Understanding WC19 Crash Testing January 1, 2015 by Mobility Management mobilitymgmt.com/1412. For step-by-step advice on wheelchair user safety in motor vehicles, check out the Ride Safe Web site (travelsafer.org). Hard-copy brochures are available from the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute; e-mail umtridocs@umich.edu. For an updated (October 2014) list of wheelchairs and seating systems successfully crash tested with four-point strap securement, go to rercwts.org/RERC_WTS2_KT/RERC_WTS2_19_Chart.html.
Briefly: United Airlines Debuts a Cushion Program; OT Becomes First Woman to Qualify for USAWR Team Featuring United Airlines, Permobil, and USA Wheelchair Rugby.
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Invacare Launches Alber DuoDrive Power-Assist System The new system can control wheelchair speed on inclines and declines.
NSM Adds Terri Kline to Board of Directors National Seating & Mobility has welcomed a health-care industry veteran.