People First: Modified Vehicles, Sales and Service

Modified Vehicles, Sales and Service

Mobility Rebate and Assistance Programs

Modification Rebate Programs

Modified vehicle companies

Allegiant Mobility

America's Mobility Superstore

Scooters and motorcycles

DCI Motors

Nippi A nippi is a three wheeled petrol-driven vehicle (motorcycle that you use while in your wheelchair) A trippi is a three wheeled petrol driven scooter for people with disabilities or mobility impairments. Unlike the Nippi it can’t be driven in a wheelchair.

Mobility Conquest

Information and brochures

Motor Vehicle Safety while in a Wheelchair An information fact sheet on motor vehicle safety while seated in your wheelchair.

Adapting Motor Vehicles Adapting Motor Vehicles for People with Disabilities.

Driver safety

Automobile Mobility Solutions Accessible Vehicle Driver Seat Options.

Mobility Works App Mobility Works App for Drivers with Disabilities.

Why I chose to shatter the icon...

I think, while well intended, the current disability signage contributes to the misconception that society has about people who have disabilities.

The icon is the epitome of the "handicapped individual" in society's eyes. They see someone sitting idly in a wheelchair while life passes them by. They don't see a skier, a marathon runner, a rock climber, a doctor, a basketball player. They don't see a man in love with his girl who he pulls into his lap and whisks around the dance floor, they don't see a father or mother parenting their child. They envision that poor, vulnerable, dependent soul confined to a wheelchair who should be pitied for their lot in life.

I find it refreshing that many areas are adopting a new more active version of the accessible symbol and I love seeing artist's renderings of the symbol where the figure is doing something he loves... dancing, playing a sport, with flames coming off his wheels.

I think it's important to remember that the presence of a disability doesn't remove the desire nor the drive to live life to its fullest.

Modified Vehicles, Sales and Service

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