he was very intrigued by how many people in wheelchairs he saw on the streets. then he realized it: in romania there aren't many disabled people on streets, because they don't have the means and condition to be able to get out of the house easily. the common stereotype of a wheelchair user in romania is someone who's being pushed by a friend at the stoplight, begging for money.
i was lucky enough to get my car driving license without much hassle.
my cousin got into some nastier stuff, because he's colorblind. and the people that discriminated him had no clue about colorblindness not being a problem when getting your medical approval for your driving license. i hate pretending that i'm part of some " oppressed minority", and i take pride in being able to manage pretty much any physical activity. i also hate being told by others that i won't be able to so stuff.
for me it was obvious that i won't find many disabled bikers in my country. there probably are a few, but i had slim chances to fin them. so i started looking in the entire world :) google>disabled bikers. the first result i got was national association for bikers with disabilities, , a british website, the biggest of its kind, supported by a UK ngo for bikers with disabilities. NABD even has a grant system that helps bikers adapt their machines. on the nabd forumu people know their stuff. they have sections on the website with mods for hand issues, leg issues, a trikes section, a legal section and even a glove swap section. say you're missing your left hand, you can find another biker missing his right hand, and you swap the spare gloves. this way you'll both end up with 2 good gloves, which is pretty cool :D
on that website i started to learn about what mod would suit my disability. the options were many: thumb brake, thumb clutch, foot clutch, twisting clutch, automatic clutch like rekluse, electronic gear changers like kliktronic(the last 2 were a bit over my budget)
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