Inventor of the Phoenix I Smart Wheelchair Wins $1 Million Toyota Mobility Challenge
Andrew Slorance, a wheelchair user in the United Kingdom, won $1 million for a revolutionary new manual wheelchair that combines smart technologies like self-adjusting center of gravity, integrated power assist and downhill braking assist with an ultralightweight carbon fiber frame. Slorance says the prize is enough to get the chair to market within the next 18 to 24 months. What do you think of adding smart technologies to a manual wheelchair? Check out the full details at the link above, and join the conversation on our Facebook page.
All Andrea Dalzell ever wanted was to be a hospital nurse. It took a global pandemic to provide that opportunity, but Dalzell fearlessly seized it and blazed a trail for other wheelchair users to follow. After a relentless and trying year, where the importance of public health and the essential nature of health care workers were continually reinforced, it’s hard to imagine a more ideal person to honor as the 2020 New Mobility Person of the Year.
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