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Wheelchair
A wheelchair is a device used for mobility by people for whom walking is difficult or impossible, due to illness or disability.
It typically consists of a seat supported on two large wheels on an axle attached towards the back of the seat and two small wheels near the feet, though there are often small additional features to prevent toppling or to assist mounting curbs. The person moves by pushing with his/her hands circular bars on the outside of the large wheels with a diameter that is slightly less than that of the wheels, or by actuating motors, usually with a joystick.
Experiments have also been made with unusual variant wheels, like the omniwheel or the mecanum wheel. These allow more directional movement options. Makes include Storm, Twister, Harrier and Spectra.
Disabled athletes use streamlined sport wheelchairs for racing and basketball. Electric wheelchairs can be used as part of adapted sports such as Wheelchair Soccer.
Adapting the built environment to make it more accessible to wheelchair users is one of the key campaigns of disability rights movements. For example, the construction of ultra low floor trams and buses is being encouraged whereas the use of paternosters in public buildings without any alternative method of transportation has been criticized.
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The U.S. Electric Wheelchair Hockey Association
A non-profit organization that provides a quality hockey program for persons requiring the use of an electric wheelchair in everyday life.
http://www.usewha.org
The Canadian Sensation
The Canadian Sensation by wheelchair hockey player: Chris Lemieux.
http://www.angelfire.com/on4/clemieux
CEWHA - Calgary Division
Providing an accessible, competitive sport to wheelchair athletes with limited upper body strength and/or mobility.
http://www.wheelchairhockey.com/
Wheelchair Hockey League
The purpose of this league is to provide an appropriate means for persons in wheelchairs to have the opportunity to play hockey, and have the chance to engage in the competition and excitement of the sport.
http://www.scorezone.com/wchl
Blue Devils
Information about team based in Genova, Italy. [Site in Italian and English.]
http://blue-devils.8m.com/
London Wheelchair Hockey
Unofficial site includes statistics, stars of the game, and action photos.
http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Park/8984/
Hamilton Panthers
The Panthers are the Hamilton chapter of the Canadian Electric Wheelchair Association. The team plays on Wednesday nights at a local gym.
http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Arena/4586/
Electric Wheelchair Hockey Finland
Information, links, and photos about electric wheelchair hockey in Helsinki. [Information section of site in Finnish only.]
http://www.saunalahti.fi/ewh/
Canadian Electric Wheelchair Hockey Association
CEWHA works to provide a quality hockey program for all persons with disabilities who have limited upper body strength and/or mobility, who could significantly benefit from the use of an electric wheelchair in competitive sport.
http://geocities.com/cewha/
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