Miller’s Rentals and Sales is celebrating its diamond jubilee — 75 years of serving patients and their families in Akron, Ohio, and other communities in the state. A quick Encyclopedia Britannica search reveals how very different the world was in 1949, the year that Miller’s was founded. For context, Harry S. Truman was sworn in…
Miller’s Celebrates 75th Anniversary
Briefly: RESNA to Host Oct. 31 ATP Certification Webinar; VGM to Announce 2025 HME Woman of the Year at Heartland
Featuring the Rehabilitation Engineering & Assistive Technology Society of North America and the VGM Group.
RESNA to Hold Free ATP Certification Program on Oct. 31 The Rehabilitation Engineering & Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA) is holding a free ATP Eligibility Pop-Up webinar for industry professionals interested in learning more about becoming Assistive Technology Professionals (ATPs). The hour-long event — starting at 12 noon Eastern on Oct. 31 —…
NCART Shares Updated Wheeled Mobility and Seating Evaluation Form
The new evaluation tool includes “a clear delineation” of the work done by suppliers and clinicians.
The Wheeled Mobility and Seating Evaluation tool used for years by many seating clinicians has been updated for 2024 and is being shared by the National Coalition for Assistive & Rehab Technology (NCART). In an Oct. 16 bulletin to Complex Rehab Technology professionals, NCART said, “This updated version includes additional evaluation and justification information that…
RESNA to Launch Guidance Program to Help Techs Become ATPs
Mentorship program will pair rehab technicians with experienced Assistive Technology Professionals.
The Rehabilitation Engineering & Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA) is launching the ATP Guidance Program (AGP), a collaboration of the Assistive Mobility Repair Group (AMRG), U.S. Rehab, and RESNA. On its website, RESNA describes the guidance program as “Your path from AMRG Certified Rehab Technician to RESNA’s Assistive Technology Professional (ATP) certification.” The…
Clinician Brenlee Mogul-Rotman Named VGM’s Canadian HME Woman of the Year
The announcement was made at this week’s Canadian Seating & Mobility Conference in Toronto.
VGM Canada has named Brenlee Mogul-Rotman, B.Sc., OT, OT Reg. (Ont), ATP/SMS, its 2024 Canadian HME [home medical equipment] Woman of the Year. The award winner was announced at the Canadian Seating & Mobility Conference this week in Toronto. In a Sept. 10 news announcement, VGM Canada noted that Mogul-Rotman, a long-time occupational therapist, is…
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Happy new year to all — those of you who are studying alongside or following along as I study to take the (practice) ATP exam, and those of you who oh-so-helpfully shout out to me in airports and at registration desks at hotels: “Hey, Laurie, how’s the exam prep going? Shouldn’t you be studying right…