Products

Kalogon’s New Controller Adjusts and Monitors Your Wheelchair Cushion’s Air Pressure Via Smartphone

Just a year after launching what it called the “world’s first smart wheelchair cushion,” Florida-based mobility startup Kalogon is rolling out its new Air Management System, which will allow wheelchair users to manage, control and maintain the pressure of their existing air cushions. Click the link for compatibility and pricing. 

Grip Glove USA: A Multipurpose Fitness Glove for Anyone with Hand Weakness

A new, made-in-the-USA adaptive glove enables users with grasping difficulties to work out with a variety of different fitness tools, including dumbbells, cable machines and bands. Click the link for more information, pricing and a video to see it in action. 

Arts

A Better Way to Measure Disability Representation

In recent years, wheelchair users have played prominent roles in major theater productions like the award-winning play Cost of Living. Greg Moomjy argues that it’s time to move beyond simple representation toward disabled characters that are fully formed and diverse, and have stories involving more than the difficulties of living with a disability.  

Pro Tips

Exploring the Lowcountry

If the long winter has you itching for some warm-weather exploration, the coastal Lowcountry of Savannah, Georgia, and Charleston, South Carolina, is a delight in the springtime. Jessica Farthing takes you on a wheelchair-accessible tour of this region’s historical appeal, rich cuisine and mellow vibe. 

Remote Work Enables a Return to Employment

After her spinal cord injury, Beka Anardi fell out of the workforce. In the 13 years since, she never entertained going back to her career in sales — until the pandemic made remote work a viable option. After the pandemic, she felt like she had a level playing field when interviewing over Zoom. See how Anardi found “a new confidence” and purpose by returning to work.

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