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Dr. Wayne Attkisson had polio when he was five years old. His father had just gotten out of the war and returned home to Wayne with Polio and his brother with rheumatic fever. Due to polio [...]

Mobile Without Walking Carol John, Amigo user, got her first power-operated vehicle when she was ten years old and her first Amigo when she was 30. Carol was an infant when she came down with [...]

Growing up, David Walter saw warning signs that he was not like the others. He was active in sports, but was a toe runner and never as fast as the others. A series of events lead to his [...]

Amigo User Tim Brown Amigo User, Tim Brown is a polio survivor, and for the past 25 years, has been living with Post-Polio Syndrome. This syndrome comes with the weakening of original [...]

“To appreciate fully what my Amigos have done for me, you really need to know the full story.  I’ve never put things down in writing before but perhaps it might be good therapy to do [...]

The best gifts for loved ones with disabilities tend to be ones that make their lives easier. If you’re looking for the perfect gift, we’ve put together this holiday gift guide for [...]

Whether you’re a parent working to make Halloween the best possible for your child, or looking for ways to make your Amigo work with a costume idea — we’ve put together a list [...]

We’d like to introduce all of our Friendly Wheels readers to Amigo’s new Marketing Manager, Arielle Roth. She has been writing the Friendly Wheels articles for us since January of 2020. In July [...]

The beach isn’t always considered the most handicapped accessible activity. Soft sands can prove to be a challenge for those with mobility disorders. But with it being National Beach Day, [...]

As technology evolves and adapts, handicapped accessible phone apps do too. Individuals all over the world have a wide range of disabilities and needs. Smartphones have given them a tool right at [...]