Products
Pride Mobility’s Go Go Carbon is the lightest and most compact travel scooter on the market
Pride Mobility’s new Go Go Carbon travel scooter shows just how far lightweight, electric mobility devices have come in recent years. Weighing in at 39 pounds with battery and the ability to fold up and fit into the trunk of a car or small SUV, this scooter can be functional for both semi-ambulatory users and manual wheelchair users who may need electric assistance while traveling. Click for full details and pricing.
News
Jennifer French is the winner of the Neilsen Foundation’s $1 million Visionary Prize in 2024
The Craig H. Neilsen Foundation has named Jennifer French as the latest recipient of its Visionary Award, an unrestricted $1 million prize given annually to community leaders who improve the lives of people with spinal cord injuries. French is a longtime advocate for spinal cord injury research and the founder and executive director of Neurotech Network, a nonprofit that promotes access to and education about neurotechnology.
Comic
Please remain seated: Excuses for using wheelchairs
People
A day in the life of interior designer Maegan Blau
From a young age, Maegan Blau had an eye for design, but she didn’t realize she could pursue it until she became a wheelchair user and renovated her own home to suit her needs. See how Blau navigates her day-to-day life—from meeting with clients to designing floor plans, ordering furniture and finishes, and making site visits—all while running her interior design company, Blue Copper Design.
Professional Tips
Finding a way out of bladder hell
After years of relative comfort with a suprapubic catheter, Ian Ruder, editor-in-chief of New Mobility, began dealing with a strange new sludge that was blocking his catheter and causing incontinence. What followed was a frustrating two-year search for elusive answers that shook his faith in urologists and reaffirmed a basic truth about managing medical problems as a wheelchair user: We are the only true experts on our bodies.
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