1. Build Your Ultimate Computer Setup with Microsoft Adaptive Accessories 

Whatever your computer interests are — gaming, digital illustration, editing photos or video, creating artfully shot TikToks of your cat’s sleeping habits — having the right controller setup is key. Microsoft’s line of adaptive accessories includes everything from a mouse to a joystick to a D-pad and buttons, all of which can be combined to create a setup that fits your function and makes clumsy clicking a thing of the past. Prices range from $14.99 to $59.99. 

2. Keep an Iron Grip on Your Eggnog with Abilitease Drink Holders 

We all need something tasty to sip through the holidays, but navigating your family gathering with a full cup of eggnog or a hot chocolate isn’t so easy. The Abilitease Drink Holder ($40) has a cuff that comes in three sizes to fit your hand thickness, and a holder that will accommodate most tapered cups and glasses. There’s also a version designed for cups and bottles ($50), and the Tug-A-Mug ($25) can help you get a coffee mug from point A to point B without spilling or burning your quad hands.  

3. Keep Your Feet Toasty with Sorel’s Adaptive Boots 

A warm pair of winter boots is a must if you have poor circulation in your legs and feet. Even if you can’t feel them, cold feet can sap heat from the rest of your body and exacerbate circulation issues, threatening skin breakdown. This year, Sorel released its first adaptive boots: the Explorer Dual Zip ($129.95) for men, and the Explorer II Joan Dual Zip ($129.95) and the ankle-high Emelie II Chelsea Heel Zip (119.95) for women. All feature waterproof leather outers, warm microfleece linings, a rubber sole, and adaptive designs to make them easier to get on and off.  

4. Make Yourself a Pair of Holiday Wheels

Maybe you’re the kind of person who starts turning on Christmas music before Thanksgiving. Why not go all-in and get yourself a pair of Christmas wheels? Vapor 13 wheels (starting at $299, custom colors and handrims additional) are a quality, aluminum-rim set allowing you to customize rim, hub and handrim color to match whatever festive occasion you like. If you couldn’t care less about colorful rims but love some carbon fiber, Vapor is currently offering a big discount on its top-of-the-line Vapor X wheels. They normally retail for $1,449, but until the end of December you can get a pair for $999 with the code VAPORXMAS.  

5. Go 90% Cyborg with the Newest Apple Watch

I’ve always been a safety-third kind of guy. So, when my wife bought me an Apple Watch (Series 8 starting at $399) for my birthday — just in case I happen to fall out of my truck again while my phone and a wheel are still in the cab — I was a bit skeptical. Surprise, surprise, I love the thing. You can easily track heart rate and other health metrics, and it has fitness settings tailored for wheelchair users. You can answer calls and texts on it and control music, which makes it way more functional to put your phone away to protect it while pushing or handcycling. You can use it as a controller for a SmartDrive. It can also automatically connect you to emergency services if you’ve been in a car crash. Next time I fall out of my truck I’ll still feel like an idiot, but at least I’ll have a Dick Tracy watch to call for help.  

6. Perfect Your WCMX Tricks with a Hot Wheels RC ‘Wheelz’ Chair 

No jokes here — this is a legitimately fun toy. The RC Aaron “Wheelz” Wheelie Chair ($42.99) can do wheelies while traveling up to 6 mph and comes with a ramp, allowing users to replicate Aaron “Wheelz” Fotheringham’s high-flying jumps and death-defying tricks. Plus, it’s durable enough that you and your 5-year-old can spend hours finding progressively higher things to jump it off (not speaking from personal experience at all). 

7. Get a Jump on Your New Year’s Resolution with a Home Gym 

The middle of winter is a great time to upgrade your home workout equipment for a couple of reasons. First, dreary weather makes it a lot easier to get into an indoor workout routine. Second, putting some wintertime effort into building balanced strength at home can reap dividends for your health and energy for the rest of the year. The Maxpro ($979, though often on sale) is a versatile and portable unit that mimics a gym-based cable machine, but in a tiny, 10-pound package. The Evolution Training System ($679) is a 3-foot-by-3-foot frame that gives you many locations to attach workout bands and stabilize yourself for exercises from a variety of angles. They’re both great options — click the links to read our full reviews.  

8. Re-Create Those Annoying Holiday Car Commercials by Putting a Bow on a Fancy Wheelchair 

Surely you’ve seen them — those December car commercials where some beautiful rich person puts a bow on a luxury sedan or maybe an $80,000 pickup truck (or two!) and surprises their equally beautiful and rich partner on a pristine, snowy morning. Do a disability version and surprise yourself, or your beautiful significant other, with one of the nicest wheelchairs we’ve seen this year. For manual chairs, go with the RGK Octane Sub4, a sports car of an everyday chair, custom fit to every user and guaranteed to weigh less than 8.8 pounds (starting at $7,863). For power chairs, we like the Whill Model C2 ($3,999). It packs a lot of features and a good ride quality into a travel chair base — plus it looks all sleek and fancy.  

9. Stay Warm on the Mountain with Eddie Bauer’s Adaptive Ski Jacket and Bibs 

If you’re one of those rare wheelchair users that gets excited when the snow starts to fall, you probably have a sit-ski parked in the garage. Less likely: some ski gear that fits well while you’re on the mountain. Enter Eddie Bauer’s BC Flyline Adaptive Ski Kit — a snow jacket ($411.75) and bib ($374.25) combo designed to meet the comfort and performance needs of sit-skiers. They’ve got extra insulation where you need it and are cut specifically for a seated position.  

10. Take a Trip to an Accessible Dream House 

This fall, Airbnb created a new Adapted category filled with homes adapted for wheelchair access. Every home in the category features step-free access to the main living area, a bedroom and a bathroom, and at least one accessibility feature in the bathroom, like a shower bench or roll-in shower. That’s great, and long overdue, but the best part is that many of the homes in the category are beautiful and fun — there’s a castle in Spain, treehouses in Brazil and Alabama, and a dome house in North Carolina. Give your favorite wheelchair user an Airbnb gift card and a trip where accessibility is something to get excited about.