Autonomous wheelchair assistance arrives at Anchorage
WHILL’s April report names Alaska Airlines and NANA Management Services as partners in the airport service.
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THE MOBILITY JOURNAL
What’s moving mobility.
Product launches, accessible travel and support updates — with publication dates and links to the original reports.
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More control choices for the QUICKIE Q300 M Mini.
Sunrise Medical adds Dynamic Controls LiNX to the US Q300 M Mini range.
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Pilot Study Identifies Ergonomic Priorities for Manual Stair-Climbing Wheelchairs
A pilot assessment links wheelchair geometry and maneuverability with user comfort and upper-limb muscle activation during simulated mobility tasks.
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Study evaluates EEG-based wheelchair movement classification with hybrid deep learning
A study assessed whether a hybrid neural network could classify intended powered-wheelchair movements from EEG signals, reporting high performance on a public dataset.
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Ugandan wheelchair project study reports improved mobility and happiness among children
A cohort study examined wheelchair delivery, training, mobility, caregiver burden, and related outcomes among 35 nonambulatory Ugandan children with disabilities.
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Bahrain study finds gap between awareness and occupational-therapy referrals for wheelchair seating
A survey of 110 Bahraini healthcare professionals found broad recognition of occupational therapy but limited referrals and significant systemic barriers.
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Paris–Orly adds WHILL to its mobility assistance programme
A short April announcement identifies a new European airport deployment and its local partners.
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Study links wheelchair-rugby propulsion patterns to classification and experience
A cross-sectional study examined how functional classification and competitive experience relate to propulsion mechanics in male wheelchair-rugby players with cervical spinal cord injury.
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Study identifies sport-specific lactate steady-state values for T53/54 wheelchair racers
A study of nine elite wheelchair racers found that maximal lactate steady state occurred at higher blood lactate than the conventional 4 mM threshold.
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Analysis of the effect of path cross slope on manual wheelchair propulsion
A mechanics analysis examines how path cross slope affects manual wheelchair propulsion, including effort, pushrim use, and weight distribution.
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Study examines multidirectional wheelchair operation by caregivers
A research record describes a simulated-care study of an omni-directional wheelchair operated from positions beyond the rear.
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Study finds close agreement between in-person and remote wheelchair triceps testing
A study of 20 people with spinal cord injury reported comparable results for supervised in-person and real-time video assessments.
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