Disability inventions poll
2007 marks the 70th anniversary of the fold-up wheelchair - an invention that has revolutionised the lives of many people with impairments - and to celebrate, ±«Óãtv Radio 4's You and Yours is asking listeners to nominate the inventions they think have had the greatest impact on the lives of disabled people.
Nominations will be put to a panel of experts in disability and design who will draw up a shortlist of the inventions that they feel have been the most significant. Each invention on the shortlist will be featured on You and Yours, and listeners will then have the opportunity to vote for their top invention.
So get on over to the programme's website and get nominating using the form provided.
Comments
Without a doubt, the wheelchair has made the greatest impact.
It has revolusionised the way disabled people get about and is a life-line to many.