Thirteen years ago, a biomedical engineer in Orange County, Calif., had a religious awakening and began tinkering with plastic lawn chairs and bicycle wheels in his garage. Don Schoendorfer, who has a ...

Don Schoendorfer is a biomedical engineer with a doctorate from MIT. So when he started tinkering with parts from old lawn chairs and bicycles, some thought he was losing his mind. His wife wasn’t a ...

Put some “crap” technology with some smart software and you get one life-changing solution. People who can’t move their arms and legs will soon be able to attach a £50 gadget to their wheelchair along ...

Don Schoendorfer of Free Wheelchair Mission distributes a wheelchair to a disabled girl in Peru. Don Schoendorfer (left) and Aaron Jean of Free Wheelchair Mission pose with one of the organization’s ...