DENVER, Colo. — For more than 30 years, Bruce Goguen has been wheelchair-bound, and that chair has become a more prominent lifeline over the years as multiple sclerosis has continued to take away his ...
Wheelchair users are calling long wait times for wheelchair repairs an enduring “crisis of equity” as lawmakers ponder whether to take up bills designed to make wheelchairs more reliable for those who ...
HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Alongside lawmakers and advocates, Gov. Ned Lamont held a special ceremony signing two bills into law, including the wheelchair repair bill. Plan to speed up wheelchair ...
HARTFORD, Conn. (WFSB) - Wheelchair users tell the I-Team, a law meant to lower wheelchair repair wait times has no teeth, giving them no way to hold companies accountable if they don’t follow the law ...
In June 2023, a tire on Michelle Duprey’s power wheelchair stopped working, causing her to jolt to the side every time she would brake. After she contacted her wheelchair provider to request a repair, ...
Growing up, Pamela Daly was a dancer, but a tragic car crash changed her life forever. “I broke my back,” Pamela says. She now relies on a specialized wheelchair to get around. “I’ve been paralyzed ...
Robin Bolduc isn’t the type of person who takes “no” for an answer — particularly when it comes to fixing her husband’s wheelchair. Her husband, Bruce Goguen, 69, is paralyzed from multiple sclerosis.
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Approximately 5,000 people in Connecticut rely on wheelchairs, otherwise known as Complex Rehabilitation Technology or CRT, for mobility and independent living. Wheelchair ...
Veronica Morris told USA TODAY it’s a good thing her wheelchair was “obviously destroyed” during her recent American Airlines flight. Because of the extent of the damage to her chair, Morris was able ...
BOSTON (SHNS) – Wheelchair users are calling long wait times for wheelchair repairs an enduring “crisis of equity” as lawmakers ponder whether to take up bills designed to make wheelchairs more ...