Becoming a Home Modification Consultant
PTs and OTs who have acute care experience possess an ideal skill set for home modification consulting, Katherine Howe, MsPT, ECHM, notes in the April 2020 issue of Rehab Management.
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Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation Awards Direct Effect Quality of Life Grants
The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation National Paralysis Resource Center (PRC) recently awarded 32 Direct Effect Quality of Life Grants, totaling $523,879. The Quality of Life Grants Program supports nonprofit organizations that empower individuals living with paralysis.
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Sports Wheelchairs: Achieving a Perfect Fit for the Sport of Choice
Evolving product lines and techniques help position wheelchair athletes for success
Lifeway Mobility Acquires Sugar Hill Building & Design
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.
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Only a Few Rubber Wheelchair Ramps Examined Met ADA Requirements, Per Study
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.
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Helen Hayes Hospital Hosting Adapted Sports, Recreation, and Living Expo
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.
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Lifeway Mobility Partners with Freedom Lifts
Lifeway Mobility LLC, headquartered in Windsor Locks, Conn, announces that it has become the majority shareholder of Danielson, Conn-based Freedom Lifts.
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Mobility Makeover for the Home
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.
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Helen Hayes Hospital Hosts Free Expo April 9
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.
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United Spinal Association Requests Safe Ferry Access to Monument for Wheelchair Users
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.
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Concierge Power Door Opener from EZ-Access Designed to Help Enable Easy Access to Doorways
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.
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Ultra Lightweight, Singlefold Ramp Added to EZ-Access Product Line
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.
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Lifeway Mobility Opens Its Doors
Lifeway Mobility, an accessibility equipment provider, announces it is open for business, and will serve the Southern New England area.
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Easy Come, Easy Go! Easy Everything in-Between! Part II
Susan Bachner, MA, OTR/L, FAOTA, SCEM, CAPS, CEAC, explains the numerous home modifications required when a spinal cord-injured patient returns home.
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Easy Come, Easy Go, Easy Everything in-Between
A perspective about aging-in-place with universal design, by Susan Bachner, MA, OTR, FAOTA, SCEM, CAPS, CEAC.
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Playground Facelifts Help Disabled Students Join the Fun
Recess playtime is for everyone. That is the philosophy school administrators have embraced in tailoring public school playground facilities with ADA-compliant features that allow students affected by physical disabilities to enjoy recess alongside able-bodied students.
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National Mobility Awareness Month Sponsor NMEDA Shares Advice for Managing a New Disability
With May being National Mobility Awareness Month, its sponsor – the National Mobility Equipment Dealers Association (NMEDA) – offers advice for those who are experiencing a new disability and are learning how to cope with their new lifestyle and their new mobility concerns.
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