How to Extend the Battery Life of Your Wheelchair or Scooter Only drain new batteries by 30 percent the first week. Charge your power chair or scooter when the lights or needle go from the green to the yellow to allow your batteries to achieve fully-charged status. Following these steps is crucial if you're learning...
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Chris Scott was falling towards the ground above Long Island, New York, when he realized that something was wrong. An experienced skydiving instructor with around 6,000 jumps behind him, this should have just been another day at work. Strapped to Scott’s chest was a tandem jumper named Gary Messina, for whom the jump was an…
If you have been in an accident that has left you with a spinal cord injury, your life has changed. You may be able to receive disability benefits from the Social Security Administration (SSA) if you can prove that your injury is so severe that you are unable to work and earn a living. The…
Tax season is upon us again, and while taxes can be intimidating, we have good news: if you purchased a wheelchair van, wheelchair lift or other vehicle mobility product in 2019, you could be eligible for tax deductions. Under IRS Publication 502, deductions for "the cost of special hand controls and other special equipment installed in a car for the use of a...
Like many other consumer horror stories that end in a corporate apology, it took the work of incensed social media users for JetBlue to publicly acknowledge that it shouldn’t have given a passenger’s custom wheelchair away to the wrong person. “The customer did not have the experience we want to provide to our customers who…
Our biggest concern at Access 2 Mobility and ATC Conversions is for the safety of our drivers. We are constantly evaluating how we can make things safer. Our latest change was to add a backup battery and move the location of the hydraulic pump to help ensure that the occupants are able to exit in…
Top 8 Mobile Apps for Persons with Disabilities When 12-year-old Alexander Knoll saw a man in a wheelchair struggle to get through a heavy door in his hometown of Post Falls, Idaho, he was struck with an ingenious idea. What if there were an app or website that could communicate to persons with disabilities which…
Life Rolls On founder Jesse Billauer is the proud owner of a BraunAbility MXV equipped with a B&D 6-way transfer seat base, which allows him to drive completely independently. See a glimpse of Jesse’s day-to-day life with his new BraunAbility MXV. Life Rolls On was founded to assist and inspire young people affected by spinal cord injury….
TYLER (KYTX) – A Tyler teenager has dreams of playing professional basketball one day, but he’s got some significant challenges. With your help, he may be able to reach his goal. “I played basketball through high school and everything so I really loved the sport,” said Austin Griffin, needs a basketball wheelchair. Griffin fell asleep…
Ralph Braun of BraunAbility, has spent his life thumbing his nose at spinal muscular atrophy, the disease that put him in a wheelchair. A born gearhead, Braun got moving again by building a battery-powered scooter and, later, a wheelchair lift for his van. Slowly, he turned these innovations into a business with $200 million in…
