One of the most popular posts on our website is Car Modifications - Wheelchair Accessible Vehicles. As much as we know people enjoy our travel reviews, we understand that getting around day-to-day is a major challenge for many. Whether it's due to an …
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FREEWHEEL REVIEW – ALL TERRAIN WHEELCHAIR ACCESS
We recently had the opportunity to trial the FreeWheel attachment. I'd long heard people talking about how good it is at making access easier on difficult terrain. When we were travelling around New Zealand we wondered if it would have been helpful …
CHOOSING A MANUAL WHEELCHAIR
If you’d told me when BJ was little I’d be excited to take delivery of a new wheelchair in the future, I’d have said you were crackers. And yet, here we are today, thrilled to get BJ’s new chair. It’s been a long time coming, given we first signaled …
ACCESSIBLE CAR HIRE SUNSHINE COAST – WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE SUNSHINE COAST
Sponsored Last year I was lucky enough to visit the Sunshine Coast and even though it was a trip without the family, I kept my eye out for information which may be helpful to our Have Wheelchair Will Travel community. I found two great …
5 ITEMS A WHEELCHAIR USER SHOULD PACK FOR TRAVEL
When we travel we have a pile of items which come with us 'just in case'. These are items which are handy if something goes wrong with the wheelchair or help in the event things aren't quite as we thought they'd be. Yes, it adds to our luggage, but …
5 TRAVEL USES FOR MATTING – ACCESSIBLE TRAVEL TIPS
We've found a cheap roll of matting has many uses and has become a great travel friend. When we are at home we have everything set-up and easy to use but it's amazing when you travel the issues that arise. It's certainly resulted in us needing to …
PERMOBIL GIVEAWAY
There’s a reason I’m particularly excited about our Permobil giveaway. Not only are we happy to have the opportunity to give away around $17,000 worth of equipment to our lovely readers but I’m happy to share the story of the company, …
DISABILITY EQUIPMENT SOLUTIONS
Recently I put a call out on our Facebook page asking our community to share a piece of equipment which they felt had transformed or improved their life. I didn't mind whether it was a small utensil or a large piece of equipment, I was just keen to …
MODIFYING A WHEELCHAIR FOR A SIBLING – DISABILITY EQUIPMENT SOLUTIONS
There are many challenges when it comes to juggling the needs of a family when one child has additional needs or a disability. One I can relate to is the juggle of having one child in a wheelchair, who is unable to self-propel, and a little one in a …
THE LOOP LOCK – KEEPING YOUR WHEELCHAIR SAFE
We’ve just been introduced to the Loop Lock and it’s something we won’t be travelling without it in future. The strange thing is, I’d have never thought to go out and buy one and yet it makes total sense for us. Sometimes when we travel we’ve …
