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Meet Inshah Bashir, J&K's 1st Wheelchair Basketball Player
Inshah Bashir, a native of Jammu & Kashmir is firs wheel-chair basketball player from the Union Terrortiry. 27-year-old Bashir started first wheelchair women's basketball team in 2017. She represented India in the US Sports Programme in 2019 and given TED talk, inspiring differently abled people, interested in sports. Notably, Bashir is on wheelchair since she was 15-year-old, due to a spinal injury in an accident.
Tags: Jammu and Kashmir, Basketball, athletes, wheelchair, India
Courtesy: The Weekend Leader
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Start-Up Invents Motorized Wheelchair, Anand Mahindra Applauds
A Chennai-based startup Neo Motion gains popularity after Anand Mahindra shared a video on his Twitter of a man who rides a motorized wheelchair on August 21. Mahindra wrote, ''It looks like a really cool & thoughtful innovation. He added, "I'd be happy to help.'' Reacting to his post, the startup also introduced themselves to Mahindra and asked… read-more
Tags: Anand Mahindra, Twitter, Neo Motion, wheelchair
Courtesy: The Indian Express
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All About World's 1st Drive-From-Wheelchair Electric Vehicle 'Kenguru'
Hungarian carmaker 'Kenguru' has become the world's first Electric Vehicle (EV) designed exclusively for wheelchair users. The environment friendly vehicle gives access via the rear opening tailgate and the steering is like the motorbike-style handlebar. The wheelchair can be secured within the car by an interlocking device. Being light in weight, Kenguru is classified as a scooter and the driver does not require any license to drive.
Tags: wheelchair, Kenguru, Electric Vehicles, environment
Courtesy: TNW
