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 —…
Briefly: NCART Adds State Data Resources; NMEDA Welcomes 2024 Hall of Fame Inductees
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 —…
Red Dot Award Winners Recognize Innovative Mobility Designs
2024's winning entries envisioned new ways to move people.
From devices currently in production to concept vehicles fresh off the drawing board, this year’s Red Dot Award Winners turn a spotlight on personal mobility — and the need to improve the independence and safety of mobility tech users. “The distinction ‘Red Dot’ has become established internationally as one of the most sought-after seals of…
Invacare Corp. Wins WebAwards for Move for Mobility Campaign
The campaign was on behalf of Free Wheelchair Mission.
Invacare Corp.’s Move for Mobility campaign is now an award winner. The Move for Mobility project — held in May in collaboration with Free Wheelchair Mission — won two 2024 WebAwards in the categories of “Medical Standard of Excellence” and “Nonprofit Standard of Excellence.” In total, the 425 Invacare employees participating in Move for Mobility…
Briefly: Hibbs Receives ASCIP Award; New Disney Film Stars Young Actress with CP
Featuring the Academy of Spinal Cord Injury Professionals and Disney+.
University of Pittsburgh’s Rachel Hibbs Receives ASCIP Excellence Award Rachel M. Hibbs, DPT, NCS, ATP, received the Excellence Award from the Therapy Leadership Council at the Academy of Spinal Cord Injury Professionals (ASCIP) annual conference. The award is given to a member “who has demonstrated outstanding qualities of leadership in the clinical application of SCI/D…
Mobility Management Opens 2024 Mobility Product Awards
The awards program recognizes innovations in seating, mobility and accessibility.
Mobility Management is now calling for entries for its 2024 mobility and accessibility product awards. The awards program recognizes innovation and functionality in seating, wheeled mobility, and accessibility products. “Once again, we look forward to honoring Complex Rehab Technology, mobility, and accessibility products that support greater independence, functionality, inclusivity and better outcomes for children and…
Permobil CR1 Wins Design Awards
Principal Product Manager Doug Garven designed the ultralightweight wheelchair over a five-year period.
Permobil’s TiLite CR1 ultralightweight wheelchair and its designer, Permobil Principal Product Manager Doug Garven, have won two international awards. In a June 11 news announcement, Permobil said Garven and the CR1 won gold in the A’Design Award & Competition’s 2023-2024 Product Engineering and Technical Design Award category. The A’Design Award is described as “an international,…
Loh Medical Wins President’s “E” Award for Export Excellence
The award was bestowed by the U.S. Department of Commerce.
Loh Medical has won the prestigious President’s “E” Award “for demonstrating a sustained increase in export sales over a four-year period.” In a May 14 news announcement, the U.S. Department of Commerce congratulated 64 award-winning companies and organizations for their contributions to increasing U.S. exports. “Trade impacts the lives of every American worker, business and…
United Spinal Seeks Nominees for StrongWheeled Together Awards
This year’s theme is “The Idea of Community.”
United Spinal is seeking nominations for this year’s StrongWheeled Together Awards, which celebrate “the best and brightest wheelchair users from around the nation,” the organization said in a March 19 social media post. The theme of the 2024 awards is “The Idea of Community.” The StrongWheeled Together Awards comprise three categories: Community Voice: The Barry…
Rory Cooper to Deliver Oct. 17 Distinguished Lecture at Pittsburgh
Attend in person or online (and earn CEUs).
Rory Cooper, Ph.D. will be the featured speaker at an Oct. 17 fireside chat to commemorate his Colin McLaurin Distinguished Lectureship Award. RESNA President Carmen DiGiovine, Ph.D., ATP/SMS, RET, will host the event, to take place at 3 p.m. Eastern on Tues., Oct. 17, in the O’Hara Ballroom at the University of Pittsburgh. A RESNA…