Segway replaces wheelchair for some
From: AutoblogGreen
By: Jeremy Korzeniewski

Dr. Peter D. Poullos, a resident physician in the radiology department at
Stanford University, was seriously injured in a bicycling accident. Paralyzed
from the shoulders down, he had to go through major therapy to regain the use
of his arms and legs, but was never completely able to recover.
Unfortunately, his condition is not at all uncommon, and he, like countless
others, was forced into using a wheelchair under certain conditions. Until he
got his Segway, that is.  

Although incessantly mocked and made fun of, the Segway provides Dr. Poullos
with greater mobility than a wheelchair can, and he feels less handicapped
because of those capabilities. While some people commented that they loved
his machine, others went so far as to try and push him off of it. While he
has had issues to overcome, it is nice to see that the Segway can truly be an
alternative for handicapped persons. 

From:
http://www.autobloggreen.com/2008/02/19/segway-replaces-wheelchair

Links:
Segway helps disabled man more than wheelchair
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/02/17/INMSV3G2E.DTL

"Please Don't Push Me Off My Segway"
http://radiology.stanford.edu/blog/archives/2008/03/adonat_push_me.html