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December 15, 2011

High-Tech Convenience: The Smart Key

We all appreciate the remote that locks and unlocks our cars. It’s great for individuals with disabilities who use wheelchair accessible or handicap vans or seniors […]

December 8, 2011

Top Ways to Prevent Handicap Van Theft

This time of year, your handicap van may not be much of a handicap to criminals, but a tempting target. Like Santa’s sleigh, it will be […]

December 7, 2011

Rent a Wheelchair Van When…

  With a lot of struggle, you can get a folding wheelchair and a person with mobility challenges into the family sedan, but a wheelchair van […]

December 6, 2011

Random (But Important) Tips on Your Accessible Van

  An accessible van is your most important asset when you need to go somewhere. If your handicap van breaks down, you can’t borrow a friend’s […]

December 5, 2011

Learn to Snow Ski with Accessible Equipment

  Adaptive skiing has become a popular sport for people with disabilities. Using adaptive equipment, adults, children and veterans with disabilities shush through the snow alongside […]

December 1, 2011

Tips on Great Gift Giving for the Holidays

  What gift can you give to someone with a disability? While grab bars and wheelchair bags make great stocking stuffers, if you want to give […]

November 23, 2011

Full-Size Handicap Vans Get a Bad Rap

    “Handicap” vans have gotten a bad rap. Traditionally viewed as humble wheelchair accessible vehicles for people with disabilities, they now have new attitude with […]

November 22, 2011

NMEDA Works Hand-in-Hand with Mobility Specialists and You

  It takes specialists to create wheelchair accessible vehicles for the more than 1 million wheelchair users in the U.S. It would be a nightmare if […]

November 17, 2011

Is it Time to Get an Accessible Vehicle?

    Wrangling that wheelchair into the family sedan may not have been so difficult a year or two ago; but each year we put off […]

November 11, 2011

Recently Disabled? Where to Start if You Need an Accessible Vehicle

If you have recently become a person with a disability and want to get behind the wheel again and drive, where do you start? You may […]

November 4, 2011

Advanced Driving Controls May Put You in the Driver’s Seat

  Those with a spinal cord injury, disabilities, limited dexterity or range of motion and other conditions may need more than low-tech or reduced effort hand […]

October 25, 2011

Problem When Flying? Call the Hotline

  The holidays are just around the corner. You may be flying to a family celebration or vacation and hopefully, everything will go well. The majority […]