We were recently tagged on Instagram by athlete Jillian Elwart, who was using her Active Hands General Purpose gripping aid to take on the wild white water rapids of Arkansas, North America. Through several messages back and forth, we discovered that, on top of being a mother, dog owner and paediatric prosthetist, Jillian was also …
Philippa shares a flat with a housemate on the outskirts of London, and loves running, hiking, dancing and seeing friends. In her early thirties Philippa found herself returning home from hospital after losing her fingers. She was so relieved that the pain had ended that she hadn’t even considered the impact this new disability would …
Anne-Marie describes her 8 year old daughter with well-deserved pride and here at Active Hands we love reading about our customers’ inventiveness and determination.
Squirrelling away in our office and factory, our team have been busy designing, testing and refining a brand new gripping aid and we are thrilled to now be able to present it to you. Alongside our gripping aids, we also run a bespoke design service for those with very individual needs and it was through …
As the Paralympics continues to amaze us all, we would like to bring you the story of Active Hands’ user, Zak Madell: Zak was born in the Canadian province of Alberta but now resides in neighbouring British Colombia. When he was 10 years old he lost his fingers and legs to a septic staph infection. …
VĂ©ronique Boucher is a 19-year-old Canadian, who has an ambition to make the Canadian Para-Rowing team for the 2016 Paralympics. I asked her some questions about her journey so far. VĂ©ronique, tell us a bit about yourself… My name is VĂ©ronique Boucher; I am currently 19 years old. From a young age I have enjoyed …
