VIDEO: A Bend company has built a rugged, all-terrain wheelchair called the AdvenChair for those who wish to enjoy the great outdoors and is doing online fundraising to develop more prototypes.
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Life could be getting a lot more exciting for people with disabilities who want to venture off the beaten path and experience the grandeur of the wilderness. The Onward Project has just launched an IndieGoGo crowdfunding campaign to support a new version of the AdvenChair, a one-of-a-kind wheelchair designed to boldly go where no chair has gone before.
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Jabe Couch rode his electric wheelchair down a familiar path near Lava Butte. A couple inches of fresh snow caked his wheels, making his stroll a little tougher. He wasn’t troubled, though.
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VIDEO: Like millions of visitors before him, Bend resident Geoff Babb is descending into the Grand Canyon tonight on a camping trip. The biggest difference? Babb is in a wheelchair, but not just any wheelchair. It’s specially designed to give people with physical challenges the chance to enjoy the great outdoors like everybody else. Central Oregon Daily’s Chris Biggs looks at what Babb and his team are calling the “Grand Advenchair”.
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