Tag: wheelchair
wheelchair rugby, between physical commitment and strategic calculation
Brazilian wheelchair rugby player Julio Braz, battling Frenchman Christophe Salegui in a match during the Rio Paralympic Games in 2016. YASUYOSHI CHIBA / AFP No tackles, but physical intensity and…
“In all friendship”: Tan Caglar plays the first doctor in a wheelchair
“In all friendship” Tan Caglar plays the first doctor in a wheelchair Tan Caglar is the newcomer to the popular series “In All Friendship”. © MDR / Rudolf Wernicke Tan…
Long jumper Darja Klischina leaves the stadium in a wheelchair and is out
1/6 Instead of jumping for the medals, Darja Klischina ends up in a wheelchair in the Olympic Stadium. 2/6 The Russian experienced a great disappointment in Tokyo. 5/6 On the…
Seriously injured – wheelchair user was trapped after falling
A wheelchair user fell on a sloping street in Plainfeld on Monday afternoon and was trapped in his wheelchair. The man had to be rescued by the fire brigade and…
Patient in a wheelchair – wrong leg removed: Now the judiciary is investigating
Because of “grossly negligent bodily harm”, the judiciary is now investigating after the botched operation in the Freetadt Hospital, where the wrong leg was removed from a patient. The suspect…
an electric wheelchair is not an automobile
LShould a person with a disability who circulates in his electric wheelchair be qualified as a pedestrian or a driver of a land motor vehicle? For insurers, this issue is…
It’s historic! Wheelchair activist Élisa Rojas makes the front page of a women's magazine
On the occasion of March 8, Marie Claire magazine features 8 women engaged in a magnificent cover series on the cover. Among them, Élisa Rojas, the first woman with disabilities…
Americans travel to all seven continents in a wheelchair – despite a wheelchair
As the “Stern” reports, Cory Lee is said to have been diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy as a child, a rare disease that leads to muscle wasting and which makes…
Simon Cowell: Music producer barely escapes the wheelchair
That was apparently extremely close: Music producer Simon Cowell is said to have escaped paraplegia in an e-bike fall. Simon Cowell (60) was obviously extremely lucky when he fell on…
Storm of Love: Shock Moment! Does Dirk have to be in a wheelchair?
March 27, 2020 Dirk is in bad shape Is there a tragedy in "Storm of Love"? Tim makes Dirk so angry that he makes a thoughtless move. And that has…
Deutsche Bahn: For wheelchair users Kay Macquarrie, every trip is an ordeal
Petition to DB boss Lutz: For wheelchair users Kay Macquarrie, every trip on the Deutsche Bahn is an ordeal Kay Macquarrie calls the situation "grotesque". The 44-year-old wheelchair user has…