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…
Briefly: CRT Update Webinar Rescheduled for March 27; ISS to Partner with the Abilities Expo
Briefly: ISS 2025 App Now Available; New ALS Navigator Helps Patients, Families with Insurance Denials
Featuring the International Seating Symposium and the ALS Association.
ISS 2025 App Now Available If you’re heading to Pittsburgh next week, download the International Seating Symposium’s (ISS) app to keep track of your educational sessions, meetings, and conference events. The cvent events app is free to download and is available in the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. Scan the QR code to…
Editor’s Notebook: Focusing on CRT Education
‘Tis the season to start planning for professional learning opportunities in 2025.
It’s planning season, the time of year to take stock of what we’ve achieved and to make new plans for 2025. Specifically for Complex Rehab Technology (CRT) professionals — clinicians, providers, repair technicians, etc. — might be looking for upcoming (and current) educational opportunities. — The Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America…
Briefly: Ki Mobility Expands Color Choices; ISS 2025 Calls for Abstracts
Featuring Ki Mobility and the International Seating Symposium.
Ki Mobility Updates Color Options for Manual Wheelchairs Ki Mobility has “refreshed” its series of color options for its manual wheelchairs. In a July 15 announcement, Ki Mobility described the new colors as “ultra-durable,” diverse and sophisticated “to suit all tastes.” For a limited time, the manufacturer is offering to add an optional accent color…
2025 International Seating Symposium Calls for Abstracts
The ISS will take place March 20-22, with pre-ISS workshops on March 18-19.
The 2025 International Seating Symposium (ISS) call for papers has begun. In a July 10 bulletin, the ISS team announced the opening of the abstract submission period. “This is your opportunity to present your hard work to thousands of attendees at the world’s largest academic conference on wheelchair seating, mobility, and associated assistive technologies,” the…
ISS Opens 2025 Exhibitor Registration, Releases Schedule
Call for abstracts and attendee registration will open soon.
The University of Pittsburgh has announced the schedule for the 2025 International Seating Symposium (ISS) and has opened registration for exhibitors. In a May 14 bulletin, Mark R. Schmeler, Ph.D., OTR/L, ATP, and Rachel M. Hibbs, DPT, ATP, NCS, said expo hall registration had begun “to exhibit at the world’s largest academic conference on wheelchair…
Briefly: Day 2 of ISS:VPS Is March 6; CP Foundation Announces March Trials
Featuring the International Seating Symposium and the Cerebral Palsy Foundation.
ISS:VPS Continues March 6 The second day of the International Seating Symposium’s Virtual Professional Summit (ISS:VPS) is Wed., March 6. The VPS provides two days of seating and wheeled mobility education, with CEUs available. The March 6 session can be viewed live, and will also be available to view on demand. The first day of…
ISS:VPS Day 2 Planned for March 6
Virtual International Seating Symposium courses will include panels on wheelchair repair and inpatient/outpatient AT provision.
The University of Pittsburgh’s International Seating Symposium (ISS) team is gearing up for the second of its two-day Virtual Professional Summit (VPS), planned for Wed., March 6. The first day of the VPS was Feb. 7, but seating professionals registering now can view that day’s educational sessions on demand. Registration is open for the March…
ISS:VPS Begins Next Week
Day 1 of the Virtual Professional Summit is Wed., Feb. 7.
The inaugural International Seating Symposium: Virtual Professional Summit (ISS:VPS) begins next week, with a full day of education on Wed., Feb. 7. The second day of the VPS is Wed., March 6, though both days of the event will also be recorded for on-demand viewing. The first ISS:VPS day starts at 10 a.m. Eastern with…
What to Expect at the ISS Virtual Professional Summit
The ISS:VPS takes place online, Feb. 7 and March 6.
Following an in-person event last spring in Pittsburgh, the International Seating Symposium (ISS) won’t meet in person in 2024. But the University of Pittsburgh RSTCE team is still providing seating and wheeled mobility education — this year, in a virtual, two-day program designed to be optimally accessible to professionals around the world and with a…