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Karim in his Cub Wheelchair In the world of pediatric development, we often talk about milestones: the first word, the first step, the first day of school. But for a child with a physical disability, there is a milestone that is rarely listed in the medical textbooks, yet it is equally important: The first time they sit at eye level with their peers. At Participant Assistive Products, we believe that a wheelchair for a child is not just a way to get from Point A to Point B. I

In the sleek showrooms in some parts of the world, an electric wheelchair represents the ultimate freedom. But transport that same chair to a city dealing with frequent power grid collapses, or a rural village off the grid entirely, and it quickly transforms from a vehicle into a several-hundred-pound paperweight. While the world pushes for smart cities and electric everything, we are overlooking a hard truth: In much of the world, high-tech is low-reliability. The Grid Gap: