Icon Wheelchairs & Jeff Adams on CBS Evening News

Last night the CBS Evening News (national) featured a story about a veteran, Casey Owens, and showcased Icon a little bit. The segment that aired didn’t mention Icon by name, but CBS did a little “web exclusive” that shows more about the chair and the company.

Check it out.

source: http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7400507n

and here’s a link to the segment about Casey:

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18563_162-57388113/for-some-vets-the-iraq-war-will-never-end/

Recent Interviews with Icon

Icon has been in the news a bit recently! Below are 3 interviews that are well worth your time if you’re interested in hearing more about the Icon A1 Wheelchair and some of the backstory of the company.

1. “Canadian upstart reinvents its wheels” – http://bit.ly/ys2Oik

“When Jeff Adams and Christian Bagg met eight years ago, they bonded over a shared frustration: They weren’t satisfied with their wheelchairs.

With a background as a machinist, Bagg had modified his wheelchair to his liking. ‘I got my first chair and right away I saw a need to make it better…’”

Author: Rasha Mourtada of Globe and Mail

**link updated 1/12/12

2. Adjustable Wheelchairs – http://bit.ly/xvz2lS

“After 14 years of developing an adjustable wheelchair, Christian Bagg is finally in business…”

Interviewer: Karen Moxley of CBC.ca, on The Morning Edition

3. Is an Icon Wheelchair Right for You? – http://bit.ly/xVGI9L

“This is like the Apple Computer of wheelchairs…”

Interviewer: Dr. Glen House on the “Living with and Beyond Disability” radio show.

Growing an Icon

Our first crack at a little stop motion.

The chair is so simple it builds itself.

Transfer Videos

We’ve had some questions and concerns about transfers with the design of the Icon’s front-end (which has been updated). Hopefully these short videos will help.

1) a floor to chair transfer into an Icon Wheelchair:

2) transferring into an Icon Wheelchair using the front wing as a grab-point:

Sports ‘N Spokes givin’ Icon some love!

We’re in the “Great Gear” section of Sports ‘N Spokes!

Sports 'N Spokes

Check out their website at www.sportsnspokes.com, or find them on Facebook. They’re published by the Paralyzed Veterans of America and are the premiere magazine for wheelchair sport enthusiasts with a readership spanning 43 countries.

PVA also has a magazine called PN, packed with timely information on spinal-cord-injury research, new products, legislation that impacts people with disabilities, accessible travel, computer options, car/van adaptations, news for veterans, housing, employment, health care and all issues affecting wheelers and caregivers around the world. Check it out as well:

web: www.pvamagazines.com/pnnews
facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/PN-Online/257861167567027