Wheelchair diving in the deep sea? These high-tech wheelchairs give them new freedom

What do you think about wheelchairs? Perhaps many people will think of "restriction", "fear", "regret" and "restraint". But in Britain, artist Austen has been with wheelchair for more than 20 years. In her opinion, wheelchair means realizing her dream! Relying on a wheelchair, she dived into the sea and swam freely, showing another beauty of the wheelchair.

Disabled artists swim in the underwater world: instead of trapping her, wheelchairs give her freedom

Walking in a wheelchair in Shanghai, swimming in the fish, 360 degrees free floating in all directions... The heroine in the picture is British artist Austin. A healthy person may not be able to complete deep-sea diving, Austin sat in a wheelchair and succeeded. In fact, there have been many ups and downs.

Sixteen years ago, because of a long-term chronic disease, Austen gradually lost consciousness in the lower half of his body and could only rely on wheelchairs as a means of transportation. She was optimistic by nature and thought it was good to have a wheelchair, but people around her always felt sorry for her.

In order to break people's stereotypes, Austen first painted in a wheelchair, telling us that even if she was physically disabled, she could also play around the world. Later, Austin became interested in diving. It's just that it's impossible to get into the water in an ordinary wheelchair, because wheelchairs start spinning constantly and it's difficult to maintain balance.

But Austin firmly believed that there would be ways to overcome the obstacles. Generally speaking, to dive in the deep sea, a self-contained underwater breathing equipment can help people breathe freely and enjoy the beautiful scenery underwater. Inspired by the water lung, Austin had an idea.

Finally, with the help of diving experts, engineers and scholars in the field, Austin succeeded in dancing in the sea.

Austin called her underwater wheelchair "the door through", because the wheelchair not only brought her a new freedom, life and thinking height, but also let people see the unique value of the wheelchair.

Austin's experience has broken the stereotype that wheelchairs are "restraints" and "restrictions". In fact, with the development of science and technology, wheelchairs now have more and more human functions, enough to cope with various life scenes.

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