Adapt Ability Blog

Read the latest news, customer stories and articles from Adapt Ability, the home of the Omeo all terrain power chair.

Wheelchair Users: This is why the Omeo All Terrain Power Chair is Revolutionizing Outdoor Independence
Blog21 January 2025

Wheelchair Users: This is why the Omeo All Terrain Power Chair is Revolutionizing Outdoor Independence

It wont be long before Spring is here, along with some warmer weather (hopefully) and more opportunities to enjoy the outdoors. For some wheelchair users this can be an incredibly...

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STEVE - Why the Omeo all terrain power chair is a ‘gamechanger’ for Steve
Our Customers17 October 2024

STEVE - Why the Omeo all terrain power chair is a ‘gamechanger’ for Steve

When customer Steve took delivery of his new Omeo all terrain powerchair, he wasn’t the only one excited to get to grips with all it could do. His assistance dog was on a...

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AVA - ‘There’s nothing else out there like the Omeo’
Our Customers13 September 2024

AVA - ‘There’s nothing else out there like the Omeo’

Wow, what a year it’s already been for enthusiastic Omeo user and Adapt Ability ‘Ambassador’ Ava.  From Sheffield to Sweden and now Paris for the Paralympics, 2024’s had ‘a...

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The Omeo – live on C4 at the Paralympics with Ade!
Blog28 August 2024

The Omeo – live on C4 at the Paralympics with Ade!

The Paralympics… it’s one of the biggest disability sport events in the world – and the Omeo is there! That’s right, the Omeo is at the Paralympics! Here at Adapt Ablity...

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PAUL - ‘We’re outdoor people – the Omeo’s a gamechanger for us’
Our Customers31 July 2024

PAUL - ‘We’re outdoor people – the Omeo’s a gamechanger for us’

It was a freezing cold and snowy day that changed customer Paul’s life for the better.  That was the day he – and his partner Jaki – met our director Matt in High...

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EDDIE - ‘It’s the closest I’ve come to walking in 40 years’
Our Customers29 May 2024

EDDIE - ‘It’s the closest I’ve come to walking in 40 years’

‘While I was in it, I didn’t feel disabled…’  It was this comment by Ed – made to his partner Lesley (aka ‘Spider’) – that convinced the couple to order an Omeo wheelchair...

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‘Try me’ days – the easy way to try our tech
Blog28 February 2024

‘Try me’ days – the easy way to try our tech

It was Adapt Ability’s star appearance on BBC1’s Dragons’ Den that led to our first ‘try me’ days last year. ‘We were inundated with people who’d seen our Omeo wheelchairs in the...

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MICHAELA - ‘In my Omeo I’m me again – I’m me again with wheels!’
Our Customers25 January 2024

MICHAELA - ‘In my Omeo I’m me again – I’m me again with wheels!’

It was a trusted friend who’d test driven an Omeo wheelchair for herself who convinced Michaela to book an extended home trial of her own.   ‘I’d seen the Omeo on...

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'My Omeo has 100 per cent made a difference - 'it’s had a massive impact on my mental health' - Ava
Blog5 January 2024

'My Omeo has 100 per cent made a difference - 'it’s had a massive impact on my mental health' - Ava

Not everyone who gets an Omeo takes it for a spin on a ‘pump track’, but for 19-year-old Ava this was one of the first places she went – after the coast, of course. Ava unwrapped...

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‘Without Access to Work I wouldn’t be where I am now’
Blog29 November 2023

‘Without Access to Work I wouldn’t be where I am now’

‘Without Access to Work , I probably wouldn’t be happy – I wouldn’t be working with Adapt Ability now.’ A pretty strong statement to make, but it explains why our Sales Director...

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TV Presenter and wheelchair user Steve Brown shares his thoughts on his new Omeo
Blog28 June 2023

TV Presenter and wheelchair user Steve Brown shares his thoughts on his new Omeo

https://vimeo.com/1034233166 TRANSCRIPT: So a couple of weeks ago, I got my first omeo, and I've had a couple of tutorials with the team. But this is my first time out in it on my...

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We’re on TV – again!
Blog6 June 2023

We’re on TV – again!

https://vimeo.com/1036672080 Did you miss BBC Click? Watch our edit to see what happened when Matt and Cristian met up with BBC Scotland’s Martin Dougan for an #Omeo test drive on...

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HAKIM - “Joy - a feeling of great pleasure and happiness.”
Our Customers16 March 2023

HAKIM - “Joy - a feeling of great pleasure and happiness.”

'I'm honestly blown away by the product' "My own personal experience of this wheelchair was beautiful. I woke up eager at 6am, was concerned about my core strength so smashed out...

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Game Changing Wheelchair Receives Funding on TV Investment Show
Blog9 February 2023

Game Changing Wheelchair Receives Funding on TV Investment Show

On tonight’s episode of BBC One’s Dragons’ Den (Thursday 9 February), entrepreneurs Matt Walker and Cristian Brownlee entered the Den to pitch for a £40,000 investment for 15% in...

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ESSENTIAL SKILLS: Box Exercise
Blog1 June 2022

ESSENTIAL SKILLS: Box Exercise

This is an exercise to improve your spacial awareness and control while riding the Omeo. https://vimeo.com/1036672009

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'I Struggle With My Manual Wheelchair'
Blog25 May 2022

'I Struggle With My Manual Wheelchair'

...and was desperate for there to be something else out there I know this is a strong statement to make, but I remember the day that the staff at Stoke Mandeville spinal...

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Omeo Transfer
Blog25 May 2022

Omeo Transfer

FAQ: 'Is it hard to transfer from a wheelchair to an Omeo and vice versa?' Everyone is different and it will be easier for some than others. Matt (a T10 paraplegic) demonstrates...

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Matt's Wheelie Useful Stuff #1
Blog24 May 2022

Matt's Wheelie Useful Stuff #1

My selection of useful gadgets and accessories for wheelchair life, some I use and some I would like to... 1) The Sling Bag I use this bag nearly every day as it holds all the...

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JOSH - 'My Family Can No Longer Keep Up With Me!'
Our Customers23 May 2022

JOSH - 'My Family Can No Longer Keep Up With Me!'

Josh is 24 and has Cerebral Palsy. Josh has had his Omeo for 6 months now and here is his Omeo experience in his own words... 'My Family Can No Longer Keep Up With Me!' Over my...

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MATT - 'The Closest Thing To Independence'
Our Customers3 May 2022

MATT - 'The Closest Thing To Independence'

Matt is not just the Director of Adapt Ability, he was also one of the first Omeo customers in the UK. Matt has a T10 spinal cord injury and is paralysed from the waist down. Here...

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DEBS - 'To Go Over Grass and Gravel Without Sinking is Sheer Joy'
Our Customers22 February 2022

DEBS - 'To Go Over Grass and Gravel Without Sinking is Sheer Joy'

Debs is an artist and has been using various electric wheelchairs for over 10 years. Here is her experience of the Omeo in her own words... 'To Go Over Grass and Gravel Without...

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DARREN - 'Believe Me, You Will Never Look Back'
Our Customers22 February 2022

DARREN - 'Believe Me, You Will Never Look Back'

Darren has Fibro Myalgia and Ankylosing Spondylitis. He finds moving around very difficult and painful. Here is his experience of the Omeo in his own words... 'Believe Me, You...

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