Quotes about wheelchairs (15 Quotes)


    The truth was the old bleachers were really not a very good situation for someone in a wheelchair. When you build something in the 1930s, it wasn't built to accommodate wheelchairs.

    She is here every Saturday, helping with services for over 20 years. She passes out prayer books, helps people in wheelchairs. If someone has a problem or acts out, she is there to calm them down.

    When we started, we literally rolled wheelchairs on the ice. We had no idea it would become what it is today. I have two sons who play standup hockey. Watching these kids smile is just as rewarding as watching them.

    The Qantas guy said to (dad), 'We don't provide wheelchairs outside the front door of the terminal, and if she needs a wheelchair -- if she's that sick -- she should have her own wheelchair'.

    We can recommend specialized wheelchairs, computer adaptations and technological devices to help them live at home more comfortably or return to work or school. We can help our clients and their families find community resources such as personal aids, transportation, wheelchair accessible restaurants and recreational activities. Learning what's available and how to access it is a whole new experience for families.



    It was heartbreaking to see people, pregnant women, elderly in wheelchairs, in those cramped, squalid conditions without food, water and toilets. We had no problems from the people at the convention center and that's more people than are in most Arkansas towns.


    In Paris they have special wheelchairs that go through every doorway. They don't change the doorways, they change the wheelchairs. To hell with the people! If someone weighs a couple more pounds, that's it!

    My father said you can't make a living in birds... my relatives all went into business bankers, stockbrokers. However, they eventually lost it all and died in wheelchairs. Sometimes you have to be a little aberrant.


    We had a set of binoculars and a phone. ... After seeing the first five wheelchairs, first five men and first five women ... we'd call CBS.


    It was wonderful to meet again at last, even though I had to walk from terminal two to terminal one at the airport when her plane was late as there were no wheelchairs or buggies.

    The difference between the strawberries in the field and ours is that they're all red in the middle. The sugar content is much higher, and they're much better for you because of all the extra nutrients. Also, here, you're not walking in the dirt. You're on ground cloth, so people in wheelchairs can get around with no problem.



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