Word: wheelchairs
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...harbors no bitterness. He delights in telling how his guards panicked one day last September when he fell and broke his foot two hours before receiving a visit from the U.S. envoy. "They got mad at me," he laughs. "The ambassador was stunned to see me in a wheelchair and in pain. I assured him it was an accident." Nobody will be shocked if he is sent back to prison again. But many Egyptians realize that both Ibrahim and Egypt will enjoy a healthier future if he is allowed to be free...
...members say they are now trained to deal sensitively with the obese. As a result, the company has won kudos at the many websites where overweight activists share their experiences and advice. When a customer approaches a turnstile that is obviously too small, Disney employees move quietly to open wheelchair gates. They discreetly pass out seat-belt extenders on some rides and steer large folk away from others, like Indiana Jones, that might prove dangerous to them. The company also stocks scooters and wide electric wheelchairs. "Disney World may not be perfect, but it's as close to heaven...
...before quitting and setting up the first opposition party more than a decade ago, offers hope for a new type of leadership. When Kibaki was finally wheeled onto the stage in Uhuru Park - a car crash on the campaign trail has put the former economics professor temporarily in a wheelchair - the crowd let out a roar. "I promise not to let you down," he told them. "I will be your servant with all humility and gratitude." After a harsh appraisal of his predecessor, he spelled out his alternative. "There has been a wide disconnect between the people and government...
Lott's attitude and record on civil rights became a burning issue last week because of what he said at a 100th-birthday celebration for retiring Senator Strom Thurmond. Former majority leader Bob Dole had set the stage nicely with a tribute to the wizened, wheelchair-bound Thurmond, a South Carolinian born when "America had yet to honor the promise of equal opportunity for all our citizens." A fiery segregationist for most of his career, Thurmond eventually embraced the extension of the Voting Rights Act and the holiday honoring Martin Luther King Jr. and thus came to symbolize, Dole said...
Autoimmune diseases are always tricky. But even if rheumatoid arthritis doesn't yield to a simple fix, it is becoming easier to manage. There is indeed life beyond the wheelchair. --By David Bjerklie