Ramps Archives - Rehab Managment

Duchenne Family Assistance Program Offers Support and Resources

by Debbie Overman | Oct 25, 2017 | Ramps

Little Hercules Foundation and Team Joseph launch the Duchenne Family Assistance Program, to provide resources to families seeking care options and help navigating the appeals process.

Lifeway Mobility Acquires Sugar Hill Building & Design

by Debbie Overman | Sep 26, 2017 | Ramps

Accessibility solutions company Lifeway Mobility announces the acquisition of Sugar Hill Building & Design, which specializes in designing and constructing home modifications for people with disabilities or mobility limitations.

Lifeway Mobility Acquires Sugar Hill Building & Design

by Rehab Management Staff | Sep 26, 2017 | Ramps

Accessibility solutions company Lifeway Mobility announces the acquisition of Sugar Hill Building & Design, which specializes in designing and constructing home modifications for people with disabilities or mobility limitations.

Only a Few Rubber Wheelchair Ramps Examined Met ADA Requirements, Per Study

by Debbie Overman | Mar 23, 2017 | Compliance, Miscellaneous, Ramps

An independent study of rubber wheelchair ramps suggests that only two out of the seven ramps examined met the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) minimum requirements for slope and grade.

Helen Hayes Hospital Hosting Adapted Sports, Recreation, and Living Expo

by Debbie Overman | Feb 24, 2017 | Lifts, Miscellaneous, Ramps

The eighth annual Adapted Sports, Recreation and Living Expo will take place at Helen Hayes Hospital, West Haverstraw, NY, on Saturday, April 8 from 11 am to 3 pm.

Team Up!

by Debbie Overman | Nov 24, 2016 | Bathroom Modification, Beds, Home & Daily Living, Lifts, Parkinson’s Disease, Ramps, Spinal Cord Injury, Stroke

The evolution of home modification: a rehabilitation perspective. A feature for Rehab Management by Kathleen Kirchner, MA, OTR/L, and Carol Wasserman.

Lifeway Mobility Partners with Freedom Lifts

by Debbie Overman | Jul 11, 2016 | Lifts, Miscellaneous, Mobility, Ramps

Lifeway Mobility LLC, headquartered in Windsor Locks, Conn, announces that it has become the majority shareholder of Danielson, Conn-based Freedom Lifts.

Mobility Makeover for the Home

by Debbie Overman | Mar 18, 2016 | Bathroom Modification, Beds, Door Opening Systems, Home & Daily Living, Lifts, Ramps

Gregg Frank, OTR/L, CAPS, and Marnie Renda, MEd OTR/L, CAPS, ECHM, discuss planning home modifications that enable access and movement through the living space and beyond.

Helen Hayes Hospital Hosts Free Expo April 9

by Debbie Overman | Feb 25, 2016 | Lifts, Miscellaneous, Ramps

The seventh annual Adapted Sports, Recreation and Living Expo will take place at Helen Hayes Hospital, West Haverstraw, NY, on Saturday, April 9 from 11 am to 4 pm.

United Spinal Association Requests Safe Ferry Access to Monument for Wheelchair Users

by Debbie Overman | Dec 25, 2015 | Ramps

In a recent letter to the National Park Service, United Spinal Association (USA) requested that it provide wheelchair users safe and lawful access to the Statue of Liberty.

Concierge Power Door Opener from EZ-Access Designed to Help Enable Easy Access to Doorways

by Debbie Overman | Dec 5, 2015 | Lifts, Miscellaneous, Ramps

Home dwellers have a new option for increasing their accessibility to interior and exterior doorways, with the introduction of the Concierge Power Door Opener from Algona, Wash-based EZ-Access.

Ultra Lightweight, Singlefold Ramp Added to EZ-Access Product Line

by Frank Long | Dec 3, 2015 | Miscellaneous, Ramps

Wheeled mobility device users have a new option in portable ramp solutions with the Singlefold Suitcase GF ramp, manufactured with glass-reinforced graphite fiber for strength and durability.