Tag: Wheelchair
Wheelchair users must wait 19.5 months to get a specially adapted car from Nav – news Oslo og Viken – Local news, TV and radio
With his hand on the lever, he leans forward. The body weight helps to brake the car. The throttle is controlled by pulling the lever. Although the power steering makes…
Kjerstin became a wheelchair user at 17 – wants children to ask – news Vestfold and Telemark – Local news, TV and radio
One day she was 17 years old, lived at home with mum and dad, and was an active gymnast and trainer. Within a day, Kjerstin Hogstad’s life was turned upside…
Dramatic images as the star collapsed on the run – carried out in a wheelchair
There was a rare drama on the run-up side during the women’s race during the cross-country World Championships in athletics. Letesenbet Gidey from Ethiopia seemed to be racing towards a…
Wheelchair user Thomas (24) experiences great challenges as a train commuter at Vy – news Oslo and Viken – Local news, TV and radio
Thomas Myhre (24) has been in a wheelchair all his life. He lives in Lillestrøm and works in Drammen. Two days a week he commutes between the two cities, by…
Dagny (26) does not dare to use a wheelchair lift on a ferry from the 1970s – news Nordland
In five years’ time, new electric ferries will be introduced in the ferry connection between Nesna and the three islands of Hugla, Handnesøy and Tomma on the Helgeland coast. In…
NTNU student wants to make a wheelchair that does not look like a wheelchair – news Innlandet – Local news, TV and radio
Brother Alwin Edvardsen Sagstuen (21) from Lillehammer is concerned that disabled children should not feel so different. He studies design at NTNU Gjøvik, and has made a bachelor’s thesis where…
Zverev out in a wheelchair – Nadal meets Ruud in the final – news Sport – Sports news, results and broadcast schedule
The Spaniard led the final against the German Olympic winner Alexander Zverev with 1-0 nine sets after a close battle at the Philippe Chartier facility in Paris. But on the…
Zverev out in a wheelchair – Nadal can meet Ruud in the final – news Sport – Sports news, results and broadcast schedule
June 3, 2022 at 18:14 Zverev out in a wheelchair – Nadal to final Rafael Nadal is ready for his 14th final of the Roland-Garros tournament in Paris. The Spaniard…
Wheelchair user Marte Imingen was refused municipal housing in Bodø – NRK Nordland
Finding a home as a wheelchair user is not just-just. Marte Imingen wanted to stay closer to friends and family. Therefore, she moved from Mo i Rana in December 2021…