New Mobility Publication – March 19, 2025

Merchandise

Hook-It: An Cheap Grabber Made for Quads

The Hook-It’s a bent metallic bar that wraps round your forearm to increase your attain and hook keys, cups, drawer pulls and quite a lot of different objects. “I discover this little instrument so handy that I purchased one for each room,” says Steve Wickwar, a C6 quad. Take a look at his video evaluation.

Expertise

An Autonomous Drone-Managed Wheelchair? No Thanks.

We’ve seen a number of wheelchair prototypes unveiled through the years, however few have been as head-scratching as this Swiss-designed energy chair. Its massive breakthrough? A drone that hovers across the chair to scout a path and direct the wheelchair to it. NM editor Ian Ruder isn’t shopping for it, and he affords an answer for designers of high-tech incapacity merchandise: Spend a while speaking with wheelchair customers earlier than designing “options” that no person wants.

Opinion

Proposed Cuts to Medicaid and Social Providers Goal Our Group — Right here’s What We Can Do

Huge spending cuts proposed in a latest federal price range decision threaten governmental security nets — together with Medicaid, Medicare, Social Safety and meals stamps — that assist thousands and thousands of disabled Individuals lead lively lives, writes Tim Gilmer. He outlines the latest threats and affords a easy but efficient technique to combat again: Inform your story in as many boards as you may.

Media

What a TV Present Taught Me About Incapacity That Two Many years of Dwelling with One Hadn’t

For Greg Moomjy, the tv sitcom Speechless made a big impact on his sense of self as a wheelchair person with CP. “I discovered a lot about myself and the challenges that individuals with disabilities face on this planet,” he writes. “Above all, I discovered that I wasn’t alone, and that notably when issues bought unhealthy, I wasn’t loopy.”

Professional Ideas

Expats: Constructing a Life Overseas

There are many causes — from tradition to well being care entry to value of dwelling — which may make you concentrate on taking a look at different international locations as potential locations to reside. In 2021, we talked with expat wheelchair customers concerning the logistics, affordability and accessibility of constructing a life overseas. Right here’s what they’ve discovered.