The consumer- and caregiver-focused Abilities Expo series is partnering with multiple industry organizations to bring educational sessions to seating, mobility and assistive technology professionals starting in 2026. In a June 10 interview with Mobility Management, Katy Roberts, managing director of the Abilities Expo, discussed how the new Abilities International Accessibility Conference for industry professionals will…
Abilities Expo Announces Professional CRT Conferences for 2026
Medtrade Calls for Educational Presentations for 2026 Event
The conference is scheduled for March 2-4 in Phoenix.
Medtrade is calling for proposals for educational presentations for its 2026 conference in Phoenix. The conference team is seeking presentations on audits and compliance; Complex Rehab Technology and mobility; legislative, regulatory and legal; managed care; business operations; sales and marketing, and technology and innovation. Medtrade is also calling for presentations on new product categories, including…
Briefly: NCART Launches Instagram Account; Miller’s to Host Mobility Conference in May
Featuring the National Coalition for Assistive & Rehab Technology and Miller’s Rental and Sales.
NCART Introduces Instagram Page The National Coalition for Assistive & Rehab Technology (NCART) now has an Instagram account. NCART Executive Director Wayne Grau introduced the organization’s Instagram page with his first post on April 4. Grau said the new account is meant to keep industry professionals and consumers of CRT informed about NCART’s work to…
Medline Educational Posters Show Pressure Injury Appearances on Dark, Light Skin
Free posters can help health-care professionals to recognize and stage various types of pressure injuries.
Medline’s free, downloadable and printable posters are designed to help health-care professionals identify and stage pressure injuries in patients of various skin tones. The posters — Pressure Injury Staging As Easy as Apple P.I.E. (pressure injury explanation) — use illustrations of apples for different pressure injuries, from stage 1 through stage 4, plus unstageable and…
RESNA Publishes LPCM Position Paper, Updates Paper on Tilt/Recline/ELRs
The new paper emphasizes postural support in the lying orientation as “a key element of 24-hour posture care management."
The Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA) has published two position papers. The first — “RESNA Position on Assistive Technology for Lying Posture Care Management (LPCM)” — is a new paper on the importance of postural support in the lying orientation as “a key element of 24-hour posture care management which…
Jean L. Minkel to Deliver 2025 Colin McLaurin Distinguished Lecture in May
The lecture on mobility equity will be presented as part of RESNA’s conference at RehabWeek.
This year’s Colin McLaurin Distinguished Lecture, presented by the Rehabilitation Engineering & Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA), will be delivered by industry legend Jean L. Minkel, PT, ATP, as part of RehabWeek in May. Minkel, senior vice president of rehab and mobility services for Independence Care System in New York City, will be…
Briefly: CRT Update Webinar Rescheduled for March 27; ISS to Partner with the Abilities Expo
Featuring the National Coalition for Assistive & Rehab Technology, U.S. Rehab, the International Seating Symposium, and the Abilities Expo.
CRT Update Webinar Planned for March 27 The rescheduled Complex Rehab Technology (CRT) industry update webinar sponsored by U.S. Rehab and the National Coalition for Assistive & Rehab Technology (NCART) will take place on Thursday, March 27, starting at 11 a.m. Eastern time. Future-Proofing Complex Rehab Technology: Strategies for Growth and Protection in 2025 will…
CRT Defines Innovation: Mobility As Health Risk Mitigation
Clinician Task Force Executive Director Tamara Kittelson on how seating, positioning and wheeled mobility impact clients for a lifetime.
On Feb. 25, Mobility Management and Editor in Chief Laurie Watanabe hosted the webinar CRT Defines Innovation, with panelists Stan Arledge, ATP/SMS, at Senior Mobility Aids, a provider in California; Tamara Kittelson, ATP/SMS, an occupational therapist and executive director of the Clinician Task Force; and Julie Piriano, PT, ATP/SMS, senior director of payer relations and…
Briefly: NCART, U.S. Rehab Partner on Webinar; AIM Adds EVP
Featuring the National Coalition for Assistive & Rehab Technology, VGM & Associates, and Abilities in Motion.
NCART, U.S. Rehab to Present Strategies for Growth Webinar The National Coalition for Assistive & Rehab Technology (NCART) and U.S. Rehab are cohosting a March 6 webinar entitled Future-Proofing Complex Rehab Technology: Strategies for Growth and Protection in 2025. The webinar’s speakers are Wayne Grau, executive director, NCART; Julie Piriano, PT, ATP/SMS, senior director of…
Editor’s Note: Join Us for the ‘CRT Defines Innovation’ Webinar
Stan Arledge, Tamara Kittelson, and Julie Piriano are the panelists for the Feb. 25 presentation.
I’m thrilled to invite you to our (free) Mobility Management editorial webinar, starting at 12 noon Eastern time on Tues., Feb. 25. Our topic: CRT Defines Innovation. And I’ll be welcoming three long-time industry friends: — Tamara Kittelson, MS, OTR/L, ATP/SMS, executive director of the Clinician Task Force. — Julie Piriano, PT, ATP/SMS, senior director,…