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…
RESNA Call for Proposals Open for California, New York Conferences
Briefly: DME MACs Issue October HCPCS Changes; RESNA Pop-Up Certification Event Is Sept. 18
Featuring CGS Administrators, the Rehabilitation Engineering & Assistive Technology Society of North America, and The Ohio State University.
DME MACs List October HCPCS Code Changes The DME MAC contractors have released the list of HCPCS code changes going into effect on Oct. 1. In a Sept. 9 notice, CGS Administrators, the Jurisdictions B and C DME MAC, released code changes in the seating and mobility segment: — E0150: Combination wheeled walker with seat…
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…
August 2025: The Complexities of Wheelchair Repair
All seating and wheeled mobility stakeholders agree that repairing Complex Rehab Technology (CRT) wheelchairs often takes far too long. But many stakeholders — consumers, caregivers, clinicians, providers, manufacturers, funding sources, policy makers — disagree on what’s at the root of the problem … making it challenging to agree on a way forward. In this digital…
RESNA Calls for Submissions for 2026 Conference Sessions, Papers, Workshops
The 2026 conference will be held in two parts in Southern California and the New York metro area.
The Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA) is calling for submissions for its 2026 conference, which will take place in Long Beach, California, and Edison, New Jersey. “RESNA is excited to announce that our 2026 conference will be held in two locations in partnership with Abilities International,” the association said in…
Briefly: RESNA Elects Board Members; FDA Asks Sarepta Therapeutics to Stop Shipments of Duchenne MD Drug
Featuring the Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration, and Sarepta Therapeutics.
RESNA Welcomes Three Members to Board of Directors The Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA) has announced that three newly elected board members will begin their terms on Aug. 1. In a July 12 social media post, RESNA welcomed Ana Allegretti, Ph.D., OTR, ATP; Julienne Brown, PT, DPT, NCS, ATP/SMS; and…
Briefly: RESNA Schedules ATP Certification Session for July 24; NIH to Limit Access Fees to Publicly Funded Research
Featuring the Rehabilitation Engineering & Assistive Technology Society of North America and the National Institutes of Health.
Next RESNA ATP Certification Pop-Up Scheduled for July 24 The Rehabilitation Engineering & Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA) is holding its next Assistive Technology Professional (ATP) certification pop-up session on Thursday, July 24, from 12 noon to 1 p.m. Eastern time. The free-to-attend certification pop-up events focus on ATP certification topics such as…
RESNA Calls for Comments on WC19 Position Paper
Comments will be accepted until July 21 on the paper discussing wheelchairs used as seating in motor vehicles.
The Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA) is seeking comments on a new paper: Position on WC19 Wheelchairs Designed and Tested for Use as Seats in Motor Vehicles. In the June 20 announcement, RESNA said it would accept public comments until July 21. The organization has also provided a comments template,…
Abilities Expo Announces Professional CRT Conferences for 2026
The new Abilities International Accessibility Conferences will co-locate with the Southern California, New York Metro, and Chicagoland consumer events.
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…
RESNA Celebrates 2025 Award Winners
The Rehabilitation & Assistive Technology Society of North America welcomed two new Fellows in a virtual ceremony.
The Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA) presented its 2025 awards before a virtual audience on June 5. The first honor to be presented was the Emerging Leader Award, which emcee Jim Lenker, Ph.D., OTR/L, ATP, said “recognizes members who’ve made significant contributions, provided leadership, and have made an impact on…