsey, Walcott, Jack Wheelchair and the Ox who all had a one season wonder of some sort, during one point in their Arsenal careers, thus far and We can't keep using this excuse for not buying ready made quality, which would instantly improve our chances of winning a major trophy or two, but No, Wenger wants to stick with a theory which clearly isn't working for us on the pitch, but he doesn't really care, as long as it works out well for saving the penny's and the pounds, in the place where it matters most for Arsenal fc, in the bank.

It's got so sad I'm thinking Jonny Evans be good signing because I'm thinking he's better than wat we have sad but true mustafi is a lerk one min good next min tackles fresh air, BFG is a wheelchair it's embarrassing kos is injury away from retirement oh but we have Monreal great player but not center back it's joke wenger loves football so that's why going forward we look good but defending not he's game bring back George graham just as defensive coach jez even Sam allardyce has Everton a lot tighter it's fact we can't defend for years I'm sick saying wenger is and will always be arsenal great always in my eyes but he has go for good of everyone we need young fresh manager and not someone mr wenger hand picks and he goes upstairs won't work can't work we need let new coaches do there job and let new manager do he's and please give him money spend and laugh if ye want but the man for new job has be allergi has be if can't get den Luis Enrique if not him get Henry with vieria wat a buzz it be with them 2 my point.

«That's why we don't allow wheelchairs in the New York City Marathon,» the director of that race, Fred Lebow, told me as I watched the crash replayed on a big screen at the marathon press center.

Mary Haesloop claps in her wheelchair inside T - Mobile Arena as the Golden Knights» mascot pulls the fabled sword out of the plastic stone before Vegas takes on the Anaheim Ducks.

The IPC Athletics Marathon World Cup returns on April 24 and there are also points to be won as the London Marathon races become part of the first ever Abbott World Marathon Majors Wheelchair Series.

In addition to having a large library of resources and information on their website, the group also assists families with travel expenses for medical treatments and gifts of medical equipment that aren't covered by insurance, such as wheelchairs.

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 bodAs 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 bodas the best form of mobility for your body.

As you approach the beach, you'll come across beach - friendly strollers, wagons, and wheelchairs that you are free to borrow (first come, first served), and there are also lots of rentals for watersports.

The nature center is universally accessible as are some trails with the use of our all - terrain wheelchair.

Weisman argues that Uber has failed to address demand for wheelchair - accessible vehicles and as such is undoing years of work advocates have put in to ensure disabled New Yorkers have easy access to transportation.

Among the features of the library include a room dedicated to historical artifacts - including some relating to the life and times of Herbert Macaulay, an innovation hub that will serve as a Coding Centre, a lounge / café area, a reading area with updated books and an e-library section, wheelchair accessible ramps and a finished courtyard area, among others.

Sheehan's campaign manager Steve Napier said those numbers were a reflection of voters» satisfaction with Sheehan's job performance and improvements to the city ranging from the installation of new stairs and wheelchair access at Lincoln Park to playing fields and bathrooms at Arbor Hill Park, and larger advances such as more equitable hiring practices.

Citi Sports investigations have revealed that two persons, Richard Frimpong and Emmanuel Osei, were deported from Seoul Airport on the 26th of April for posing as officials of the Ghana Para-Athletics Association at the 25th Seoul International Wheelchair marathon.

The Flagbearer of the Convention People's Party (CPP), Ivor Kobina Greenstreet, has said that although the designers of the seat of government, the Flagstaff House, failed to make the edifice accessible to physically challenged persons, he would occupy the facility as Ghana's first President in a wheelchair.

She and her entire family have become sensitized to issues of access as a result of her mother's stroke and use of a wheelchair.

Julie Cataldo is strapped into a harness as she sits in her wheelchair just a few feet from the edge of the Erie Canal.

The Executive Chamber will not place a surcharge on a particular individual with a disability or any group of individuals with disabilities to cover the cost of providing auxiliary aids / services or reasonable modifications of policy, such as retrieving items from locations that are open to the public but are not accessible to persons who use wheelchairs.

The Tory - supporting commentator has called school wheelchair ramps a sign of «ghastly inclusivity» and once described working - class grammar school boys who secured places at Oxford as «universally unattractive» and «small, vaguely deformed undergraduates».

Nassau District Attorney Madeline Singas highlighted McDonald's ability to forgive the man whose act made him rely on a wheelchair as well as his message of peace.

The action detailed features such as thresholds and mailboxes that are out of reach of those in wheelchairs and «numerous inaccessible conditions» that violate the FHA.

GBENGA ADENIJI writes about the plight of the remaining ex-refugees in the sleepy Oru - Ijebu community in the Ijebu North Local Government Area of Ogun State Like a decorated effigy, Teta Tokpa stared at nothing in particular as the sun cruelly beamed its ray on the wheelchair she was in.

U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer came onstage, joined the governor as he shook hands with the winner of the wheelchair division, and then started schmoozing the crowd.

«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.

Its wheelchair basketball team, known as The Barrier Breakers, is open to children with disabilities between the ages of 10 and 21.

The controversial Northern Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party, Daniel Bugri Naabu failed to retain his position, not even after drawing sympathy votes from his storming the election grounds in a wheelchair as well as towing his mangled accident car to the Aliu Mahama Sports Stadium in Tamale where the delegates conference was held.

For the consulting half of his Ph.D., Mason also supported the wheelchair squads he worked with during training camps and competitive games, taking on a variety of roles, such as working as a wheelchair mechanic and collecting and analyzing video footage of the athletes» performance.

From complex solutions used by well - known people — such as the late Christopher Reeve's use of a high - tech wheelchair — to simpler ones like screen magnifiers on our computers and speech recognition «voice commands» on our smartphones, technology makes some tasks easier.