1.0Department of Historyhttps://carleton.ca/historycuthemeedtr5https://carleton.ca/history/author/cuthemeedtr5/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="weRovusWpD"><a href="https://carleton.ca/history/2014/virtual-exhibit-on-the-wheelchair/">History, Social Work and Engineering Scholars Produce Virtual Exhibit on the Wheelchair</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://carleton.ca/history/2014/virtual-exhibit-on-the-wheelchair/embed/#?secret=weRovusWpD" width="600" height="338" title="“History, Social Work and Engineering Scholars Produce Virtual Exhibit on the Wheelchair” — Department of History" data-secret="weRovusWpD" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://carleton.ca/history/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> https://carleton.ca/history/wp-content/uploads/sites/71/wheelchair-from-mobility-studies-dot-ca.jpg277208Researchers at Carleton have recently launched MobilityHistories.ca, a virtual exhibit on the history of the wheelchair. The exhibit is unique in that it brings together scholars from the fields of biomedical engineering, social work, and history. History doctoral candidate Dorothy-Jane Smith led the research efforts of a group supervised by Dr. Dominique Marshall, Chair of […]