My friends Frank and Kate at DFM Engineering have recently supplied a 24 inch telescope to the College of Southern Idaho. The design goes beyond just providing wheelchair access to the telescope floor; the system includes an articulated arm with a relay lenses that allows the eyepiece of the telescope to be positioned independently of [...]

As I read more about disaster preparedness and emergency evacuation of disabled persons, I’m becoming conscious of a basic conflict between professional advice and the concerns of the potential evacuee (me!). The primary organizational concern seems to be that those who are able to evacuate without assistance not be hindered or harmed by efforts to [...]

Time to learn about realistic evacuation possibilities. I’ve been invited to present ideas to my company’s security and facilities departments. I’ve found a number of devices: Evac+Chair Evacu-Trac Carrydown CD7 LifeSlider I’m working on a criteria list: Cost Storage required Ease of use Training required What else?