Products

StarLock is a Customizable Air Cushion

This new cushion from Ki Mobility looks like a high-profile ROHO but with one main difference: You can lock the airflow to individual cells to help offload pressure from trouble spots or to provide postural support.

Travel

48 Hours in Fargo

Power wheelchair user and travel blogger Sylvia Longmire was on a mission to visit all 50 states by the time she turned 50. She squeaked in North Dakota just before her birthday and found great food, friendly locals, a thriving art scene and superior accessibility. Read why Longmire thinks she may have saved the best state for last.

New Column

Adulting with CP

For Greg Moomjy, a childhood living with a congenital disability offered few opportunities to connect with disabled peers. Now making the messy transition to adulthood, Moomjy reflects on how transformative it’s been finding a local cerebral palsy support group. “Not only could we talk about anything ranging from sex to inspiration porn, but I learned by example how to live with my disability and advocate for my needs as an adult man with CP,” he writes.

Culture

Independence Through Art

It took signing her name with a pencil in her mouth for Mariam Paré to realize that painting as a high-level quad might be doable. Years of practice later, she connected with the Association of Mouth and Foot Painting Artists, a unique organization that offers disabled painters a way to make a living as professional artists. Find out how the MFPA operates and see the beautiful work that Paré and others are creating.

Pro Tips

Jonathan Sigworth is Bridging the Gap to Independent Living

After sustaining a C7 spinal cord injury in India, Jonathan Sigworth saw how few educational resources were available to wheelchair users across the globe, even for many living in the U.S. Learn how Sigworth adapted to life with a disability and how his foundation, More Than Walking, is providing valuable online demonstrations for everyday tasks like transferring, getting dressed, driving, managing bowel and bladder and more.

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