Wheelchair: A wheelchair is a mobilized form of chair using 2 or more wheels, a footrest and armrest usually cushioned. It is used when walking is difficult or impossible to do due to illnesses, injury, disabilities, or age related health conditions. (Chair with wheels used by people with mobility deficiencies) [100%] 2023-11-29 [Wheelchairs]
Wheelchair: A wheelchair is a chair with wheels, used when walking is difficult or impossible due to illness, injury, problems related to old age, or disability. Wheelchairs come in a wide variety of formats to meet and offer different larger demands ... (Engineering) [100%] 2023-11-30 [Wheelchairs]
Year: YEAR yer (shanah, Aramaic shenah, "a return" (of the sun), like the Greek eniautos; yamim, "days," is also used for "year," and the Greek hemerai, corresponds to it (Joshua 13:1; Luke 17,18); etos, is also employed frequently in ... [79%] 1915-01-01
Year: The year is a unit of time measurement that corresponds to one revolution of the earth around the sun, approximately 365¼ days. There are several definitions of the year, astronomical and calendrical. [79%] 2023-06-09
Open by default: Open by Default, as widely used in the contexts of Open Government and Open Data, is the principle in which government makes its data accessible to the public by default, unless there is a sufficient justification to explain that greater ... [75%] 2023-12-12 [Open government] [Open data]...
Tropical cyclones by year: The following is a list of tropical cyclones by year. Since the year 957, there have been at least 12,791 recorded tropical and subtropical cyclones in the Atlantic, Pacific, and [oceanic Ocean|Indian]] Oceans, which are known as basins. (none) [71%] 2025-03-14 [Tropical cyclones by year]
RoughRider wheelchair: The RoughRider wheelchair is a low-cost, durable and appropriate technology wheelchair designed for use in developing countries. The design of the RoughRider originally was open-source and has been revised with input from wheelchair users in over 40 countries ... [70%] 2024-01-07 [Wheelchairs]
Wheelchair soccer: Wheelchair soccer is a variation of association football, in which all of the participants are wheelchairs users due to physical disability. Intellectual disabilities can also be a factor, but this is not always the case. [70%] 2024-01-06 [Wheelchair sports] [Association football variants]...
Wheelchair trainer: A wheelchair trainer or wheelchair treadmill is an apparatus that allows a manual wheelchair user to simulate linear (translational) travel while remaining stationary in a manner similar to an ambulatory person walking or running on a treadmill or a cyclist ... (Engineering) [70%] 2023-12-26 [Exercise equipment] [Wheelchairs]...
Wheelchair cushion: Wheelchair cushions are cushions specifically designed to provide comfort and protection against injury for wheelchair users. They also aid in properly positioning the user in the correct posture. [70%] 2022-11-28 [Wheelchairs]
RoughRider wheelchair: The RoughRider wheelchair is a low-cost, durable and appropriate technology wheelchair designed for use in developing countries. The design of the RoughRider originally was open-source and has been revised with input from wheelchair users in over 40 countries ... (Engineering) [70%] 2024-01-01 [Wheelchairs]
Wheelchair cushion: Wheelchair cushions are cushions specifically designed to provide comfort and protection against injury for wheelchair users. They also aid in properly positioning the user in the correct posture. (Engineering) [70%] 2023-12-18 [Wheelchairs]
Wheelchair fencing: Wheelchair fencing is a version of fencing for athletes with a disability. Wheelchair fencing is governed by the International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation that is a federation of the International Paralympic Committee, and is one of the sports in ... (Fencing variation for disabled athletes) [70%] 2023-12-05 [Wheelchair fencing]
Wheelchair lift: A wheelchair lift, also known as a platform lift, or vertical platform lift, is a fully powered device designed to raise a wheelchair and its occupant in order to overcome a step or similar vertical barrier. Wheelchair lifts can be ... (Engineering) [70%] 2022-09-07 [Mobility devices]
Whirlwind wheelchair: The Whirlwind wheelchair is a wheelchair designed to be made in developing countries using local resources, in a sustainable development effort. It was co-designed by Ralf Hotchkiss of Whirlwind Wheelchair International. [70%] 2022-08-22 [Appropriate technology] [Open-source hardware]...
Wheelchair ramp: A wheelchair ramp is an inclined plane installed in addition to or instead of stairs. Ramps permit wheelchair users, as well as people pushing strollers, carts, or other wheeled objects, to more easily access a building, or navigate between areas ... (Engineering) [70%] 2024-06-08 [Wheelchairs]
Wheelchair tennis: Wheelchair tennis is one of the forms of tennis adapted for wheelchair users. The size of the court, net height and rackets are the same, but there are two major differences from pedestrian tennis: athletes use specially designed wheelchairs, and ... (Tennis variation for people with disabilities) [70%] 2025-03-02 [Wheelchair tennis] [Paralympic sports]...
2019 Australian Open – Wheelchair quad doubles: Dylan Alcott and Heath Davidson were the defending champions, and successfully defended the title, defeating Andy Lapthorne and David Wagner in the final, 6–3, 6–7, [12–10]. [67%] 2022-06-12 [2019 Australian Open] [Australian Open by year – Wheelchair events]...
2011 Australian Open – Wheelchair quad singles: David Wagner defeated the three-time defending champion Peter Norfolk in the final, 6–2, 6–3 to win the quad singles wheelchair tennis title at the 2011 Australian Open. Standings are determined by: 1. [67%] 2023-10-18 [2011 Australian Open] [Australian Open by year – Wheelchair events]...
2014 US Open – Wheelchair quad doubles: Five-time defending champions Nick Taylor and David Wagner defeated Andrew Lapthorne and Lucas Sithole in the final, 6–3, 7–5 to win the quad doubles wheelchair tennis title at the 2014 US Open. [67%] 2023-01-26 [2014 US Open (tennis)] [Wheelchair tennis tournaments]...
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