Remember TiLite Wheelchairs, the awesome Kennewick, Washington-based company we profiled last month (”designed by engineers who use wheelchairs”)?
Well…we were thrilled to come across this November 4th message on TiLite’s official Twitter page:
Via wkowtv.com comes this great story about a wheelchair athlete named Jeremy Lade:
“When Jeremy Lade (pronounced LAH-day) heard about an upcoming racquetball tournament in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin that featured some of the best players in the world, he wanted to take a shot at playing the best. But for Lade to even play is pretty amazing. Lade is in a wheelchair. He says they adapt some rules for him to play. For instance he gets two bounces to return instead of the standard one bounce in racquetball.
Lade wanted a new challenge because he is already pretty dominate in wheelchair basketball, and as director of athletics for wheelchair sports at UW-Whitewater, Lade is an inspiration to other people with disabilities.
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Here’s video:
Jeremy Lade featured on WKOW-TV
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“TiLite wheelchairs are designed by engineers who use wheelchairs. The company TiLite—based in Kennewick, Washington—evolved from the simple idea of developing a superior class of manual wheelchairs that would combine orthoses-like customization with the most advanced materials. A TiLite wheelchair is handcrafted by Titanium Experts exactly to the user’s unique dimensions—just like orthoses. The founders of TiLite believe that these attributes help users remain independent longer, experience reduced body stress, and incur fewer posture-related problems. Since the first chair was designed over a decade ago, TiLite has developed a full range of titanium and aluminum wheelchairs that cater to the unique requirements of each user. Their goal is that each new design further advances the performance function and style of manual mobility.”
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To watch a video segment about TiLite Wheelchairs from John Ratzenberger (aka “Cliff Clavin” on the hit sitcom Cheers)’s Made in America TV series—CLICK HERE!
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Last week we wet your appetite. Here now is the extended clip of Rick Mercer and Rick Hansen (wheelchair and all!) going bungee jumping in beautiful British Columbia. Damn, the Rick Mercer Report is h-i-l-a-r-i-o-u-s!:
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The Rick Mercer Report’s seventh season premiere is TONIGHT (September 29th) on CBC-TV. You’ll have a chance to see:
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(8:30 in Newfoundland)
As most of you probably know, Rick Hansen is a truly iconic Canadian who was in an automobile crash at age 15 that left him a paraplegic. In 1985, after winning 19 international wheelchair marathons, he began his dream to circumnavigate the earth and raise awareness and money for spinal cord injury victims. Two years later he completed 40,000 km and raised $26 million. Today he is (among many many things) the President and CEO of the extremely successful and influential Rick Hansen Foundation.
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