If you saw this week’s story on Kia’s new PV5 wheelchair-accessible vehicle (WAV) — aimed at rideshare and taxi applications, among others — check out @mikethecargeek’s 3-minute video tour at the New York Auto Show. PV5 WAV features include a laser indicator to guide wheelchair riders inside, a wheelchair securement system, and an occupant restraint…
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Kia Unveils Wheelchair-Accessible PV5 at New York Auto Show
The new electric vehicle, a collaboration with BraunAbility, could be used for rideshare and taxi applications.
Kia Corporation is partnering with BraunAbility to develop the PV5 WAV, a wheelchair-accessible version of the automaker’s electric PV5 vehicle created to transport both people and cargo. The PV5 WAV was on display at April’s New York International Auto Show in Manhattan. An announcement from Kia described the PV5 WAV as a concept model compliant…
Mobility Innovations Launches SureLift 88 Lift for Mobility Devices
The lift is designed for lighter-weight wheelchairs and scooters.
Mobility Innovations has introduced a new way to lift and store lighter-weight mobility devices, including scooters, manual wheelchairs and travel-style power wheelchairs. The SureLift 88, named for its 88-lb. (39.91 kg) lifting capacity, is “a next-generation folding two-way-powered trunk hoist,” Mobility Innovations said in a Jan. 20 press release. “This innovative in-vehicle lifting solution brings…
Thomashilfen Hercules Small Reha Booster Seat Now for Sale in Canada
The car seat bears the National Safety Mark.
The Hercules Small Reha Booster Seat by Thomashilfen is now available to buy in Canada, “marking an important milestone in expanding access to specialized child passenger safety solutions for families and caregivers across the country,” the manufacturer told Mobility Management on Dec. 16. Darlene Hawthorne, Thomashilfen’s president of North America, added that the company worked…
ADED Seeks First-Ever Consumer Board Member
The Association for Driver Rehabilitation Specialists wants to ensure consumer voices are heard at the organization’s highest level.
The Association for Driver Rehabilitation Specialists (ADED) is looking for its first-ever consumer board member. “This newly created position represents ADED’s dedication to ensuring consumer perspectives guide our decision-making and strategic direction,” the organization said in a June 24 announcement from ADED CEO Elizabeth Soles, OTR/L, CDRS, CAE. “We’re looking for someone who has personally…
RESNA Calls for Comments on WC19 Position Paper
Comments will be accepted until July 21 on the paper discussing wheelchairs used as seating in motor vehicles.
The Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA) is seeking comments on a new paper: Position on WC19 Wheelchairs Designed and Tested for Use as Seats in Motor Vehicles. In the June 20 announcement, RESNA said it would accept public comments until July 21. The organization has also provided a comments template,…
Briefly: Wheel Loader Concept Vehicle Eliminates Operator Cabin; Survey for People Living with Parkinson’s Is Now Open
Featuring Fluid Power World, CASE Construction, and the Michael J. Fox Foundation.
Accessibility Highlight: Wheel Loader Concept Eliminates Vehicle Cabin, Is Remotely Operated From our sister publication Fluid Power World: CASE Construction Equipment has shown off a new wheel loader concept called Impact, with a design that eliminates the traditional vehicle cabin. As Fluid Power World reported, “Instead of being controlled by the driver from inside the…
University of Michigan Launches Vehicle Controls Study
The study’s goal is to make motor vehicles displays and controls easier to use for all stakeholders.
The University of Michigan has launched a survey on vehicle controls and displays, “part of a larger research project to make vehicles easier to use for everyone,” according to a social media post from Kathleen D. Klinich, a research scientist at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute. The Vehicle Controls and Displays Usability Survey…
Briefly: Dates Set for CRT Fly-In; RESNA Calls for Members to Develop Adaptive Golf Car Standards
Featuring the National Coalition for Rehab & Assistive Technology, the International Registry of Rehabilitation Technology Suppliers, U.S. Rehab, and the Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America.
CRT Legislative Fly-In Set for September A Complex Rehab Technology (CRT)-focused legislative fly-in has been scheduled for Sept. 16-17 in Washington, D.C. The National Coalition for Rehab & Assistive Technology (NCART) announced the dates in an April 16 bulletin to stakeholders and noted that additional information on the event would be released soon. The fly-in…
Briefly: NCART Adds State Data Resources; NMEDA Welcomes 2024 Hall of Fame Inductees
Featuring the National Coalition for Assistive & Rehab Technology, U.S. Rehab, the Centers for Disease Control, and the National Mobility Equipment Dealers Association.
NCART Adds State-Specific Advocacy Info to Website The National Coalition for Assistive & Rehab Technology (NCART) has added state-specific Complex Rehab Technology (CRT) information to its website. Using information from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), NCART and U.S. Rehab’s single-page state resources list the diagnoses typically requiring CRT, as well as CRT services —…