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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

When you see someone in a wheelchair, many of us assume that the person in the wheelchair cannot walk at all. But for some people, like ambulatory wheelchair users, that actually isn’t the case. There are many reasons why a person may be an ambulatory wheelchair user, or use other devices designed to improve the freedoms and quality of life. Wheelchairs and other aids are not exclusively for individuals who have paraplegia or absent limbs, they are also used by people with lo