Best Picks 2012
ATPs and clinicians share their favorite go-to seating, positioning and mobility products.
Today’s Technology Offers Multiple Ways for Consumers to Benefit from Standing -- So, What Works Best?
The clinical, social and emotional benefi ts of standing are many, but which types of standing technology are best for diff erent applications?
Why Complex Rehab Providers Can Be Well Suited to Serving Bariatric Clients... & How to Get Started
Serving bariatric seating & mobility clients requires a keen understanding of the various clinical and environmental challenges they face…as well as knowledge of the assistive technology that can make all the diff erence in their independence.
- By Laurie Watanabe
- May 01, 2012
My Perspective
Consumers with disabilities are pursuing self advocacy toward their rehab technology needs like never before.
- By Mark E. Smith
- Apr 01, 2012
Is Competitive Bidding Hurting Your Access to Home Medical Equipment Benefits?
ATP Series
Physics, Risks, Assessment & Management of a Long-Time
While advances in technology give clinicians and providers new ways to reduce risk, shear remains a daily challenge — even for active wheelchair users. Here’s how to assess for shear and educate clients.
- By Laurie Watanabe
- Apr 01, 2012
Seating & Positioning 2012 Handbook
The Challenges of Creating Mobility Solutions for Clients with Brain Injuries
- By Laurie Watanabe
- Mar 01, 2012
Automotive Accessibility Special Section
Automotive Accessibility Special Section
2012 will be a banner year for the adaptive automotive industry, highlighted by a new National Mobility Awareness Month campaign. Plus: Looking back at past accomplishments and forward to the industry’s future.
- By Laurie Watanabe
- Feb 01, 2012
Automotive Accessibility Special Section
- By Nick Gutwein
- Feb 01, 2012
ATP Series
When Seating & Mobility Components Are Considered
So often, wheelchair seat cushions and backs are assessed, chosen and fi tted as separate components. Are there benefi ts to considering seating and mobility components together, as part of the larger whole?
- By Laurie Watanabe
- Feb 01, 2012
MM’s Annual Round Table
A new year is here, complete with a new competitive bidding round, new demonstration projects and changes in funding. And that’s not all. In our annual round table, industry experts discuss the consumer needs, advocacy and clinical issues on their minds, plus: Meet our new advisory board!
- By Laurie Watanabe
- Jan 01, 2012
Automotive Accessibility
Catching Up with WC19 & WC20 Standards...Where Do We Go from Here?
True accessibility extends outside the home, which is where WC19 wheelchairs and WC20 seating systems shine.
- By Laurie Watanabe
- Nov 01, 2011
Active kids (and their families) need seating & mobility systems that last. So we asked experts some tough questions about durability, which types of equipment are likely to need a little extra TLC, and how assessment can make a big difference.
- By Laurie Watanabe
- Nov 01, 2011
10 Years: Perspectives from the Industry
10 Years: Perspectives from the Industry
10 Years: Perspectives from the Industry
10 Years: Perspectives from the Industry
10 Years: Perspectives from the Industry
10 Years: Perspectives from the Industry