The Permobil Foundation has elected a new board chair and new board members. In a July 29 press release, the foundation said John Richards, vice president of strategic alliances & sales operations, Permobil Americas, would become the new board chair starting Aug. 5. “With more than 26 years at Permobil, John has dedicated his career…
Permobil Foundation Elects New Board Chair
Numotion ALLY Program Launched to Support Catheter Users of All Ages
The “inclusive and empowering initiative” offers resources, education and a community of peers.
Numotion Medical Supply has launched a program specifically designed to educate and support catheter users and their families. The new ALLY program is “an inclusive and empowering initiative designed to support individuals who use catheters in managing their bladder health,” the provider said in an Aug. 5 press release. “Whether navigating a new diagnosis or…
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…
Briefly: United Spinal Launches Health Access Group; Travel Insurance Company Names Best, Worst Airlines for Handling Wheelchairs
Featuring United Spinal Association and InsureMyTrip.
United Spinal Launches Health Access Working Group United Spinal Association is seeking members for its new Health Access Working Group, created to “advocate for improving access to health-care services for the disability community.” Members will work together “to identify health-care accessibility problems, key obstacles and societal barriers that prevent people with disabilities access to the…
United Spinal Reacts to Proposed Medicaid Cuts, Urges Stakeholders to Act
The Congressional Budget Office said the so-called “one big, beautiful bill” would cut $715 billion from Medicaid over the next 10 years.
United Spinal Association is urging stakeholders to act swiftly to prevent sweeping Medicaid cuts that are part of the Trump administration’s so-called “one big, beautiful bill” that advanced out of the budget committee on Sunday night, May 18, according to a report from PBS. The association said in a May 16 bulletin that the bill…
Briefly: ‘Stronger Together’ Podcast Launches May 13; Parkinson’s Researchers Seeking Volunteers for Scratch-and-Sniff Test
Featuring United Spinal Association, M.A.R.C. Network, and the Michael J. Fox Foundation.
United Spinal, M.A.R.C. Network to Debut ‘Stronger Together’ Podcast on May 13 As part of their newly announced partnership, United Spinal Association and the M.A.R.C. Network are launching their “Stronger Together with Marc & Matt” podcast on May 13, starting at 7:30 p.m. Eastern time. The first episode will feature Wheel with Me Adapt Fit…
Commentary: Everyone Wins When People with Disabilities Are Accurately Represented in Media
Getty Images grants affirm the need to portray people with disabilities in professional settings.
In late March, a TikTok video by @ezbruhhspinz showed a small boy in his ultralightweight wheelchair pointing to a poster in a Target store. “There’s a girl in a wheelchair, just like me!” he says of the poster’s artwork. The video racked up 26.7 million views. Maybe it also sparked conversations on how important it…
United Spinal Announces Advocacy Partnership with M.A.R.C. Network
The M.A.R.C. Network includes an app for members to share resources, experiences, and news.
United Spinal Association is partnering with the M.A.R.C. (Mobility Awareness Resource Community) Network “to celebrate collaboration, inclusion and the power of storytelling.” The new partnership will include a disability-focused podcast called Stronger Together, United Spinal said in an April 24 announcement. “This is more than just a podcast launch,” the association said. “It’s a movement…
United Spinal Hires Director of Chapter and Hospital Network Relations
The new director is a decorated long-distance wheelchair racer.
United Spinal Association has hired wheelchair racer Arielle Rausin as its new director of chapter and hospital network relations and engagement. “Rausin’s appointment will strengthen United Spinal’s national chapter network during a period when disability issues are gaining greater visibility and important new rights and reforms have been secured in areas such as health care…
Exokinetics Launches Project ELEVATE Mobility to Support Zeen Purchasers
A new grant program will match consumers’ contributions up to 50% of the mobility device’s cost.
Exokinetics has launched the Project ELEVATE Mobility (PEM) charitable foundation as a way to help consumers pay for the company’s Zeen mobility device. In an April 17 press release, Exokinetics, based in West Chester, Pennsylvania, said PEM plans to award dollar-for-dollar matching grants to consumers hoping to buy a Zeen, which the company described as…