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Newlands House supports people with physical disabilities to live an independent, active and healthy life A care home near Swadlincote has 18 jobs on offer, from nurses to healthcare assistants,...Newlands House supports people with physical disabilities to live an independent, active and healthy life......

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Imagine spending an entire day sitting in a chair – like the Chair Sitting Marathon from Brooklyn Nine-Nine – no getting up or relief from being in one position is easier than it sounds....Imagine spending an entire day sitting in a chair – like the Chair Sitting Marathon from Brooklyn Nine-Nine – no getting up or relief from being in one position is easier than it sounds. This feeling is something anyone who uses a wheelchair can attest to; while the freedom is fantastic, the design is old and needs a fresh breath of air. This prompted budding designers Sarath Malyala, Raajnandini Jadhav, and Risha Garg to design a powered wheelchair for utmost comfort and ease of use in varied situations. The resulting blueprint is a balanced combination of postural support, propulsion, portability, stability, and flexibility of use while outdoors. Wheelchair users often face frustrating limitations due to the existing wheelchair designs and the risk of injury. The dependence on others in getting on/off the wheelchair, pressure soars, bumpy roads, or reaching the higher place is another difficulty they have to deal with daily for daily tasks resulting in emotional stress.......

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