New Problem
opens in a brand new window2022 Particular person of the 12 months: David Ortiz
Not too long ago reelected Colorado state Rep. David Ortiz proved himself a devoted public servant in his first time period by sponsoring or co-sponsoring an astounding 40 payments, a number of of which goal to enhance the lives of individuals with disabilities. Certainly one of his largest achievements, a Proper to Restore legislation, may finally change the face of wheelchair restore throughout the nation.
Merchandise
opens in a brand new windowGear Information: Energy-Help Gadgets
Guide wheelchair customers now have a wide range of choices for including energy. In our newest Gear Information, we catalog all of the handbook wheelchair power-assist attachments at present out there within the U.S. — from rear-wheel models to handcycle-style attachments with an additional increase, to power-assist wheels with superior options, to a tank tread platform that can allow you to traverse gentle sand with ease.
Bully Pulpit
opens in a brand new windowAn SCI SOS
New Mobility Editor-in-Chief Ian Ruder just lately went to the urologist to get assist with what he thought could be a easy situation: sediment that was clogging his suprapubic catheter. He discovered that his physician’s workplace wasn’t any extra able to investigating the reason for his points than he was. “Tons — if not the bulk — of us are affected by the identical factor: a medical system that, at finest, is ill-prepared to answer our wants. At worst, it merely doesn’t care about us,” he writes.
Studying Listing
opens in a brand new windowIncapacity Delight: Dispatches from a Publish-ADA World
Longtime NM contributor Ben Mattlin’s new e-book, Incapacity Delight: Dispatches from a Publish-ADA World, explores a variety of matters, together with how attitudes towards incapacity have modified, the rise of incapacity activism and the motion’s shortcomings. We share an excerpt that examines the evolution of the incapacity satisfaction motion. Plus, he and Teal Sherer focus on the e-book, Mattlin’s strategy and his recommendation for aspiring writers.
Professional Tip
opens in a brand new windowSelf-Protection for Wheelchair Customers
Widespread portrayals of self-defense usually give attention to martial arts-style strikes. We get professional ideas from wheelchair-using self-defense specialists who argue that situational consciousness, confidence, and management of respiration and voice are simply as necessary as confrontational strategies, if no more so. And if issues do get unavoidably bodily? Be sure to combat soiled.
