December 2024 marked the last bimonthly print issue of New Mobility magazine. We reflect on NM’s long legacy as we transition to our new digital future. We tell the origin story, dig into the archives, reunite with some longtime contributors and familiar faces, and share some of your favorite memories.

The Improbable and Mostly True Origin Story of New Mobility

New Mobility’s publisher, Jean Dobbs, started her career in 1991 as an intern with what was then called Spinal Network. She details the long, colorful history of “the little magazine that could,” while important contributors offer reflections on how New Mobility shaped their lives.

3 Editors, 3 Bully Pulpits

Editors shape a magazine in many ways, none more obvious than voice. Barry Corbet, Tim Gilmer and Ian Ruder wrote hundreds of pieces for New Mobility, often saving their most personal stories for the editor’s column, Bully Pulpit. Here are three to remember.

NM Ads Over the Years

Nothing documents a culture quite like advertising. For the disability community, the ’90s and early oughts delivered a heyday of cringe and cutting-edge.

People Then and Now

We catch up with a few of people — Mark Johnson, Jesse Billauer, Minna Hong and Candace Cable — that have graced the pages of New Mobility over the years.

Adapting and Evolving into New Mobility 2.0

New Mobility’s digital director shares what he learned in a two week sprint to produce our first long-form YouTube video. As we transition to a digital future, New Mobility plans to keep providing high-quality, authentic stories from and for our community.