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Sunrise Medical Acquires Spinergy

Rep. Thomas Kean Jr. Seeks DOT Update on Wheelchairs Used as Seating Aboard Aircraft

CGS Revises Documentation Checklist for Manual Wheelchairs

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Rep. Thomas Kean Jr. Seeks DOT Update on Wheelchairs Used as Seating Aboard Aircraft
Congress has authorized the Department of Transportation to study and implement a plan to bring wheelchairs into passenger cabins.

Rep. Thomas Kean Jr. (R-N.J.) has sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) asking for an update on the effort to enable passengers to take their wheelchairs into airplane cabins and use them as seating during flights. Kean directed the Oct. 21 letter to DOT Secretary Sean Duffy and Federal Aviation Administration…

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Take 5 Coffee Break: Former ATP Flips Iowa Senate Seat; Dollywood Earns High Accessibility Marks
Featuring Sen.-elect Josh Turek and disability advocate Stephanie Woodward.

Josh Turek Elected to Senate Josh Turek (D-Iowa), a wheelchair rider born with spina bifida, was elected to the U.S. Senate on Nov. 3, defeating Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa) in a contest for the seat vacated by retiring Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa). A former Assistive Technology Professional (ATP) who has worked for Numotion, Turek, 47,…

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Sunrise Medical Acquires Spinergy
The wheels company will continue to operate independently.

Sunrise Medical has acquired Spinergy, manufacturer of high-performance wheels and handrims for self-propelled manual wheelchairs. In a Nov. 2 announcement, Sunrise Medical said Spinergy, headquartered in San Marcos, California, will “continue to operate independently within the Sunrise Medical Group, retaining its brand and its entire organization and team. Its long-standing relationships with wheelchair manufacturers, distributors…

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Announcing the Winners of the Inaugural Product of the Year Awards
Arrowfly and Mobility Management (MM) are proud to announce the winners of the inaugural Product of the Year (POY) Awards.

  The MM POY Awards recognize innovative, evidence-informed products, solutions and technologies that deliver real-world impact by improving quality of life, care, safety and operational effectiveness across the complex rehab technology (CRT) industry.  Earlier this year, vendors serving the CRT industry submitted their products, solutions and technologies for nomination. Once finalized, MM subscribers were asked…

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Mobility Management ebook: When Manual and Power Mobility Converge
The latest edition features lightweight power chairs, 'hybrid' power mobility, and considering D.C. ROI

What happens when the parallel worlds of manual and power wheelchairs begin converging? In Mobility Management’s latest digital edition, read about travel power chairs that can offer greater accessibility for some clients with complex mobility needs. Then explore the new world of “hybrid” power mobility. And from a policy perspective, how to make seating and…

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Briefly: Raz Design Highlights Gluteal Shelf, Foot Support Lock; Kids with SMA Should Be Monitored for Respiratory Issues
Featuring Raz Design and the American College of Chest Physicians.

Respiratory Physician: Monitor for Sleep Issues in Children After Zolgensma Treatment Seven years after the U.S. Food & Drug Administration approved Zolgensma to treat children under 2 years old who’d been diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), Moshe Prero, M.D., presented “Updates in Pediatric Pulmonology: Year in Review” at the CHEST (American College of Chest…

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Summer 2026: Bests of Both Words as Manual and Power Mobility Converge

As manual and power mobility possibilities converge, wheelchair riders, including those with complex seating needs, have more choices than ever. Check out a new generation of power mobility, how “hybrid” power is making the world more accessible, plus voting with a Complex Rehab Technology mindset. Read the digital edition by filling out the form below.

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Working a New Angle
SOUL Mobility on adding power while preserving the best features of manual mobility.

Todd Hargroder will tell you his inventions — from the transfer board he created that started his rehab engineering career to the paradigm-shifting Power-Flex power-drive attachment for lightweight manual wheelchairs — were born of his own observations, goals and needs as a longtime ultralightweight wheelchair rider. But along the way, his innovations have transformed many…

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Rep. Thomas Kean Jr. Seeks DOT Update on Wheelchairs Used as Seating Aboard Aircraft
Congress has authorized the Department of Transportation to study and implement a plan to bring wheelchairs into passenger cabins.

Rep. Thomas Kean Jr. (R-N.J.) has sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) asking for an update on the effort to enable passengers to take their wheelchairs into airplane cabins and use them as seating during flights. Kean directed the Oct. 21 letter to DOT Secretary Sean Duffy and Federal Aviation Administration…

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Kalogon Now Accepting 3D Scanned Orders for Bondar Back Supports
The process soft launched in June.

Kalogon is now accepting 3D scan-based orders for its Bondar back support (HCPCS code E2617). “The move allows seating teams to create a unified seating system from scan by using Bondar and Verro, Kalogon’s E2609 custom cushion featuring the company’s variable-density lattice,” the Melbourne, Florida-based seating manufacturer said in an Oct. 19 announcement. The 3D…

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