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X User Complains About IndiGo Not Providing Wheelchair To Elderly Passenger, Airline Responds
A doctor took to X to criticise IndiGo for allegedly not giving a wheelchair to his elderly mother-in-law. The airline has responded with a detailed clarification.
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Old Note Urging Differently Abled To "Come Upstairs" To Use Lift Goes Viral, Sparks Outrage Online
A note outside a building has left social media users baffled. The note instructs people to climb upstairs and inform a staff member that they need to use the life designed for them.
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Video: Wheelchair User Slams Air Canada After Being Carried Down Stairs In Broken Chair
A Canadian blogger who regularly posts about her travels as a wheelchair user on social media is speaking out after being carried off an Air Canada flight in what she describes as a "terrifying" ordeal.
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Anand Mahindra Finds Customised Car Design For Wheelchair Users Impressive
Anand Mahindra posted a video featuring a custom-made car designed for drivers who use wheelchairs, remarking that the design is exceptionally clever and highly practical.
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Wheelchair User Woman In Bengaluru Struggles To Find Accessible Apartment
Mrunmaiy concluded her thread by writing that she shared her experience to sensitize people about the importance of accessibility and the challenges of living with a disability in India.
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"Wheelchair Pre-Boarding Scam" On US Airlines Enrages Passengers
Following the post, numerous other social media users shared their own stories regarding a similar incident.
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Watch: Specially-Abled Zomato Agent Uses Motorized Wheelchair To Deliver Orders
The Zomato delivery agent wears a helmet and after making a few adjustments in the vehicle, sets off in his modified wheelchair.
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Apple Maps Will Now Help Users Find Parking Spaces, Charging Spots for EVs: Report
Apple Maps has collaborated with SpotHero to help users with parking information in a popular location. The feature will let users in the US and Canada find the availability of parking as well as make a booking from their phones. It will offer several other useful functions, including finding charging spots for electric vehicles. The app was launch...
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Google Rolls Out Live View Augmented Reality Search While Adding and Improving Other Features
Google has rolled out a slew of new and improved features for search. While some are to do with its Maps app in particular, Google seems keen on exploring the augmented reality angle with search. The new features also help users narrow down on places and items by making search results more specific.
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U.S. Sues Uber Over Alleged Disability Discrimination
It alleges that the policy violates the Americans with Disabilities Act, saying blind people or users of wheelchairs or walkers need more than two minutes to get into an Uber car.
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IIT Madras Researchers Develop Indigenous Motorised Wheelchair Vehicle
NeoBolt, fitted with a lithium-ion battery, can travel up to 25 km per charge at a maximum speed of 25 kmph and empowers the users with a convenient, safe and low-cost mode of outdoor mobility as compared to other vehicles.
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Wheelchair Users In China Dodge Traffic On Rough Road To Recognition
Cars, scooters and bicycles wait impatiently at traffic lights ready to zip across one of Shanghai's main roads. In the thick of them sits an old man in an electric wheelchair.
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UK Driver "Insults" Indian-Origin Passenger With Disabilities, Suspended
A taxi driver in the UK has been suspended "indefinitely" after an elderly Indian-origin wheelchair user was "humiliated and insulted" when he refused to assist her down the ramp at a temple in the city of Leicester.
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Japan Wheelchair User Sues Over Ban From Wine Tasting Event
A wheelchair user who was stopped from drinking alcohol at a wine tasting event over "safety" concerns is seeking compensation in a Japanese court.
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Dog Pushes Paralysed Owner's Wheelchair In Heartwarming Video
The age old phrase - dog is a man's best friend - finds all new new, maybe deeper meaning in this heartwarming video. A Facebook user recorded the beautiful moment a dog was seen pushing his owner's wheelchair on a street in Philippines. The delightful video has a touched a chord with many on the social networking site.
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X User Complains About IndiGo Not Providing Wheelchair To Elderly Passenger, Airline Responds
A doctor took to X to criticise IndiGo for allegedly not giving a wheelchair to his elderly mother-in-law. The airline has responded with a detailed clarification.
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Old Note Urging Differently Abled To "Come Upstairs" To Use Lift Goes Viral, Sparks Outrage Online
A note outside a building has left social media users baffled. The note instructs people to climb upstairs and inform a staff member that they need to use the life designed for them.
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Video: Wheelchair User Slams Air Canada After Being Carried Down Stairs In Broken Chair
A Canadian blogger who regularly posts about her travels as a wheelchair user on social media is speaking out after being carried off an Air Canada flight in what she describes as a "terrifying" ordeal.
-
Anand Mahindra Finds Customised Car Design For Wheelchair Users Impressive
Anand Mahindra posted a video featuring a custom-made car designed for drivers who use wheelchairs, remarking that the design is exceptionally clever and highly practical.
-
Wheelchair User Woman In Bengaluru Struggles To Find Accessible Apartment
Mrunmaiy concluded her thread by writing that she shared her experience to sensitize people about the importance of accessibility and the challenges of living with a disability in India.
-
"Wheelchair Pre-Boarding Scam" On US Airlines Enrages Passengers
Following the post, numerous other social media users shared their own stories regarding a similar incident.
-
Watch: Specially-Abled Zomato Agent Uses Motorized Wheelchair To Deliver Orders
The Zomato delivery agent wears a helmet and after making a few adjustments in the vehicle, sets off in his modified wheelchair.
-
Apple Maps Will Now Help Users Find Parking Spaces, Charging Spots for EVs: Report
Apple Maps has collaborated with SpotHero to help users with parking information in a popular location. The feature will let users in the US and Canada find the availability of parking as well as make a booking from their phones. It will offer several other useful functions, including finding charging spots for electric vehicles. The app was launch...
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Google Rolls Out Live View Augmented Reality Search While Adding and Improving Other Features
Google has rolled out a slew of new and improved features for search. While some are to do with its Maps app in particular, Google seems keen on exploring the augmented reality angle with search. The new features also help users narrow down on places and items by making search results more specific.
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U.S. Sues Uber Over Alleged Disability Discrimination
It alleges that the policy violates the Americans with Disabilities Act, saying blind people or users of wheelchairs or walkers need more than two minutes to get into an Uber car.
-
IIT Madras Researchers Develop Indigenous Motorised Wheelchair Vehicle
NeoBolt, fitted with a lithium-ion battery, can travel up to 25 km per charge at a maximum speed of 25 kmph and empowers the users with a convenient, safe and low-cost mode of outdoor mobility as compared to other vehicles.
-
Wheelchair Users In China Dodge Traffic On Rough Road To Recognition
Cars, scooters and bicycles wait impatiently at traffic lights ready to zip across one of Shanghai's main roads. In the thick of them sits an old man in an electric wheelchair.
-
UK Driver "Insults" Indian-Origin Passenger With Disabilities, Suspended
A taxi driver in the UK has been suspended "indefinitely" after an elderly Indian-origin wheelchair user was "humiliated and insulted" when he refused to assist her down the ramp at a temple in the city of Leicester.
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Japan Wheelchair User Sues Over Ban From Wine Tasting Event
A wheelchair user who was stopped from drinking alcohol at a wine tasting event over "safety" concerns is seeking compensation in a Japanese court.
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Dog Pushes Paralysed Owner's Wheelchair In Heartwarming Video
The age old phrase - dog is a man's best friend - finds all new new, maybe deeper meaning in this heartwarming video. A Facebook user recorded the beautiful moment a dog was seen pushing his owner's wheelchair on a street in Philippines. The delightful video has a touched a chord with many on the social networking site.
