NMEDA Membership
Join the Driving Force of Mobility.
Since 1989, NMEDA has set the standard for safety and quality in adaptive mobility. Membership connects your organization to that standard, and to the customers, partners and policymakers who recognize it.
Mobility equipment dealers. Manufacturers and suppliers. Allied health professionals and driver rehabilitation specialists. Agencies, educators and advocates.
Every part of this industry has a place here, and that includes yours.
No one gets a person into the right vehicle alone.
It takes the clinician who runs the evaluation, the manufacturer who builds the equipment, the dealer who installs it and the agency that funds it. NMEDA is where those four meet.
It is where the safety standard they all work to is written and independently audited, where the training happens, and where this industry speaks to Congress with one voice. Membership puts your business inside that network instead of beside it.
What NMEDA membership delivers
Every role in this industry gets something different out of membership. Here is what it puts behind your work.
Dealers
Manufacturers and suppliers
Allied health, agencies, educators and advocates
Every membership also includes
A national trade association since 1989, with full-time staff in Tampa and a membership made up of the professionals who do this work every day.
Four memberships, built around four kinds of work
Click below to learn more about the membership that best fits you. If more than one sounds right, or none feels exact, Mikala Poulos, our Member Services Manager, will help you find where you belong.
Dealer Membership
For businesses selling, installing and servicing adaptive vehicles
From independent family businesses to multi-location dealer groups, NMEDA dealers across the United States and Canada account for the vast majority of wheelchair accessible vehicle sales in North America.
What dealer members receive
- Quality Assurance Program QAP-accredited dealers are held to an independently audited standard, and many vocational rehabilitation agencies require it.
- Dealer Locator listing More than 7,000 consumer searches a month from people actively seeking a dealer they can trust.
- Education and training Practical programming for business owners, from the NMEDA Conference & Expo to town halls and webinars.
- NMEDA Conference & Expo Three days connecting with everyone in this industry, from the manufacturers building the equipment to the clinicians and dealers putting it to work.
Industry Membership
For manufacturers and suppliers serving the adaptive mobility market
Open to conversion manufacturers, adaptive equipment manufacturers, and the finance, software and insurance companies that supply products and services to the adaptive mobility industry.
What industry members receive
- Industry Directory listing Where dealers, allied health professionals, vocational rehabilitation counselors, the Department of Veterans Affairs and regulatory agencies identify companies committed to safety and quality.
- MQAP accreditation The Manufacturer Quality Assurance Program reviews manufacturer compliance with motor vehicle safety standards, and manufacturer members who meet it earn the MQAP credential.
- NMEDA Conference & Expo advantage Significant member discounts on exhibit space and sponsorships, plus booth selection ahead of non-member companies.
- Members-only advertising Email and web banner placements that reach your precise target market of mobility equipment dealers.
- Manufacturer Service Schools (MSS) Two to three events a year across the United States and Canada, with the chance to sponsor a school and deliver hands-on certification training to NMEDA dealer technicians.
- Preferred magazine rates A directory listing in every issue of NMEDA News and member-only advertising rates.
Allied Health Professional Membership
For clinicians evaluating drivers and specifying equipment
Open to professionals working in driver rehabilitation, assistive technology, occupational therapy, physical therapy, case management, rehabilitation engineering, nursing and other allied health disciplines.
What allied health members receive
- CEUs through CAMS and our other courses Comprehensive Automotive Mobility Solutions is accredited by AOTA, CCMC, COPSKT and RESNA. Online and self-paced, or a full day in person with vehicles and equipment on site.
- AHP Directory listing Your listing in the Allied Health Professional Directory and in every issue of NMEDA News, our quarterly magazine, where dealers and agencies look for clinical partners.
- Technical guidance Direct access to the association with the deepest knowledge of adaptive equipment, for the questions a product catalog cannot answer.
- A referral network The accredited dealers your clients will ultimately work with, in one place and accountable to an audited standard.
Government, Education and Non-Profit Membership
For agencies, educators and advocates who fund or support this work
Open to professionals employed in the education, government or non-profit sector who are not eligible for Allied Health Professional membership.
What agency, education and non-profit members receive
- Government, Education and Non-Profit Directory listing Your listing in the Government, Education and Non-Profit Directory and in every issue of NMEDA News, our quarterly magazine.
- A vetted vendor network Accredited dealers and manufacturers held to an audited standard, which makes vendor requirements easier to write and easier to defend.
- Subject matter expertise Full-time staff who can speak to equipment, standards and compliance when your program needs a source.
- Direct industry access Town halls, webinars, the NMEDA Conference & Expo, and the professionals doing the work.
The next step is a conversation.
Want to know more? Fill out the form and tell us a little about your work. Mikala will follow up with the membership that fits and what comes next. We can’t wait to hear from you.
Mikala Poulos, Member Services Manager