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		<title>Brave Woman Bungee Jumps In Her Wheelchair</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 19:48:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>A New Alternative to Wheelchairs</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 19:45:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Gizmodo: &#160; The young man in this video looks like he&#8217;s riding a Segway. But Yusuf Akturkoglu was paralized after falling from a horse five years ago, and he&#8217;s being mobilized by an amazing device invented by Turkish scientists. It&#8217;s going to change lives. It&#8217;s called the Tek Robotic Mobilization Device, and it not only [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Wheelchair Rider&#8217;s Guide to the California Coast</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 21:15:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mawillits</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s an excellent website for wheelchair users who are visiting the California coast. Accessibility can be difficult along the coast and this website has guides, maps and other information that&#8217;s very helpful for wheelchair users. A Wheelchair Rider&#8217;s Guide to the California Coast]]></description>
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		<title>Join Ralph&#8217;s Riders at the Abilities Expo One Week From Today</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 20:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mawillits</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ralph&#8217;s Riders Foundation will be at the 2012 Abilities Expo in Booth #535. The Abilities Expo is the premier event in Southern California for people with disabilities, their families, caregivers, seniors, veterans and healthcare professionals. The Expo will be held Friday, March 30-Sunday, April 1 at the LA Convention Center. We hope you will visit [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rider Toby Forrest &amp; Cityzen Debut New Song at House of Blues</title>
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		<comments>http://www.ralphsriders.org/rider-toby-forrest-cityzen-debut-new-song-at-house-of-blues/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 20:35:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mawillits</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Check out the new song Give Me Freedom, performed by Rider Toby Forrest and his band Cityzen. They debuted the song at the House of Blues Sunset Strip last week in a battle of the bands competition. The final competition is Friday, March 30 at 6:00pm at Hard Rock Cafe Hollywood at Universal CityWalk. Click here [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Research Update from the Reeve Foundation</title>
		<link>http://www.ralphsriders.org/research-update-from-the-reeve-foundation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 21:16:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mawillits</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Below is part of the update, much more available here: This is an exciting time for everyone who is committed to finding cures for spinal cord injuries. We are just beginning to see the life-transforming outcomes of the research that has been taking place in laboratories around the world over the last decade. I have previously [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A New Type of Accessible Vehicle Made Especially for Wheelchair Users</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 21:10:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mawillits</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the MV1 website: Whether you&#8217;re a member of the disability community or you service the disability community, the MV-1, the first true mobility vehicle, was created with your specific needs in mind. After all, it was your vital input that helped us build it. Every part, every design element, every piece of engineering points [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eye Tracking Technology to Use a Computer</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 22:08:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mawillits</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[See the original post here for a video explaining more about the technology. From Engadget: Of all the things we saw at CES, Tobii&#8217;s eye-tracking Gaze interface was one of the most memorable, even if the execution was a bit flawed. Now the company&#8217;s back with a next-gen sensor that fits on a single board [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Great Interview with Rider Toby Forrest</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 03:30:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mawillits</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a preview from the article. Read the entire piece for an interview featuring an awesome person. And yet you&#8217;ve made music work. You&#8217;ve played SXSW and all along the Sunset Strip. If you&#8217;re a creative person and you&#8217;re not creating, you&#8217;re dying on the inside. I&#8217;ve done all these things that musicians have dreamed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Mobility Article Featuring Rider Bobby Rohan</title>
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		<comments>http://www.ralphsriders.org/new-mobility-article-featuring-rider-bobby-rohan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 03:26:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mawillits</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Check out the article titled &#8220;Sex, Wheels and Relationships,&#8221; featuring Rider Bobby Rohan. We won&#8217;t post a snippet of the article so that you can go and read the entire article that is worth your time.]]></description>
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		<title>Website to Rate Wheelchair Access Around The Country</title>
		<link>http://www.ralphsriders.org/website-to-rate-wheelchair-access-around-the-country/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ralphsriders.org/website-to-rate-wheelchair-access-around-the-country/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 03:24:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mawillits</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the New Mobility Blog If you ask me, one of the biggest stresses of using a wheelchair is accessibility &#8211; whether I want to know if the new Indian place in the old part of town has a ramp, or if a certain bus stop on a trip to London is accessible, finding accurate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Discussion About Wheelchairs Using Roads Instead of Sidewalks</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 03:23:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mawillits</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the New Mobility Blog There seems to be a growing trend among power wheelchair-users saying goodbye to using sidewalks, and hello to zooming on the street. They’ll drive alonside traffic right next to the lane, using bike lanes, and going near 10mph. While I am a baby and am not one of these individuals, there are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Incredible New Technology To Help Paraplegics Walk</title>
		<link>http://www.ralphsriders.org/incredible-new-technology-to-help-paraplegics-walk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Mar 2012 00:01:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mawillits</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ekso Bionics Sells Its First Commercial Exoskeleton Ekso Bionics (Berkeley, CA) has recently delivered the ready-to-wear, battery-powered Ekso exoskeleton to its first customer, the Craig Hospital in Denver, an institution dedicated to spinal cord injury and traumatic brain injury rehabilitation. The Ekso system is strapped on to the user over clothing, enabling paraplegics to stand [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Mouthstick and Other Stylus for People Living with Paralysis</title>
		<link>http://www.ralphsriders.org/a-mouthstick-and-other-stylus-for-people-living-with-paralysis/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ralphsriders.org/a-mouthstick-and-other-stylus-for-people-living-with-paralysis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2012 22:05:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mawillits</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ifaraday.com sells many different types of stylus that can be used with an iPhone, iPad, and any other type of touchscreen device. There are several different types of stylus available, including ones that can be used as a mouthstick and can wrap around someone&#8217;s wrist so that someone with no movement in their fingers can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Excellent Adaptive Device for Watching TV in Bed</title>
		<link>http://www.ralphsriders.org/excellent-adaptive-device-for-watching-tv-in-bed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2012 21:59:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mawillits</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Check out this link and this link for 2 different types of prism glasses, which can be used to watch TV for someone who&#8217;s laying in bed.]]></description>
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		<title>Funny&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 04:52:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mawillits</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Man in Wheelchair Robs Store With Knife, Gets Stuck in Sand A physical disability does not preclude you from being arrested for a crime. John Champion, 22, didn&#8217;t realize this when he rolled his wheelchair into a gas station located in Chiefland, Fla. Once inside, he pulled out a knife and demanded money, telling the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Great LA Times Article about Newly Injured Quad</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2012 01:20:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mawillits</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cory Hahn is still part of a team Paralyzed by an accident in a baseball game at Arizona State last year, the former Mater Dei standout gets along with the help of his father, who has given up his job to care for his son. From Tempe, Ariz. &#8212; The coach once helped carry his [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Article About Sidewalk Lawsuits in Los Angeles</title>
		<link>http://www.ralphsriders.org/article-about-sidewalk-lawsuits-in-los-angeles/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ralphsriders.org/article-about-sidewalk-lawsuits-in-los-angeles/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Feb 2012 06:21:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mawillits</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Northridge residents can&#8217;t get city to fix buckled sidewalk For the mobility impaired, they&#8217;re the cause of dangerous end-runs into the street. Or worse, injury caused by tip-overs of unstable wheelchairs. &#8220;Anyone who lives in Los Angeles can attest to the poor condition of its sidewalks &#8211; it&#8217;s a fact of life,&#8221; said Surisa Rivers, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Life Changer: Invisible Wheelchair Control And More Via iPhone Accessory</title>
		<link>http://www.ralphsriders.org/life-changer-invisible-wheelchair-control-and-more-via-iphone-accessory/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ralphsriders.org/life-changer-invisible-wheelchair-control-and-more-via-iphone-accessory/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Feb 2012 06:18:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mawillits</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last weekend at the IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference in San Francisco, Georgia Tech unveiled a Tongue Drive System which works with an iPod or iPhone to control electric wheelchairs and computers. The system uses a specialized dental retainer with embedded magnets to send wireless signals to an iPhone or iPod specially programmed to operate the wheelchair. More [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cool New Technology for High Quads</title>
		<link>http://www.ralphsriders.org/cool-new-technology-for-high-quads/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 04:11:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mawillits</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Magnetic retainer lets you operate machinery with your tongue, gives linguistics new meaning Many people with debilitating conditions rely on sip and puff technology to get around, which is relatively lo-fi by some standards. Now, a special retainer with magnetic sensors could bring mobility into the smartphone age. Developed at Georgia Tech, the Tongue Drive [...]]]></description>
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