Paraglider wheelchair to be unveiled in United States

ABLE Pilot paraglider wheelchair to be unveiled in Utah. Image rendered from computer model. www.systemicpartners.org/ablepilot

The Phoenix 1 paraglider wheelchair, created by ABLE Pilot and the University of Utah, is to be unveiled on the US’s National Hang Gliding and Paragliding Day – Saturday 29 May 2010.

ABLE Pilot is a chapter of the United States Hang gliding & Paragliding Association (USHPA), whose aims are to help people with disabilities to safely experience the freedom, joy and sense of accomplishment that paragliding offers.

Visit ABLE Pilot’s website here.