About the Author:

Liza Segleau has been a social worker for over 20 years. Born in New York and raised in Costa Rica, she learned about the struggle of those who did not have. She volunteered among those in need and learned from their wisdom and input.  Over the years she became a strong advocate for those with disabilities especially wheelchair users. To her surprise, in later years, Liza also has ended up with her own difficulties walking and now finds herself as a fulltime user of a power wheelchair. She is currently undiagnosed, but keeps herself active, healthy, positive, and rolling.
Liza is also bilingual and will make sure that there is information in Spanish for those in need of information and support. 

I am proudly a member of vidIQ self-service affiliate program. vidIQ gives me support in my daily work and shows me numbers of how my YouTube channel is doing each day. If you would like to invest in one of their plans and support me and my channel a bit, please feel free to go to my link: https://vidiq.com/PW4S For every person who signs up, I receive a commission from vidIQ. Thank you in advance! ​

Mission:

To reach out and be available to support the health, well-being and safety of those with disabilities who use wheelchairs. To create awareness of the need to integrate into society and the job force.  Inclusion is what the world should be about. 

Vision:

• To help increase awareness and openness of people with disabilities, especially wheelchair users.
• To help create communities that are more accessible, safe and inviting to people with mobility needs
• To encourage and find ways to motivate creativity and engineering of buildings of all kinds become more user friendly to all. 
• ​To continue to advocate that public and private transportation services become fully accessible to people with disabilities, especially wheelchair users. 

​We promote: PACE

P: Patience every step of the way.
​A: Awareness of your needs first so you can help others to become aware. 
C: Care for self. This is crucial to be successful, one day at a time. 
E: Be excited and passionate for life and all that is possible.

International Digital Awards:

Our organization also reaches out to those who have made efforts to improve the life or lives of people with disabilities, especially those who use wheelchairs in their daily lives. These are digital/non-monetary awards. If you know of someone or an organization that deserves one of our awards, please contact us!

• Out top award: The International Blue Rose Award:                                                                                                                                                              This award will be granted twice a year, January and December, 3 maximum each time, to 3 people and/or organizations each month who made an outreach in their area to improve or correct a situation for people with disabilities, especially for those who use wheelchairs. 
• The International Industry Award:                                                                                                                                                                                                  This award will be granted twice a year, January and December, 3 maximum each time, to an industry that made strides in creating accessible spaces for those with disabilities in need of their services in a village, town, city, state or province, especially for those who use wheelchairs. 
• The International Educational Institution Award:                                                                                                                                                                     This award will be granted twice a year, January and December, 3 maximum each time, to an educational institution: Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College/University who have made great strides in making sure their institution is accessible to people with disabilities, especially to those who use wheelchairs to get around. ​

If you are interested in being considered for one of these awards, please send an email and ask for the criteria. We will send the criteria to you. Email us at [email protected].

One of the reasons this site was born, was because there was a lot of sites and info on manual wheelchairs. There have been a ton of trailblazers on the matter. Liza has learned a ton from all these people who have posted information on wheelchairs, skills, advocacy, their lives and so much more. But there was so little information from users perspective regarding power wheelchairs.

It is true that most skills needed for a manual wheelchair are also needed for a power wheelchair, but not all. There are some differences. That is what this site is about, to address those needs regarding power wheelchairs and sprinkle the site with info on manual wheelchair too.

​Don't get us wrong, manual wheelchairs are just as important. The people who use them, look like they are doing an elegant dance with their chairs. However, power wheelchairs are a bit different when it comes to repairs, cost, cleaning and handling. Walk with us as we go through those needs and life adventures!
​
**For each of the main pages, there will be a subpage of the same or similar information for the Spanish speaking. **

We will address all these aspects and more mostly through YouTube and this site. Liza will personally record needed topics. Guests will also be included as the process goes on. If you are a YouTuber yourself and have the same passion, feel free to contact Liza and assist with the process. If you have a topic or issue you want address, please let us know!​

google-site-verification: google5ab44207cf168379.html