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Gamburd and StairBusters Join Lifeway Mobility

Lifeway Mobility has invested in California-based Gamburd Inc as well as Western Pennsylvania-based Accessible Home Automations LLC, doing business as StairBusters.com.

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National Seating & Mobility Acquires Living Free Home

National Seating & Mobility (NSM), headquartered in Franklin, Tenn, expands its presence in the Northeast with the acquisition of home accessibility equipment provider Living Free Home.

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Duchenne Family Assistance Program Offers Support and Resources

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 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.

Kelly Brush Foundation Awards Grants for Adaptive Sports, Ski Safety

by Debbie Overman | Nov 5, 2015 | Ramps

The Kelly Brush Foundation announces it has recently awarded $232,650 in grants for adaptive sports equipment, ski racing safety, and strategic partnerships.

Lifeway Mobility Opens Its Doors

by Debbie Overman | Oct 28, 2015 | Lifts, Mobility, Ramps, Service & Repair

Lifeway Mobility, an accessibility equipment provider, announces it is open for business, and will serve the Southern New England area.

Easy Come, Easy Go! Easy Everything in-Between! Part II

by Debbie Overman | Oct 16, 2015 | Bathroom Modification, Beds, Door Opening Systems, Home & Daily Living, Lifts, Ramps, Spinal Cord Injury

Susan Bachner, MA, OTR/L, FAOTA, SCEM, CAPS, CEAC, explains the numerous home modifications required when a spinal cord-injured patient returns home.

Easy Come, Easy Go, Easy Everything in-Between

by Frank Long | Jul 29, 2015 | Ramps

A perspective about aging-in-place with universal design, by Susan Bachner, MA, OTR, FAOTA, SCEM, CAPS, CEAC.

Playground Facelifts Help Disabled Students Join the Fun

by Frank Long | Jun 17, 2015 | Lifts, Ramps

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.

National Mobility Awareness Month Sponsor NMEDA Shares Advice for Managing a New Disability

by Debbie Overman | May 28, 2015 | Ramps

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.

EZ-Access Introduces Transitions Angled Entry Plate

by Frank Long | Feb 23, 2015 | Ramps

Algona, Wash-based EZ-Access announces the addition of the Transitions Angled Entry Plate to the company’s line of threshold ramps.

ROVI Mobility Products Names Eli Anselmi Director of Education

by Frank Long | Jan 26, 2015 | Education, Miscellaneous, Ramps

As ROVI Mobility Products ramps up for the release of a new indoor-outdoor power wheelchair the company has hired Eli S. Anselmi as Director of Education, according to an announcement from the Carson, Calif-headquartered company. ROVI, the complex rehab division of Shoprider, reports that Anselmi will be responsible for developing the division’s product education materials and the distribution of those materials.

Considerations in Pediatric Mobility

by Frank Long | Jan 1, 2015 | Control Systems, Covers, Cushions, Custom Seating, Gait Trainers, Hardware, Head, Arm & Foot Rests, Home & Daily Living, Manual Wheelchairs, Mobility, Positioning Accessories, Power Wheelchairs, Ramps, Scoliosis, Seating & Positioning, Seating Pressure Mapping, Walkers

The what, when, why, and how of decision-making when choosing a device. Article written by Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center staff members Bobbi Ann Jurena, MOT, OTR/L, Briana D. McClintock, MS, OTR/L, and Shannon E. Spady, PT, MPT.

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