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Is getting in and out of your car or truck keeping you from traveling or working? Lifts are available to make this better for you. If you were a truck driver, and no longer can climb up into the cab, a lift could be the thing that gets you back behind the wheel. We will […]
Despite the humidity and the 100+ heat index, our booth at Michigan Ag Expo was successful. We had several products on site for people to try out including the rolling work seat, lift creeper, easy lift harness, StaFast hitch and Powerhorse wheelchair driver. Attendance was low because few people wanted to brave the heat, and […]
Society has led many to believe that people with disabilities are somehow inferior – that they are not capable of thriving in our world. A common belief is that the only kind of job a disabled person can manage is a desk job – sitting behind a computer all day. This is not true at […]
Despite many people being out of work, many jobs are going unfilled. A survey found skilled trade jobs as the most difficult to fill with welders, machinists, electricians and carpenters/joiners in the highest demand. The reason? There just aren’t enough people with the skills needed for these jobs. Training in the skilled trades has become less […]
A man and his 2 mules are making their way across the country to honor our veterans. A Vietnam veteran himself, Charlie Peters is traveling 1,100 miles from Michigan to Oklahoma. He thanks the veterans he meets along the way and posts about them on his Facebook page. He chose Oklahoma as his destination, so […]
Living in Michigan or travelling through? Interested in seeing the latest agricultural technology and ideas? Visit the Michigan Ag Expo from July 16th through July 18th by the campus of Michigan State University (go Spartans – my alma mater) Here’s a few things that will be going on:
The Rolling Shop Stool is a great asset around the shop
when you are working in a sitting position for extended periods of time
and want to move around without constantly
getting up and moving your seat.
You can just roll to where you need to be.
Years ago, if a truck driver became disabled, his trucking career was most likely over. Today, things have greatly improved for disabled drivers, so that most can continue working. New technology and tools along with new laws and attitudes have made things better for those truckers.
It’s summertime, so it’s a good time for a little refresher on chainsaw operating safety.
To follow up our earlier blog, we are introducing ourselves here at DWT. Last week’s blog detailed how Ned Stoller caught the vision for enabling disabled workers to continue in their professions. For the past 16 years, Ned has been hard at work trying to help folks, and usually succeeding. One of his favorite stories is