Where No Wheelchair Has Gone Before: Luke5Adventures

Published: July 31, 2021, 4:58 p.m.

b'By Richard Hunt\\n\\u201cImagine yourself if you were confined to a wheelchair,\\u201d says founder Kevin Schwieger. The Ohio-based non-profit is blessing people who are extremely limited as to where they can go when it comes to the great outdoors. Much like Star Trek\\u2019s well-known theme, \\u201cwhere no one has gone before,\\u201d people who lead daily lives in a wheelchair often can only dream about what\\u2019s out there \\u2013 a peaceful lake, a meadow, squirrels, songbirds. But that is no longer true. Dreams are becoming a reality because of Luke 5 Adventures! With the use of a special one-wheeled chair device imported from France, ministry volunteers - known as \\u201cSherpas\\u201d - take people who are disabled on hiking adventures, with safety being the first priority.'