Welcome to Golden Mobility, Hong Kong

Meet Ivanna Brown, independence could very well be the defining theme of Ivanna’s life. Injured in a car accident at the age of 25, Ivanna found a way to keep on moving and she doesn’t plan to slow down anytime soon. Born in the Shetland Islands off the north coast of Scotland.

“The Zoom Uphill has changed my life in that I am going to change my life – drastically!”

Ivanna was stationed at Davis Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona when a car accident changed her life forever. A spinal cord injury paralyzing her from the waist down forced her to relearn how to live. Due to the very rugged terrain of her home in the Shetland Islands, Ivanna was unable to move back to the supportive circle of her extended family. “If the Zoom Uphill had been made back then, I probably would have been zooming around the Shetland Islands,” Ivanna said. But as it was, the rough terrain and steep hills of her hometown made moving back there in her condition all but impossible.

Ivanna chose instead to remain in the United States and was treated at one of the spinal cord center in Long Beach, California.  “With a spinal cord injury, you have to relearn how to do everything.”

More than 20 years after her accident, Ivanna was able to receive a Zoom Uphill. The Zoom Uphill has already made a big impact on her life, but will bring even bigger changes down the road. For Ivanna and her two dogs, the Zoom Uphill is making life more fun. “One of the big things about having a Zoom Uphill is being able to go to Dog Beach (with her two dogs)…  before the Zoom Uphill, I’d sit up on top of the hill and watch everyone playing with their dogs… The fact that I can actually get down there and run around with my dogs in my Zoom Uphill… I cried the first time, I literally cried, it was just so amazing.”

Ivanna is really looking forward to being able to access places previously unavailable to her in any meaningful way. “Yeah, you can do anything in a wheelchair, but it takes longer whereas in a Zoom Uphill you can really go places… Usually in rugged places, it’s two people trying to lift up the front of my traditional wheel chair and drag me along … but with this (the Zoom Uphill), it’s cool.”

Ivanna appreciates the freedom the Zoom provides, not only to get to places that are hard to access, but to spare her body in the process. “Now if I do want to go through a field or something I’m not going to rip my shoulder to shreds trying to participate in stuff. You can do it and you’re not going to injure yourself and that’s a huge thing.”

With her vibrant personality and love of life, Ivanna truly is A FREE MIND IN MOTION!

 Justin spent months at Walter Reed Army Medical Center undergoing surgeries and recovering from his wounds after his accident. During his time there, he saw the other patients struggling through the process of recovery, often spending months and even years at Walter Reed, separated from their families and support systems.

Though Justin lost his leg, he also found something important during the process – his new mission in his post-deployment life. 

While still in the hospital, Justin was brought a wheelchair to use after his amputation and told that he needed to use it. Not wanting to use a wheelchair, he sought out other options and was provided a traditional electric power wheelchair (PWC). The PWC worked well for him by allowing him to go farther than he would be able to walk on his own, but it was still limited to paved or smooth surfaces.

Then he was introduced to the Zoom Uphill. “It opened up more doors, more avenues to get out… and it’s fun!,” Justin explained. “It’s a tool that affords me the ability to live life like normal in the outdoors and a tool that allows me to keep up with my kids!” Justin especially enjoys using his Zoom Uphill to access the rugged outdoors and to join his kids on bike rides.

 Freedom could mean different things. For a person with no physical impairment it could be freedom of speech and live the life you choose. For others, with limited mobility, it could be to visit places you can’t reach without help from others. 

That’s why we developed Zoom Uphill, the 4wd, electric all-terrain vehicle that can take the user off the pavement into nature. 

With the Zoom Uphill you can drive on the beach, on paths in the forest, or up and down mountain slopes. It can be used for fishing, or just for a silent ride into the forest. Or why not bring it in  your car and use it at tourist attractions where you have some rough terrain or slopes – or perhaps rent one if they’re available.

The best thing about the Zoom Uphill is the sense of freedom it gives to the user, a freedom that was lost in an accident or never was there – the essence of Zoom Uphill is A FREE MIND IN MOTION – which gives the smile back into the users faces.