New Situation

Taking over the Unfriendly Skies: Are Airways Listening to Wheelchair Customers’ Protests?

Lately, our group has grown louder protesting the inhumane, often-dangerous experiences wheelchair customers should endure when flying. Kenny Salvini appears behind the scenes for any indicators of progress and finds that whereas present situations are as unhealthy as ever, there are glimmers of hope, together with a current rule that can require accessible restrooms and progress on seating options that would enable folks to fly seated in their very own wheelchairs.

Merchandise

Pleasure Mobility’s Raptor 2 Scooter Provides Vary and Pace

The brand new Raptor 2 4-Wheel scooter combines a 13 mph top-speed with full suspension and a variety of over 20 miles, making it an fascinating choice for customers who want a scooter that may deal with lengthy days on quite a lot of terrain.  

Particular person of the 12 months

Nominate a Wheelchair Person to Be Our Particular person of the 12 months

We need to know who you suppose ought to be the 2023 New Mobility Particular person of the 12 months. If there’s a wheelchair consumer or group member you suppose deserves recognition for his or her dedication to our group in 2023, we need to know extra about them. All it’s important to do to appoint somebody is ship an e mail with one to a few sentences explaining their current contributions and track-record of service to others with mobility disabilities. Nominations are due by Monday, September 11.

Folks

Meet the Wheelchair Person and TikTok Influencer Featured on the Newest Season of Queer Eye

The just lately launched Season 7 of the Netflix collection Queer Eye options Ray “Speedy” Walker, who sustained a C8 spinal wire damage in a 2020 automobile accident and gained reputation sharing his story on TikTok. After being nominated for the present by his lecturers, he spends every week with the Fab 5, the present’s stars, who give him a trend and way of life makeover. The expertise helps Walker discover confidence in his new disabled id.

Professional Suggestions

Getting Tattoos as a Wheelchair Person Is Typically About Extra Than the Artwork

For a lot of wheelchair customers who get tattooed, the artwork holds particular, disability-related significance. Self-described “tattoo addict” Sylvia Longmire talks to different wheelchair customers concerning the attract of getting inked, easy methods to discover the proper artist, and suggestions for making the expertise extra comfy.  

Renew Your Print Subscription At this time

Have you ever been receiving New Mobility’s print journal totally free as a member advantage of United Spinal Affiliation? Your free subscription will expire on the one-year mark until you renew on the member price of $10 for six points. That’s greater than 40% off New Mobility’s non-member subscription value. That is an unbelievable deal for a one-of-a-kind journal written by and for wheelchair customers — don’t miss out on a single situation overlaying incapacity merchandise, SCI/D well being info, accessible journey, peer recommendation, advocacy and a lot extra. Enter your e mail tackle or buyer quantity right here to log in and renew.