The Wheelchair Functional Impact Tool (WC-FIT) has an illustrious origin story, having been developed by Shepherd Center seating and wheeled mobility clinicians, including Mandy McDonald, MS, OTL, ATP, and Tori Fallgren, PT, DPT, NCS, ATP, as well as Stephen Sprigle, Ph.D., PT, professor of the School of Industrial Design & School of Mechanical Engineering, the…
Shepherd Center Webinar to Demonstrate WC-FIT Assessment Tool
The Art & Science of the First Fit
Behind the WC-FIT configuration tool for seating teams.
Configuring a client’s first wheelchair is like facing a blank canvas: full of promise, but sometimes too full of possibilities. With that in mind, the Wheelchair Functional Impact Tool (WC-FIT) bridges gaps that can occur from a lack of experience on the client’s side, as well as potentially a lack of wheelchair assessment experience on…
ISWP Seeks to Raise $250K for Wheelchair Impact Fund
The International Society of Wheelchair Professionals supports wheelchair professional education worldwide.
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…
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…