At the very center of Central America is the small town of Siguatapeque, Honduras, where a humble shoemaker stricken by Polio in his youth had a dream to fly to a better place. Over 50 years later, his helicopter, cobbled together with rebar and old bicycle parts, is an engineering marvel in itself. Folklore swirls…
Read Morefacebook.com/inspirefreedom Ade Adepitan MBE is a British television presenter and wheelchair basketball player. He uses a wheelchair as a result of contracting polio as a child which led to the loss of use of his left leg. Freedom in the Air (FITA) founder and co-chairman who also battled polio first met Ade during a wheelchair…
Read MoreDuring August 2011, FITA club member embarked on a UK tour to promote the development of the new “Freedom Control”, due to be launch in 2012. The controls allow disabled people with lower limb disabilities to control the plane with just their hands. Article from from November 2011 issue of LOOP available online! http://bit.ly/voQQhJ: You…
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