Website Help and Updates
Welcome to the Mad Spaz Club website where all the cool wheelchair people hang out. We are constantly improving the Mad Spaz Club website to make your visit a safe enjoyable one. Simply register an account to access all our features. Please report bugs, make feature requests, post complaints and general feedback in the comment section below.
12 June 2019 Full Website Rebuild
Your safety and accessibility takes center stage. Improving the ease of access to one unified platform is here with the launch of our latest website build. Simplified navigation backed by a more powerful engine means everything comes from one fast secure place.
Not just another domain name wheelchairlifestyles.com embodies our philosophy. To inform and enhance the lives of people living with a disability and encourage their supporters.
Website rebuild highlights;
- International news feeds of the latest disability and wheelchair life related developments.
- Updated phone friendly design.
- One integrated site-wide login.
- Increased security with less effort.
- An improved screen reader experience.
- Still 100% add free.
Your next adventure awaits and we want to hear all about it.
11 February 2014 Extra Chat Features and Author Pages
We have made adjustments to our live chat to reward our loyal members including; online user list country flags, message window refreshes every 3 seconds (was 4), 500 characters per message max (was 400), anyone with contributor status (has written an article for us) can access moderation tools and initiate private chat windows, and we un-banned several words. We do allow discussions about sex as long as it is not offending anyone. You can now also read more about an article author by clicking on their name at the end of an article.
8 September 2013 Chat and Gallery Upgrades
Has it really been a year? We have made many improvements site-wide and helped hundreds if not thousands of people living with spinal cord injury. Major upgrades were recently made to our Live Chat feature after a conflict arose with the gallery. The gallery problem is an external scripting one out of our control so we are seeking a new gallery solution. A big thank-you to all our supporters and helpful members assistance over the last twelve months. I will try to post more updates here before another year passes us by.
12 Sept 2012 Amended Registration Agreement
Added “Wheelchair Dating” and “Artworks” forums, opened quick reply feature, upgraded versions and made minor layout adjustments. Amended registration agreement to include; “POST SOMETHING. The more you post the more access and privileges you are given. Members with 0 posts are given a rank of “Voyeur, one who spies on another’s private moments.” As we respect and protect our active members privacy, members with 0 posts are often deleted. To avoid this please make a post.”
11 June 2012 Forum Upgrades
Our forum has been updated to the latest stable version. We also added new avatars, a disability field to profiles, and enabled a “quick reply” feature on all posts. The disability chat room refresh rate has been bumped from 6 to 7 seconds to reduce server load and make it more stable when busy.
13 Mar 2012 Theme Updated
75% of people viewing our website use Internet Explorer. Updating our theme to display correctly in IE and the top 5 browsers is a never ending process. We rolled out several cross-browser fixes bringing our theme upto date today. Let us know if you have any problems viewing our website.
1 Oct 2011 Memberships Increase
600 images were added to our galleries during september. We wish to extend a warm thankyou to all who uploaded and the regulars who assisted new members and visitors during Graham’s absence. We’ve seen memberships steadily increase on our forum. The live chat area has been busy and our most prolific member there Deb has been promoted to a chat Admin. We greatly value all our members and appreciate your continued support.
27 Aug 2011 Article Submission Form Added
Website updates this month saw our article submission form go live to the public. I hope by making it easy, it will prove popular, as I love to read all your stories and experiences. Adding a math quiz to our member registration form cut down spam allowing me more time to work on Mad Spaz Club articles. While there have been several background improvements made the only other noteworthy mention is that over 300 images were added to our image galleries this month. Thank-you all for your continued support.
6 July 2011 JPG Image Upload on C omment Form
We have added the optional ability to upload an image along with your comment. We hope this enhancement makes it easier to share photos and interact with your fellow members here at the Mad Spaz Club.
20 June 2011 Upgraded Gallery Features
Thank-you to all our members who submitted photos to our galleries this month. Nearly 300 images in total. In appreciation we have added new features allowing you greater control over descriptions and how images are displayed. Any registered member can create a gallery and upload images, here’s a step-by-step how to.
- In your profile> Gallery> Add Gallery/Images
- Click “Add new gallery” tab
- Type in your gallery name
- Click “Add Gallery” button
- Click “Upload Images” tab
- Select your gallery name from the “chose galley” drop down
- “Browse” to and add your images, you’ll see them listed below the Browse box
- When you’re ready click “Upload images” give it time to process and create thumbnails
- Then you can add descriptions, alt and title tags, adjust your thumbnails etc.
1 June 2011 New Comment Notification Design
Our exciting new HTML comment notification design was launched today. Simplistic and sleek, if you comment on our website and leave the “Notify me of new comments on this page” box checked you will receive a visually stunning thank-you email notice on your first-time comment and an email notification everytime a new comment is posted on the page you are subscribed to. All MSC notification email includes links to opt-in/out of our services. We hope you enjoy this improvement.
1 May 2011 Reinstated Disability Forums
A flashback to the heady days when websites were built around forums. We get quite a few requests for forums and so after an extensive overhaul the forums we began in 2003 are back with retro flair. Some images and SP posts were not retrievable and we are working on bringing it into line with our one login for all website features policy but it’s up and running with a new “Personals” section so register and post your profiles.
29 Mar 2011 Blue Ice Theme New Default
We will be rolling out our Blue Ice theme this week. Those resistant to change will still be able to revert to our Ruby theme with our theme switcher for a limited time. Blue Ice is the new default theme. Why? Features; Less clutter to find what you’re looking for faster. Quicker loading pages. Lightweight sub pages. Upgraded security. Easy to read fonts. Footer includes hot topic lists and quick contact form.
4 Mar 2011 Building Blue Ice Website Theme
We are developing a new black blue and white disability friendly theme with simplicity in mind. Soon you can find what you are looking for faster. But you don’t have to cross your legs and wait, use our Theme Switcher and check Blue Ice out now! Be sure to tell us what you think.
28 Feb 2011 Visit Our New Live Chat Area
We promote disability adventure and publish personal stories from wheelchair users and other people living with and caring for people with disabilities. We share knowledge and experience providing information and support to those impacted by spinal cord injury and all that wheelchair life involves.
Get Published
Your story could bring comfort to many. We love to hear from wheelchair users and people living with paraplegia quadriplegia and spinal cord injury as equally from anyone who’s life has been impacted by disability. We want to publish your story, if you are willing to share your story tell us briefly in a comment or our live chat area and we will contact you.
Our Gallery
To upload pictures and share with us you must have a registered account. Your images will not appear until they are approved by an admin. You may also upload images in our forum once registered, these will appear immediately. Visit our live chat area to request an account or higher access to advanced features. Anyone found abusing fellow members or our services will be dealt with severely. We reserve the right to delete any account and services without notice.
Create Your Account
We have taken steps to block spammers but allow legitimate users to still register an account with us. If you have any problems registering simply post or comment here or drop by our new live chat area and we’ll do our best to help you. Admin’s can create accounts and answer any questions about uploading images and publishing articles.
We apologize for having to delete previously registered member accounts and any inconvenience that may have caused. We take your security very seriously and take any action we feel necessary to safe guard you and your privacy. No accounts were compromised, we only deleted previous member accounts as a precaution.
Contacting Us
Other than our live disability chat and comment areas we offer a contact form at the bottom of our home page. We encourage you to ask and be answered in article comment areas so others can read learn and offer answers. We make it easy to post a question, comment or have your story published. So get cracking, shake off that granny blanket and show the ability in disability.
Many people don’t realize a spinal cord injury not only affects the person living in a wheelchair, their immediate family friends and loved ones lives are also affected. Relatives, work colleagues, even your local doctor becomes involved in one way or another. Did you know one third of the population has or cares for someone with a disability.
hi what a fantastic site well done one and all
Thanks papa12, I’m transferring data from the old to the new forum right now.
Thanks for your input, I added a “Register” feature in the sidebar — ——————–>>
That will allow you to create a profile.
One simple login to access all our great features! We’re accepting articles and stories so get writing and get published here at the Mad Spaz Club.
As a former graphic desiigner, I’d like to make a suggestion for your website.
It is very difficult to read the pale and small font on the black background, so
if you are lookiing to get folks to appreciate your site, make it more user
friendly and remember that you do have some seniors visting your site,
which would be vastly improved by making the reading of it much easier.
Either change to a bright white font, or forget about a black background.
Julysunshine: Thankyou for your feedback, as a fellow designer you’ll understand when it comes to “pretty” there’s no pleasing everyone. Red text on black is www suicide, wanting this website to look unique from most other medical/disability websites we settled on red and black with white and grey text, thrill-seeker colors. We’ve received both positive and negative color scheme feedback since. Wherever possible I try to remain screen-reader friendly (for the blind) as per W3C standards and considerate of those with visual impairments in general.
I pretty much single handedly design, program, manage and pay the costs for this website so you the members can express create, learn and share. If you are willing to contribute your time and experience creating a new theme I am more than happy to facilitate it.
^^ How do you like your new Avatar? Everytime you post your little monster Gravatar will now appear beside your name!
Hi, I’m wondering if anyone can give me some guidance. My mother in-law, 75, had a very serious car accident 9 months ago and although initially tetraplegic is slowing regaining movement in some limbs. She was an extremely active lady and is facing a lot of age discrimination in the rehabilitation clinic where she is situated, as old people should basically (in the minds of many) just accept their lot now and go home and wait until the end….. We’re trying to keep her motivated but recently she’s hitting an all time low. I really think this site could be great for her, but she is French speaking and does not understand English well at all. Does anyone know of any similar communities, support groups, or any written material that may have inspired them that I could find or potentially translate into french for her. I really want to help, but am not sure how.. Any advice would be more than welcome !!!!!!!!!!
Thanks,
Emily
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