The Traveling Wheelchair

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Special Notice

Dear Readers, Due to a family illness, Kenny and Company will not be publishing any new wheelchair accessibility reviews for the next few months. Until we return, we hope you continue to read and benefit from all the important information and resources we have posted on our website. We have more than 1,000 places reviewed [...]

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Windows of Hope at BIDMC

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Carl J. Shapiro Clinical Center 9th Floor 330 Brookline Avenue Boston, MA  02215 Phone: 617-667-1899 Windows of Hope located on the Oncology 9 floor of the very accessible BIDMC Shapiro Clinical Center is a very wheelchair friendly and accessible specialty shop that offers a large selection of products and resources [...]

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JDRF Walk to Cure Diabetes

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Walk to Cure Diabetes 26 Broadway, 14th Floor New York, NY 10004 Website: http://walk.jdrf.org/ My Walk Page: http://walk.jdrf.org/walker.cfm?id=87718885 Hello! I’m asking for your support to help JDRF find a cure for diabetes. This year I’ll be taking part in the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation’s “Walk to Cure Diabetes“ being held in [...]

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Matt’s Place begins Rollin’ Across America

Matt’s Place P.O. Box 305 Lynn, Ma. 01903 Phone: 1-888-70-MATTS (62887) or 781-581-2205 Website: http://officialmattsplace.org/   Email: info@officialmattsplace.org Matt Eddy and his Respiratory Therapist Ron Steenbruggen left Red Rock Park at Lynn Beach in Lynn MA yesterday at 10 am for Matt’s Place “Journey Of A Million Smiles”. You can read the Boston Globe article [...]

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Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

1 Deaconess Road Boston, MA 02215 Phone: 617-667-7000 http://www.bidmc.harvard.edu/ Yesterday I was discharged from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center where I was recuperating from emergency surgery of a perforated gallbladder and pneumonia for the past two weeks. During this time I was intubated and on a vent for nine days. I received the BEST FIVE STAR [...]

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Get Well Wishes for Kenny

Dear Readers, Kenny is currently recuperating from a serious surgical procedure at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center where he is receiving the BEST FIVE STAR CARE AND TREATMENT as he always does at BIDMC ! You can read his past BIDMC reviews by clicking on his category  Hospital.   Kenny will not be traveling or doing new wheelchair accessibility reviews until [...]

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Theracycle Exerciser Fitness Bike

Theracycle 31 Hayward St. Franklin, MA 02038 Phone: 800-367-6712 Email: richb@exercycle.com Website: http://www.theracycle.com/ First trying Bike: You Tube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7XNsH6UFG4 Using Bike for 3 weeks: You Tube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UN2mxfTYR_8 Exercise is essential to our good health and well being! I found getting the daily exercise I need was difficult UNTIL I got my new Theracycle 100 Leg [...]

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All Terrain 4×4 Wheelchairs

All Terrain 4×4 Wheelchairs London, United Kingdom Simon Blewett Phone: (44) 020 74811316 Email: at4x4@hotmail.co.uk Website: http://www.allterrain4x4wheelchairs.com/ All Terrain 4×4 Wheelchairs are a UK based company that provides innovative products that promote independence and freedom of movement. Their product range includes a stair climbing wheelchair, beach wheelchair and a superb high speed, long range wheelchair. [...]

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Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center – Kirsten Hall

330 Brookline Avenue Boston, MA 02215 Phone: 617-667-7000 http://www.bidmc.org/ Recently, my mom, Ric, Tony and I headed to Kirsten Hall at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC )because I had an appointment for a Mask Fitting for my new Bi-Pap machine. I decided to post an accessibility review of Kirsten Hall because fellow patients have commented [...]

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ROHO Contour Select Cushion

100 N. Florida Ave. Belleville, IL 62221 Phone: 800-851-3449 Website: http://www.therohogroup.com/ I use a Roho seat cushion for both my wheelchairs; my  Permobil C350 Power Chair and my  Invacare Solara 2G Tilt-in-Space Manual Wheelchair. ROHO seat cushions provide pressure relief and prevent pressure sores; it can even allow pressure sores to heal while sitting. It has [...]

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