Products

Victoria’s Secret Releases First-Ever Adaptive Line

Victoria’s Secret and PINK launched their first-ever adaptive collection of bras and panties this fall. The intimates are available in a variety of colors and prints and feature magnetic closures, front strap adjusters, and sensory-friendly fabric. The advertising to promote them features model and wheelchair user Bri Scalesse. “Being a face for Victoria Secret’s Adaptive campaign is an ode to my younger self who never saw a body like hers represented by an intimates apparel brand,” she says.

ShowerGlyde Shower Chair: Reviewed

A new line of sliding transfer shower seats promises a quality chair at a more affordable price. We asked Bob Vogel to test one out, and he found it to be a sturdy piece of equipment that could make the shower routine much easier for those who are used to relying on a basic shower seat. Read the full review for more details.

Comic

Please Remain Seated: Run for Your Lives

What to Watch

Fire Through Dry Grass

Nearly four years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new documentary reveals the appalling conditions faced by residents of the government-run Coler Rehabilitation and Nursing Care Center in New York City. Fire Through Dry Grass was produced by the wheelchair users who lived through it. Watch as this group, named New Mobility’s 2021 People of the Year, fights back against a system with little regard for their lives.

Pro Tip

Profit By Renting Your Accessible Properties

Demand is high and inventory low for accessible short-term rental properties. Wheelchair users around the country have taken matters into their own hands by renting out their own accessible properties. Here they share what it takes to manage a rental, how to market it to the disability community and how much you can make if it’s done right.

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