American Lift Aids Helps Grant Teens Wish
Industry News, Living With a DisabilityNMEDA member, American Lift Aids, recently partnered with the Make-A-Wish Foundation to help a local family gain automotive independence...
Mobility My Way: “It’s What I Do…”
Accessible Vehicles, Drivers With Disabilities, Living With a Disability, Mobility Equipment, SpotlightSpeaking with Charlotte’s Brian Muscarella, it’s hard to imagine that there was once a time that he was intimidated by driving with hand controls. But for those first six months after his highly rare, C7 level, spinal stroke at age 53, he certainly was. Yes, even as he was learning to do so much in life all over again, and adding the new dimension of adaptive sports, he didn’t think he could drive...
May is National Mobility Awareness Month
Drivers With Disabilities, Industry News, Living With a Disability, Mobility EquipmentSince 2012, May has been recognized as National Mobility Awareness Month, sponsored by the National Mobility Equipment Dealers Association (NMEDA).
As an advocate for mobility and accessibility for drivers with disabilities, NMEDA and its members continue to support National Mobility Awareness Month...
Mobility My Way: The Move to a Minivan
Drivers With Disabilities, Living With a Disability, SpotlightThis story begins back in the days of car-toppers and bench seats. Remember those? Long before lowered floor minivans and ramp equipped SUVs became the norm—actually, long before minivans and SUVs were even invented—these were a few of the things disabled drivers considered when looking at vehicles to get them on the road...
Differences Between Service, Therapy, and Emotional Support Animals
Living With a DisabilityMany times, the terms service, therapy, and emotional support are mistakenly used interchangeably to describe an animal accompanying a person with a disability.…
Tips on Properly Anchoring Wheelchairs in Mobility Vehicles
Living With a Disability, Mobility Equipment, Wheelchair AccessibleVehicles that are not accessible are designed with a safety bubble comprised of firmly anchored seats, seat belts and a belt restraint system to protect the upper…
The Ins and Outs of Roadside Assistance
Drivers With Disabilities, Living With a Disability, Safety TipsWhen your vehicle dies on the road or you have a flat tire or dead battery, you need help, especially if you are a person with disabilities. Thank goodness for roadside…
Gift Ideas for Seniors & People with Disabilities
Caregivers, Living With a Disability, Senior CitizensIt's the season of giving and we're here to help you with some gift ideas for seniors or people with disabilities. Technological advances allow for new and improved…
Mobility My Way: The World Can Wait
Living With a Disability, SpotlightBy Mike Savicki
Back in the early 2000s, Arizona’s Loren Worthington made a decision to see the world. And why shouldn’t he? The Army brat who was born in…
Mobility My Way: A Heart of Gold!
Living With a Disability, Spotlight
By Mike Savicki
Bob Lujano’s journey from Texas to Alabama, Athens and Beyond
There is a scene in the Academy-Award nominated documentary, Murberball,…