Pride Mobility has launched the newest generation of its popular Go Go Travel Mobility line: the Ultra X Gen 3 scooter. The redesigned scooter features a new deck design with more leg room and more pass-through space, which also results in a more comfortable seated position. The Ultra X Gen 3 also has a wraparound…
Pride Launches Next Generation of Go Go Travel Scooter
NCART Announces Election Results, Adds Three Board Members
The organization is also searching for its next executive director.
The National Coalition for Assistive & Rehab Technology (NCART) has added three new members to its board of directors following a board election earlier this summer. Joining the NCART board are Alexis Ward, head of funding and advocacy, Cubby Beds; Derek Meier, director of government affairs and advocacy, Rifton; and Michael Hughes, ATP, national sales…
ATLAS Welcomes Industry Veteran Jeff Woodham as EVP
Woodham’s résumé includes a long tenure with The MED Group.
ATLAS Technologies has hired a home medical equipment (HME) and Complex Rehab Technology (CRT) veteran as its new executive vice president (EVP). Jeff Woodham, whose résumé includes a 24-year tenure with The MED Group member services organization, joined ATLAS on Aug. 1, the business optimization and software company said in an Aug. 3 announcement. Woodham…
Abilities International Accessibility Conference Announces 2027 Dates
RESNA will co-locate with the New York Metro Abilities conference next year.
The Abilities International Accessibility Conference — the professional conference arm of the Abilities Expo show series — has announced 2027 dates and venues. Next year, the conference will be at the Long Beach (California) Convention Center on Jan. 13-14, and at the New Jersey Convention & Expo Center on April 29-30. Both educational conferences will…
Advocacy Organizations Decry DOJ Notice Calling Olmstead Decision ‘Not Enforceable’
The 1999 Supreme Court ruling is the foundation of providing healthcare at home to people with disabilities.
Organizations that support people living with disabilities are denouncing a Department of Justice (DOJ) notice that called the landmark Supreme Court Olmstead v. L.C. decision “unenforceable” — while also expressing concern over an erosion of inclusion-related rights. The DOJ published the notice in the Federal Register on July 20, saying it “is issuing this document…
ISS 2027 Opens Call for Abstracts
The 40th International Seating Symposium takes place March 30-April 2, 2027.
The International Seating Symposium (ISS) has opened its call for abstracts for the 2027 conference taking place March 31-April 2 at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh. Pre-ISS workshops take place March 30. In its July 22 announcement, the ISS said the deadline for paper presentations (15 minutes), short course presentations (30 minutes)…
House Passes Ultralightweight Frame Upgrade Bill; Focus Moves to Senate
The Choices for Increased Mobility Act passed the U.S. House by voice vote on July 20.
Now that H.R. 1703, the Choices for Increased Mobility Act, has passed the U.S. House of Representatives, the Complex Rehab Technology industry’s focus shifts to the Senate, which has its own version of the bill (S. 247). The bills, which are both budget neutral, expand access to titanium and carbon fiber ultralightweight wheelchair frames by…
Rescued by a Wheelchair Rider: How Aquila Revived Its Custom Cushion Business
Brothers Jarom and Jacob Hlebasko are now taking orders for the SofTech wheelchair seat cushion.
Jarom Hlebasko is a master of maps. By day he’s a geographic information systems manager who leads his team in mapping projects in Utah, Wyoming, Idaho, Arizona, Colorado and Nevada. His specialties include mapping for utilities, transportation systems and cemeteries, as well as facility management. But in 2025, Jarom and his brother, Jacob, took on…
Pride Mobility Introduces Revamped Sitting Pretty Lift Chair
The lineup now includes a petite wide size.
Pride Mobility has redesigned its Sitting Pretty Evolution lift chair line, first launched in 2024. As part of the June 29 Evolution introduction, which the manufacturer noted “represents superior comfort for exceptional value,” Pride also added a size: petite wide. The lineup also includes small, medium large, XL and XXL sizes. “The hallmarks of Sitting…
Kalogon Launches Verro Custom Seat Cushion in Two Configurations
The Verro Lattice and Verro Foam cushions are HCPCS coded E2609.
Kalogon has launched the Verro wheelchair seat cushion for wheelchair riders with complex seating and positioning needs, including windswept posture, pelvic obliquity or asymmetrical posture. The custom cushion (HCPCS coded E2609) is available in two models: the Verro Lattice and the Verro Foam. In a July 20 news announcement, Kalogon said the Verro Lattice features…