The LED Light Kit — Personalized Color Changing Option by Permobil has been named a 2025 Mobility Management Product Award winner in the Accessories: Wheelchair category by Mobility Management. The Mobility Management Product Awards program honors outstanding product development in Complex Rehab Technology (CRT) and accessibility. Tyler Goodro, Senior Manager, Integrated Marketing, Mobility at Permobil,…
Mobility Management Product Awards: LED Light Kit – Personalized Color Changing Option, Permobil
Commentary: Remembering Dan Diestel, DIESTCO Manufacturing
It takes a village to create mobility independence.
The high-tech segments of seating and wheeled mobility get most of the headlines, I know. The electronics, the carbon fiber and titanium, the smart technology, the ever-more-nimble power bases and ever-more-versatile power seating certainly have their allure. But in more than two decades of covering Complex Rehab Technology and mobility, I’ve learned that independence and…
Briefly: Survey Seeks Input on Rear Anti-Tips; Bryan Anderson Honored with Statue
Featuring Dalhousie University and the La Verne Veterans Memorial.
Dalhousie University Researchers Seek Input on Rear Anti-Tip Devices Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, is looking for feedback from English-speaking wheelchair service providers, manual wheelchair riders, and caregivers of manual wheelchair riders. The subject: rear anti-tip devices for manual wheelchairs and “your opinion on the usefulness of a new design.” In a social media…
Ki Mobility Adds PRATIKO Automatic Braking System to Catalyst Line
The anti-rollback system is installed under the wheelchair’s seat.
Ki Mobility has added the PRATIKO automatic braking system to its Catalyst line of manual wheelchairs. In a July 15 bulletin, Ki Mobility said, “We know safety is paramount. We’re excited to introduce the PRATIKO Anti-Rollback System, now available across the Catalyst range. This innovative system automatically locks the wheels when the user stands, reducing…
Editor’s Note: Abilities Expo Kicks Off in Los Angeles
The consumer show series has plenty to offer professionals, as well.
The Los Angeles Abilities Expo — the series’ first stop of 2024 — provided the perfect start to my Complex Rehab Technology (CRT) event year. Yes, the Abilities Expo is a consumer-focused show series. But even as an event that focuses on families, the Abilities Expo’s Los Angeles stop had plenty to offer CRT professionals,…