I could no longer stand the constant confrontations, and reluctantly taped a bright blue handicapped logo squarely on the front of my Segway. I thought that people would see the logo and understand that I was not just some lazy rich guy. But I was wrong.When we talk about travel with "invisible disabilities" or the stigma of medical equipment we don't often think of the flip side -- the inconvenience of the "cool factor":
Sometimes, people come up to me just to say that the Segway is cool. Others are curious about how it works. I hope that more people, able-bodied and disabled, adopt and accept the Segway as an alternative mobility device. Until then, I have a simple plea: Please don't push me off my Segway.
Read Peter D. Poulos' article "Segway helps disabled man more than wheelchair"