HAPPY - FELIZ

In this crazy world with madeness going on sometimes we just need to sing and dance, even if you are in your wheelchair whatever! with your special aids just feel HAPPY enjoy the little pleasures in life. 


En este mundo loco con la locura pasa a veces sólo tenemos que cantar y bailar, incluso si usted está en su silla de ruedas lo que sea! con sus instrumentos especiales sólo siento feliz disfrutar de los pequeños placeres de la vida.

Mount your own Garden / Monta tu propio Huerta

PVC GARDEN CULTIVATION TABLE

I have just picked up the new Leroy Merlin brochure (1-25 February 2013) and found an interesting new product, especially if you are a wheelchair user and/or have mobility problems.  

A raised cultivation table facilitates the tasks (no need to bend) and is suitable for plants with little growth in height, such as lettuces, peppers or eggplants.

The PVC garden table is easy to mount, incorporated is a drainage system and is ideal for small spaces.  Dimension 90 x 60 x 65cm.

MESA HUERTO PVC SIN RIEGO   

Acabo de recoger el nuevo folleto de Leroy Merlin (1-25 febrero de 2013) y encontró un nuevo producto interesante, sobre todo si usted es un usuario de silla de ruedas y/o con problemas de movilidad.
Una mesa de cultivo elevada facilita las tareas (no hay que agacharse) y es apta para plantas con poco crecimiento en altura, como lechugas, pimientos o berenjenas.

La mesa PVC es fácil de montar, Incorporated es un sistema de drenaje y es ideal para espacios pequeños. Dimensiones 90 x 60 x 65cm.

Wheelchair Users . A Huge Step Forward

Keep an OPEN MIND, this invention is at a very early stage, yes it is bulky and heavy, love it or hate it, remember the name eLEGS as technology moves amazingly fast and this is a huge step forward.

Note: There are approximately 68 million people worldwide that use wheelchairs.

http://www.ted.com/translate.

 

http://www.ted.com Eythor Bender of Berkeley Bionics brings onstage two amazing exoskeletons, HULC and eLEGS -- robotic add-ons that could one day allow a human to carry 200 pounds without tiring, or allow a wheelchair user to stand and walk. It's a powerful onstage demo, with implications for human potential of all kinds.

Disabled Friendly Properties - Holiday Rentals

Firstly thank you Georgina Shaw for putting me in contact with http://www.holidayrentalontheweb.com/ who offer top quality rental property (short/long term) along the Costa del Sol, France, Italy and Greece).

What I especially like about this company is they have realised there is a demand from customers for specific special needs, whether it be ramps leading to an apartment, specific adapted bathroom facilities, bedrooms with enough room to manoeuvre a wheelchair, or even someone who requests the fewer steps the better.

The website is extremely user-friendly, just arrive to the Home Page and along the top right blue band you will see a link Disabled-friendly properties and off you go.  The properties have been classified into three groups, E1, E2 and E3 according to it's disability friendliness.  I must say having browsed for sometime, the properties do look top quality and absolutely pefect for a relaxing vacation.

For any additional requests/clarification of the super rental facilities click on the contact us, you can even call them via Skype. 

Finally another feature that I personally like is the human element, click on AboutUS and you can put a face to the name.


    

Waiting for the Decking

San Pedro de Alcántara

(Marbella) Andalucia
The beach in San Pedro, Marbella, has two ramps offering access for wheelchair users. These photographs were taken two weeks ago. The usual wooden decking leading down to the sea shore from the cement ramp has not yet been installed.

I will be keeping a keen eye on this zone and will update this blog as soon as I see any changes, otherwise the Town Hall will be notified. There is plenty of parking space right next to the beach.

Here is the link for the official website on beaches.

Malaga's Christmas Lights 2008

If you are planning to visit the Malaga Christmas Lights then you are in for a surprise, this year they are absolutely spectacular. I was also delighted to see that Malaga City has made strong advances in adapting the city to be wheelchair friendly.

Wishing you all and wonderful New Year and may we all be blessed with Peace on Planet Earth and good health.

Solvinde - Providing Solutions for Wheelchair Users

Here's some inspiration from a beautiful idea implemented in the city of Valencia giving solutions, promoting and supporting independent living for Wheelchair Users.

I love the music, I love the video, I love the concept.
Congratulations Solvinde.

For further information contact www.solvinde.com

Basketball, Tennis for Wheelchair Users

Here are some more activities going on in Marbella.
If you do not speak Spanish then here is a perfect opportunity to enjoy 3 in 1

• meet new friends
• play a sport / hobby
• learn conversational Spanish

WHEELCHAIR USERS

Marbella Powerlifting Club 952 774 457

C.D. Baloncesto Silla de Ruedas Marbella 952 866 750 (Basketball)

Tenis en silla de ruedas (a partir de 17 años):
Viernes de 13:00 a 14:00 horas
Lugar: Polideportivo Paco CantosAvda. Canovas del Castillo. 29600 Marbella
Profesor: Julio Cid
Inscripciones: Delegación de Juventud y Deportes. Tel. 952 761 185/ 952 761 186.
En horario de 9.30 a 14.30 y de 17.00 a 19.00 horas.
Documentación a presentar: Hoja de inscripción debidamente cumplimentada junto con una fotocopia del D.N.I. y de la Cartilla de la Seguridad Social o seguro privado.

Rembember to telephone first and always take along your Identity card and Medical Card.

Rainy Days and Wheelchairs

Here's a game for all the family, there is no accessibility problem, MegaBowl & Sports Bar, Marbella. http://www.megabowlmarbella.com/eng/default.htm
I have personally used the facilities, they are excellent for wheelchair and Special Needs users, ramps at good levels, 22 State-of-the-art Tenpin bowling lanes which upon request can be raised on the sides also they have specially raised, waist level, ball guided servers for people that cannot throw the balls at ground level. It truly is great fun and geared for all. Ask for special rates if in a large group.

So do not stay in doors, get out there and have some fun and one other point if you drive down into the underground parking at the shopping mall, you should stay dry all the way.

There's a big place in my heart for wheelchair users

I cannot walk by a building or down a town street without my passionate concern asking, "how would a person confined to a wheelchair enter there?, or why is that ramp so steep?". Why?, you may well ask, after all I do not have anyone in my family who uses a wheelchair! I am not confined to using a wheelchair, so why all this passionate concern!.

I will share with you my story. It is not until reality hits us in the face, hard at that, do we really learn lessons that remain in our memory.

Back in 2001 my darling son of 8 years of age fell off his bicycle and broke his shin bone, it was one big crack that would take months to heal. The plaster was set from the top of his thigh to bottom of his toes. Stiff like a rock. This was early July, the sun was really warming up and no swimming pool to cool down. To get Max out of the house was an effort in itself, fortunately God blessed me with strength and I was able, in a fire woman's lift, carry Max down the flight of stairs out the front door and into my car. After followed the rigged up a plank of wood, to keep the plastered leg straight out and a borrowed wheelchair. Day time trips were to be avoided, we turned into dusk searches, saved by the large shopping malls that catered with lifts and ramps and bless them air-conditioning. To cut a long story short, this went on for months, I can only describe it as extremely heart breaking hard work, not only physically but the mental pressure of "eyes" watching you like we were some sort of alien with a plank of wood.

Well out of something bad more than not arrives something good. Three points that will always remain in my memory. After 2 1/2 months being confined to the bed or the wheelchair my son Max finally was able to walk again. Secondly he learnt to read phonetically and thirdly I converted to a big advocate for wheelchair users. I am the one that gets real mad when someone dares to park in a reserved wheelchair zone, when shops do not place a ramp outside, when people park near the curb blocking side ramps, when people moan they are too tired to walk, how dare they. This subject we will cover again, as it is immense.

I really would like everyone to spend just one week of their lives using a wheelchair to get around town, I believe it is the only way we will finally learn that we need to change our mentality drastically, the sooner the better.