WHEN THE PARALYMPICS take place this fall in Beijing,from September 6 through 17,Chinese athletes will be using wheelchairs by Invacare Corporation (www.invacare.com). The Elyria, Ohio-based home and long-term care manufacturer's Top End sports and recreation rehab division won an order to build more than 240 chairs for the Chinese team (China is one of the few countries that purchases equipment for their Paralympics athletes).
"This is an exciting order for us," says Mary Carol Peterson, marketing manager of Invacare's Top End division. "The Chinese Paralympics Committee was looking for the equipment that would help their athletes 'go for the gold.' They chose Invacare ...