Category Archives: 2011 Awards
Judy Head with Her New Transfer Seatbase
In 1993, Judy Head lost both of her legs above the knee due to Lupus. When she was released from the hospital, she used a manual wheelchair and a Braun ChairTopper to continue her active lifestyle. Seven years later, however, her condition required her to move to a power chair, and she was again confronted [...]
Kim Squires Demonstrates her New Turney Seat
Kim Squires was born with Cerebral Palsy but was able to use a walker to get around until she suffered a skiing injury four years ago. Although she was no longer able to use her vehicle, this didn’t slow her down. She utilized the accessible public transportation in Topeka but recently an announcement was made [...]
The Murphy Family Takes Delivery of Their New Mobility Van
For over three years a nuerological condition and lack of accessible transportation have made it impossible for Debra Murphy to participate in activities outside of her home. Debra wrote a very nice thank-you letter to The Ralph Braun Foundation expressing that her hopes and prayers of playing an active role in her family life had been [...]
Rebecca Behind the Wheel of Her New Van
For 31 years Rebecca Smith has lived with paraplegia and loaded and unloaded her wheelchair into her vehicle herself. One can only imagine the toll this takes on the body over a long period of time. When Rebecca’s father passed away recently she moved in with her mother who likes to ride with her in [...]
The Kerns Family
In June of 2011, Jack and Betsy Kerns of Rock Hill, S.C. met with E.J. Dulina, a senior mobility consultant at Carolina Mobility Sales in Charlotte, N.C. The Kerns were in need of a wheelchair accessible van for their son John Ross. John Ross is in a wheelchair due to Cerebral Palsy; and, as he’s [...]