Products

Testing the Vicair AllRounder O2 Cushion

“In my 58 years as a paraplegic, I have owned a boatload of cushions, but none have been as eccentric, unique and surprising as the one I am now trialing,” writes Tim Gilmer of the Vicair AllRounder O2. This cushion straps onto your waist and legs, and travels with you as you transfer from surface to surface. The AllRounder quickly won over Gilmer when it let him go back to enjoying one of his favorite pastimes, after years of battling pressure ulcers. 

Ease Cushion Offers Alternating Pressure at a Reasonable Price

The Ease Cushion combines a foam base and air cells with an electric pump that redistributes pressure through the cushion and constantly changes levels in one-minute cycles to help boost blood flow. You can further customize firmness levels and cycle speeds using a smartphone app that comes included. Click the link for pricing info and where to buy. 

Air Travel

Viral Video Shows Wheelchair Crashing Onto Airport Tarmac

A recent video of luggage handlers’ extreme disregard for a manual wheelchair made national headlines and led to renewed calls for better accessibility enforcement for airlines. Click the headline to see the video — which caused national figures like Sen. Tammy Duckworth and Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg to weigh in — and join the conversation on our Instagram.  

What to Watch

David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived Gives a Refreshingly Balanced Look at the Life of Stuntman Paralyzed on Harry Potter Set

This new HBO documentary gives us a behind-the-scenes look at Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe and his stunt double, David Holmes, who was paralyzed while filming Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1. Shannon Kelly reviews the documentary and finds it does a good job at balancing the hard realities of spinal cord injury with the joy that Holmes finds in moving forward with his life.  

Pro Tip

Need a Low-Cost Adaptive Tool? Makers Making Change Can Help

If you’ve ever searched for a piece of assistive technology only to find it didn’t exist or carried an outrageous price tag, check out the nonprofit Makers Making Change. Their library of over 200 assistive devices ranges from $2 to $250, including low-tech 3D-printed bottle openers and nail clipper holders, to higher-end customizable joysticks for gaming, mouth-operated mouse controllers and more. You simply submit a request, and a volunteer maker near you will make it. You pay only the cost of materials. 

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