By Francie Latour | March 15, 2009 via Boston.com A WHEELCHAIR CAPE is a large, tent-like piece of waterproof clothing used by the wheelchair-bound to keep dry in the rain. A cross between a giant bib and a barber's smock, it's functional, but...
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