Products

JCPenney Has Affordable, Adaptive Jeans

Yes, the retailer you remember from your mid-’90s trips to the mall is still around and is ahead of the curve when it comes to adaptive fashion. JCPenney offers a wide selection of adaptive clothes on its website, and its recently released adaptive jeans for men and women feature hook-and-loop fasteners, adjustable waistbands and pull-on loops. Both are currently available for the affordable price of $23.99 a pair with the code HOMEDEAL.

News

Neilsen Foundation Announces Latest Wheelchair Users to Win $1 Million

On Sept. 19, the Craig H. Neilsen Foundation revealed the winners of its annual Visionary Prize, given to individuals who are working to make the world a better place for people living with spinal cord injuries. This year’s winner’s include one of NM’s 2021 People of the Year, Vincent Pierce, a gun violence survivor who helps run a non-profit dedicated to empowering disabled nursing home residents; Carmen Daniels Jones, a disability marketing professional; and Victor Calise, who spent decades working to make New York City more accessible. Each will receive the unrestricted $1 million prize.

Comic

Please Remain Seated: Career Day

How We Roll

Aaron Broverman Rolls Into a New Chapter

For the past four years, Aaron Broverman has written our How We Roll column, profiling interesting wheelchair users from our community. For his final installment before we transition to a new column, Broverman takes us inside his own life as a journalist and father of a toddler. “Raising a 3-year-old in particular is like someone just threw a grenade into a crowded room — you are just going about your day and then suddenly, chaos,” he writes. 

Pro Tips

Rethinking Rehab

It’s no secret that rehabilitation stays for SCI survivors are getting shorter and shorter, and many wheelchair users are thrust back into the community without the life skills they need to thrive. We show how three transitional rehab providers are filling gaps in traditional rehab by combining physical activities, daily living skills, community-building and peer mentoring.

Air Travel Tips for Wheelchair Users

This month’s New Mobility cover story took you inside the fight for more-accessible air travel, but wheelchair users still need to fly while we wait for much-needed reforms. To help make your trips go as smoothly as possible, here are tips from United Spinal Association’s new Navigating the Skies guide, including booking recommendations, requesting accommodations, getting through security, boarding your flight and protecting your equipment.