Category: Mobility

Mobility

Invacare Announces New Features in LiNX 3 Electronics

Invacare Corporation announces new features available in LiNX electronics. The LiNX system facilitates the control of a power wheelchair, making it easy for end users to operate.

Mobility

Despite Calls to Improve, Air Travel Is Still a Nightmare for Many with Disabilities

Via a social media call-out, NPR asked people with disabilities to share their experiences at airports; almost everyone responded with horror stories, it reports.

Mobility

Pediatric Mobility for Leisure Engagement

Brooke Kelley, MS, OTR/L, and Courtney Heavner, PTA, discuss how adapted equipment such as modified ride-on toy cars allow disabled children to experience engagement, exploration, play, and self-activated mobility, in the November/December 2021 issue of Rehab Management.

Manual Wheelchairs

Etac’s Convaid Flyer Partners with Matrx Seating

Single invoicing for Matrx seating is now available for those who purchase the Convaid Flyer lightweight pediatric wheelchair by Etac.

Power Wheelchairs

Get Out and Go-Go Even Farther with This from Pride Mobility

Pride Mobility expands its travel mobility lineup with the new Go-Go Endurance Li*, which incorporates lithium-ion batteries.

Power Assist

Wondering What’s Next for Power Assist?

Invacare Corporation and its subsidiary, Alber USA LLC, introduce their next generation of power assist devices – the e-motion (M25), an upgrade from the e-motion (M15).

Home & Daily Living

Comcast and Team Gleason Accessible Product Partnership Begins with Xfinity Adaptive Remote

Comcast and Team Gleason have partnered to drive inclusive innovation to improve the independence and quality of life for people with physical and speech disabilities, including those living with ALS, they report.

Standing Systems

Super Bowl of Standing – Ginny Paleg and an All Star Team of Experts

Make the weekend bingeable with this hand-picked content featuring Ginny Paleg, PT, DScPT, MPT, and standing experts from Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Gaylord Specialty Health Care, and select U.S. school districts.

Strollers

Reduce Pediatric Mobility Equipment Abandonment With These Guidelines

Kirsten Davin, OTD, OTR/L, ATP, SMS, addresses factors that contribute to technology abandonment, in this feature for the March 2020 issue of Rehab Management.

Distributors

Rehab Medical Acquires Mobility Specialists

Complex rehab technology (CRT) provider Rehab Medical Inc expands into Central Florida with the acquisition of Winter Haven, Fla-based mobility equipment provider Mobility Specialists.

Service & Repair

Now Available: Convaid Replacement Parts Lists

To better serve its customers and improve its business processes when replacement parts for Convaid products are ordered, the company has created new parts lists that feature order numbers for replacement part kits.

Van Modification

Coming in Fall 2021: the Wheelchair-Ready Winnebago Roam

Winnebago Specialty Vehicle Division introduces the Winnebago Roam, a unique class-B RV designed with a wheelchair lift and many accessible features.