Mogo Wheelchairs Explained
Mogo Wheelchairs is an Australian manufacturer of sporting wheelchairs established by Michael Callahan who competed in wheelchair basketball for Australia at the 1984 Summer Paralympics and 1992 Summer Paralympics.[1] [2] [3]
Origins
Callahan wasn't able to find suitable chairs for competitive wheelchair basketball, and started building his own in the early 1980s.[2] In 2000 Callahan reported to Sydney Morning Herald that his company was building 600 to 700 chairs a year at around AUD 2,000 per chair, and almost all of Australia's wheelchair basketball team was using his chairs.[2]
Mogo pioneered the inclusion of a fifth wheel that is now standard in wheelchair basketball.[4] [5] [6]
Advocacy
Double amputee, Paralympian and public speaker Matt Glowacki is their advocate in the United States.[7] [8]
See also
External links
Notes and References
- http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/parlment/hansart.nsf/V3Key/LA20001012004 NSW Hansard, 12 October 2000, Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games
- News:
- News: Wheelchair gives Jason an edge . . 20 September 2000 . 23 .
- Web site: The Wheelchair . Wheelchairbasketball.ca . 2013-06-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130618155306/http://www.wheelchairbasketball.ca/en/content.aspx?id=4990 . 18 June 2013 . dead .
- Web site: Basketball Wheelchairs . Livestrong.Com . 2013-06-08.
- Web site: Cherubini Enterprises . Thursday, 11 February 2021
- News: Guest lecturer to address diversity on 'south park' . US Fed News Service . 21 Oct 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100609131610/http://spider.flcc.edu/wordpress/?p=1758 . 2010-06-09 .
- Web site: About Mogo Wheelchairs :: 100% Australian custom made wheelchair . Mogowheelchairs.com.au . 2013-06-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130410020157/http://mogowheelchairs.com.au/aboutus.php . 10 April 2013 . dead .
