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Beach Wheelchair Products
Imagine the joy of returning to nature and not feeling stranded!
Whether your heart yearns for a fun-filled stroll on the Beach, in the woods, or by the river, we are excited about providing you with a product that will change your life! Since 1994, we have helped hundreds of disabled people.

Ford Mobility Motoring
Personal Freedom Begins Here!

Frog Legs
Smooth ride ahead - Wheelchair Shock Absorbers
Frog Legs Suspension Casters use a polymer shock absorber placed at the point where vibration occurs - The caster fork. Over an inch of travel allows the fork to climb up and over obstacles as opposed to pitching. The original and primary goal of Frog Legs is Maximizing the total mobility of wheelers. The terrain should not dictate direction.

Ambergris Caye - Belize
This is one of the most beautiful places on earth and offers some unique opportunities for the adventurous and extremely mobile SCI. The island of Ambergris Caye lies off the coast of Belize and boast the largest barrier reef in the northern hemisphere. It is possible for highly mobile paraplegics to experience diving, snorkeling, fishing, sailing, exotic river excursions, and tours of some of the oldest know ruins in Central America - The Myan Ruins. Learn more about one of God's most beautiful creations. Click Here for more information and photos of Ambergris Caye and then follow the link to the Ambergris Caye website.
Note: This island has some accessibility challenges for those who are not extremely mobile (not for all SCI levels).

In The News

Severed spinal cords reconnected
May 27: For the first time, scientists have cajoled the severed spinal cords of rats into regenerating, and the approach should soon prove useful for humans as well. The feat opens the door to achieving what was once seen as an unreachable goal: reconnection of a damaged spinal cord, researchers said Thursday. Read more...

Desperate To Walk: Paying A Bitter Price For Hoping Against All Hope
Imagine being young and athletic, with your whole life in front of you, when suddenly, through a cruel twist of fate, you lose the use of both your legs. Would you grab at any chance you might find to walk again? Read more...

Revolutionary new wheelchair
We have the know-how to fly to the moon, but most people who can't walk still get around with what's essentially 200-year-old technology- the wheelchair. One inventor has decided its time to get wheelchair riders rolling into the 21st century. Read more...

Justices Ponder Meaning of Disabled
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court, trying to define the scope of a federal ban on discrimination, struggled Wednesday with a basic question: Who is disabled? Read more...

Cranberry Compounds Fight Urinary Tract Infection
This article was funded by Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc. and published in The New England Journal of Medicine 1998 Read more...

Special Links

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