Products
Corima Combines Wheelchair Wheel and Handrim in One Sleek, Carbon-Fiber Package
Best known for its sport and handcycle wheels, Corima has released its first everyday wheelchair wheel. The Allure is a 4-spoke carbon fiber wheel with an integrated, ergonomic handrim. It looks slick and is as lightweight as anything on the market.
Gear Guides Help You Find The Right Mobility Equipment
We started our Gear Guides series last year to help you learn about different mobility equipment, where to buy it and whether it will work for your needs. Check out our guides to wheels, casters and forks, handrims, and power-assist devices. And let us know what categories you’d like us to cover next.
Art Contest
Create Disability-Themed AI Art, Win a Gift Card
We want to see your best artistic creations using the mind-blowing recent advancements in artificial intelligence. Share your disability-inspired AI art on Instagram for a chance to win a $100 Amazon gift card and possibly be featured in an upcoming New Mobility article. Click the link for more info and how to enter.
Pro Tips
When an Accessible Hotel ‘Reservation’ Doesn’t Guarantee Anything
What do you do when you make a reservation for an accessible hotel room, call to confirm said reservation, and then the hotel says the room isn’t available? Editor-in-Chief Ian Ruder recently had to deal with this rage-inducing yet all-too-common situation on his first vacation since the pandemic. He had to make do at other hotels, but succeeded in escalating his discrimination complaint all the way up the corporate hierarchy. If you have your own hotel horror story, submit it here to help hold hoteliers accountable in an upcoming Supreme Court case.
Wheelchair-Using Teachers Give the Next Generation a More Accurate View of Disability
Teachers have a unique opportunity to show our youth what disability really looks like. Former teacher Ryan Rae Harbuck talks with longtime educators about the challenges and rewards of teaching as a wheelchair user, and what they’ve learned along the way.
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