As 2025 winds down, the International Society of Wheelchair Professionals (ISWP) is seeking donations to its Wheelchair Impact Fund, which supports wheelchair provision worldwide. “Appropriate wheelchair provision requires inclusive policies, access to a range of appropriate products, trained providers, comprehensive procurement systems, and real participation from wheelchair users,” ISWP Executive Director Alex Kamadu said in…
ISWP Seeks to Raise $250K for Wheelchair Impact Fund
ISS Opens Registration, Announces Lineup for 2026 Virtual Professional Summit
The ISS:VPS will take place on Jan. 28 and Feb. 25, 2026.
The University of Pittsburgh’s International Seating Symposium (ISS) team has opened registration for its 2026 Virtual Professional Summit (VPS), a two-day program in February and March. The ISS:VPS “will feature presentations by rising stars and industry veterans alike, sharing their expertise in seating and mobility,” the University of Pittsburgh Rehabilitation Science and Technology Continuing Education…
RESNA Call for Proposals Open for California, New York Conferences
The 2026 conference will take place in two parts.
The Rehabilitation Engineering & Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA) is calling for proposals for its bicoastal 2026 conference. Next year’s RESNA conference will be held in collaboration with the Abilities International Accessibility Conference, the new Abilities Expo series designed for seating and wheeled mobility professionals. RESNA will hold its conference at the Long…
Heartland Calls for Educational Proposals for 2026 Conference
The event in Waterloo, Iowa, will include educational tracks for Complex Rehab Technology, policy, and billing and compliance.
The Heartland Conference, hosted by VGM & Associates, is calling for speaker proposals for its 2026 event, June 8-10 in Waterloo, Iowa. In its Oct. 15 call for proposals, VGM said it’s looking for experts to speak topics including billing and compliance; business operations; Complex Rehab Technology; leadership and people strategy; respiratory; sales, marketing and…
Rehab Medical Launches RISE Initiative for Employee Development, Growth
The new program goes well beyond traditional employment benefits, the national provider said.
Rehab Medical has launched RISE, an employee-focused personal and professional development program. “This unified approach to employee success is built around six key pillars: mental, physical and financial health; skill building; career growth; and leadership,” the national provider said in a Sept. 16 press release. “These pillars are designed to support employees in their pursuit…
Mobility Management Webinar: Hardware That Answers the Call
The Sept. 30 webinar is sponsored by Stealth Products.
Every seating veteran — clinician or provider — has worked with at least a few wheelchair riders who need their positioning components in exactly a certain place, with no room for compromise. On top of that challenge, those components that position and support the pelvis, trunk, head, lower extremities and upper extremities need to stay…
Encore! Jean Minkel to Deliver 2025 Colin McLaurin Lecture on Sept. 18
The RESNA-hosted virtual presentation follows Minkel’s original presentation in May in Chicago.
Jean L. Minkel, PT, ATP, will be giving an encore presentation of her 2025 Colin McLaurin Lecture, this time virtually. The Rehabilitation Engineering & Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA) is hosting the free one-hour event — Mobility Equity: Uncovering Systemic Inequities Towards Persons with Mobility Disabilities — on Thursday, Sept. 18, starting at…
Mobility Management Webinar: Hardware Designed for Complex Mounting Challenges
Industry professionals can register to attend the Sept. 30 webinar for free.
For many complex seating clients, there can be no compromise when mounting components to position and support the pelvis, trunk, head, lower extremities and upper extremities. Unless those components are mounted in precisely the right locations — and unless those components stay securely in place — wheelchair riders can lose function and potentially can move…
NCART Publishes Position Paper on Adaptive, Protective Beds
The organization’s first-ever position paper defines these beds as medically necessary equipment.
The National Coalition for Assistive & Rehab Technology (NCART) has released a position paper on the appropriate design and use of adaptive and protective beds for people with disabilities. The organization announced its first-ever position paper on Aug. 18 while noting “the use and potential misuse of adaptive/protective beds is an area of concern that…
AAHomecare Provides New Resources to Support Consumers in Competitive Bidding Fight
Public comments on the proposed home health rule close on Aug. 29.
The American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare) has launched a toolkit of resources to educate the consumers who could be critically impacted by the next iteration of Medicare competitive bidding as defined in the home health proposed rule. The resources created and launched by AAHomecare empower these end users so they can most effectively participate in…