Today is #InternationalWheelchairDay, a day to celebrate the enhanced mobility and independence wheelchairs provide to people with disabilities. ♿ 💡 Did you know? The first known representation of a wheelchair is a Chinese stone carving from about A.D. 525 showing a man sitting cross-legged in a chair with three wheels. Then, Crusaders in the 12th century brought wheeled carts that required at least one person to push them, similar to wheelbarrows used for moving people or cargo. In Spain, a servant in 1595 created a chair mounted on four small wheels with leg rests and an adjustable back after Spain’s King Philip experienced arthritis and gout, leaving him unable to walk. King Philip, presumably, was pushed by others to get around. Now, wheelchairs come in different styles to accommodate a user's needs, ranging from manual, electric to specialty wheelchairs. At Canine Companions, many of our #servicedogs train to pull our clients in wheelchairs to better navigate their way and p...