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Breeze S4 and rescue dog help Poppy 'find her way'
29th March, 2021
Ex-professional dog walker, Poppy Duncombe, is able to walk her dog again thanks to her TGA Breeze S4. Before having to stop work due to health issues, Poppy ran a professional...
Mark's blog: New car, new TGA
17th March, 2021
Following the delivery of a new wheelchair accessible vehicle (WAV) in December, I’ve had to add another TGA machine to my fleet of mobility chariots. Unfortunately, my Vita X –...
Feel-good February
15th March, 2021
After January feeling like it was about 90 days long and experiencing a bad flare for most of the month, I thought in February I would challenge myself to do...
A whole new (accessible) world
8th March, 2021
I know I say it every year, but Rare Disease Day falls on 28th February, then International Wheelchair Day on 1st March - I don’t think that, as a wheelchair...
Disabled Ramblers announce 2021 schedule
23rd February, 2021
The Disabled Ramblers, the charity which organises accessible rambles for mobility scooter users, has published its schedule of events for 2021. TGA has been a long-standing supporter of the Disabled Ramblers...
"It has opened up the countryside for me" - blogger 'one with nature again' thanks to Vita X
15th February, 2021
Blogger Emily Bonner is once again enjoying the Cotswold countryside thanks to her new Vita X. Emily lives independently and works for the National Trust at Chastleton House, where she has...
Moving in the right direction: February's blog
12th February, 2021
It seems strange to think I’m writing the February blog already. Did we blink and miss January? It felt like it flew by and now here we are, February. We...
Snowstorms, snowbells and the vaccine: February's blog
11th February, 2021
I’m not built for snow days. This is unfortunate, as living in rural Yorkshire they’re pretty common at this time of year and if I try to brave them using...
Happy Belated New Year!
21st January, 2021
So, we start of 2021 how we spent most of the previous year – in another lockdown. But even though we may all be in a precarious position, there was...
New year, new normal?
4th January, 2021
Continuing the tone of 2020, Christmas and New Year felt distinctly odd. Many of us will have spent them both alone, or at least in a much quieter way than...
My lockdown Christmas
23rd December, 2020
Christmas 2020 will certainly be very different, much like the rest of the year, but nevertheless we will make the most of the situation. We were already planning a quiet...
"Life will be so much more rewarding with my mobility scooter and assistance dog Nova" says Mychaela
10th December, 2020
Mychaela Green is enjoying outdoor experiences she never thought possible thanks to the support of Dog AID UK and a Vita X. Mychaela is a medically retired carer who used to...
International Day of People with Disabilities 2020: AKA - Hannah Buys Cake Day
3rd December, 2020
Every year on 3rd December, we celebrate International Day of People with Disabilities, or as some of us with less time on our hands prefer to call it – ‘International...
Wizards, wands and the WHILL Model C: The Making of Harry Potter experience
2nd December, 2020
Back before lockdown number two, my family and I were lucky enough to have one of our first proper family days out since the beginning of the year. We had...
Lisa's guide to dog walking with a mobility scooter
30th November, 2020
Lisa Vesty believes walking her two cocker spaniels on her Vita S has improved her mental health and wellbeing. Reflecting on her own experience, here she shares her tips for...
It's the second lockdown (doodle ooo doo...)
10th November, 2020
That’s it. I’m calling it. Lockdown sucks. Pre-lockdown wasn’t great; trying to find photos for this month’s blog, I realised that everything I have done in the last month has...
TGA supports charity PhysioNet with equipment donation to Fiji
30th October, 2020
A TGA donation of mobility scooters and wheelchairs to PhysioNet has helped the charity ship its 100th container of life-changing assistive equipment overseas, with this latest donation heading 9,831 miles...
TGA champions disabled golf with free Disabled Golf Association membership
26th October, 2020
To help more people enjoy golf, TGA is supporting the Disabled Golf Association (DGA) with free membership offered to new owners of the fairway-friendly TGA Breeze S4 GT and Breeze...
TGA to be showcased at largest virtual international disability event
23rd October, 2020
Disability Awareness Day (DAD), the largest annual single-day event of its kind, will be taking place virtually on Sunday 25th October 2020 with hundreds of exhibitors including TGA. DAD is a...
"People see me as not just being in a wheelchair now, there is more to me" - model can 'pursue dreams with belief' with WHILL
21st October, 2020
Since having to leave theatre school early due to chronic fatigue syndrome, 21-year-old Georgina Wasdall has pursued her professional career in modelling and acting with passion. She was signed up...
