Mobility Impairments on Cornucopia of Disability Information

Popular Requests From the CODI Archives:

• Sexuality in Males with Spinal Cord Injury
• Helpful Products for Older Persons
  • Canes & Walkers 1994 - The most common devices used for walking are canes and walkers, which provide support and balance. This booklet describes several types of canes and walkers, and gives general instructions for their use.
  • Devices for Leisure Activities 1996 - Many devices are available to help us engage in leisure activities despite physical limitations.
  • Wheelchairs & Scooters 1997 -
    Buying a wheelchair is a significant decision. This booklet explains how to select and be fitted for a wheelchair or scooter.

Other Mobility Resources:

• Beauty Ability -- gives advice on wheelchair fashion, sex and dating for SCI's. Has a hook-up place, and gives advice on makeup & breast implants for quads.
• Health care products for manufacturers reps
• Just Walkers
• Liftchair.com
• MGT Corporation -- Assistive Technology that's Striking Hope for Wheelchair-Dependent People. Tools such as bowling ramps and soccer guards to help enrich lives.
• Mobility-Advisor.com -- Live, work and play more independently. Educational resource with articles on wheelchairs, scooters, accessories, wheel chair sports, disabled travel, transportation, and assistive technology to enhance the lives of individuals who need mobility assistance.
• MobilityStore.com -- Independent Living Aids --Ambulatory, Bathroom Aids, Daily Living Aids, Patient Care, Personal Care
• New Mobility - an online magazine for active wheelchair users
• Rifton Equipment -- Adaptive Equipment for Children and Adults. Rifton manufactures gait trainers, standers, adaptive tricycles, special needs chairs, wheelchair desks, bath chairs, toileting aids, and other adaptive equipment designed to help children and adults achieve their goals.
• US Medical Supplies -- specializes in mobilization equipment such as mobility scooters, lift chairs, and stair lifts

Beds and Accessories

• Adjustable Beds 101 -- Adjustable beds by GoldenRest and Flex-A-Bed at factory direct prices. Free nationwide delivery.
• Hill-Rom Hospital Beds
• Vivax Medical Corporation -- Mobility, transfer, safety, specialty medical beds and wheelchairs to aid in independent living.

Canes, Crutches, and Walkers

• Allysa Medical --artistically enhanced medical devices
• Canes Canada Inc. -- offer over 300 different canes and walking sticks
• Pat Heyward Designer Walking Canes -- Designed by a woman with MS. 20% of proceeds are donated to movement disorder research and development
• Rollator Rolling walkers
• Thomas Fetterman, Inc. -- As a long term crutch-user, Thomas has fashioned a hi-tech line of ultralite crutches (titanium), 'articulating' crutchtips - 70,000 to date, and 50+ accessories designed to increase a user's prospects for mobility and independance.
• Walkers -- A simple fact sheet about walkers

Lifting and Transfers

• 4 Wheelchair Lifts & Ramps -- specializes in products to transport mobility devices and provide handicap access solutions.
• Able Project -- a non-profit organization dedicated to assist disabled people to obtain assistive products to lead to a more independent life.
• Barrier Free Lifts -- patient lifts
• Garaventa Lift -- manufacturer of inclined platform wheelchair lifts, vertical lifts, portable wheelchair lifts, residential home elevators and evacuation chairs.
• Hill-Rom Patient Lifts
• Wheelchair Lifts 101 -- Wheelchair lift, scooter lift, van ramps, and vertical lifts

Seating

• Aqua Aire Cushion, LLC -- ergonomically designed water and air seat cushion for wheelchairs filled by customer for perfect comfort
• Aquila Corp -- Airpulse PK automatic pressure relief cushion speeds the healing of pressure sores by changing pressure contact points on an adjustable cycle.
• EASE Seating Systems, Inc -- patented wheelchair cushions that prevent pressure sores for immobilized individuals by varying pressure areas on the cushion through a system of air chambers.
• New Disability -- Dedicated to innovations in Disability Products. Sales and marketing services for Disability Products including The Comfort Company, seating and positioning systems.
• Spine Health -- Reducing back pain while sitting in office chairs.

Stair Lifts and Elevators:

• Ameriglide -- stair lifts and wheelchair lifts for the home or vehicle
• ThyssenKrupp Access -- manufacturer of innovative wheelchair lifts, stair lifts and elevators for both residential and commercial uses.
• Acorn Stair Lifts -- Manufacturer and supplier of stair lifts worldwide. Multilingual site.
• HAWLE Stairlifts Ltd
• Homecare Suppliers, LLC -- An official provider of Summit Stair Lifts. Features numerous home care related lifting products.
• Otolift - European company specializing in stairlifts and wheelchair lifts
• Pennsylvania Stair Lifts
• Silver Cross -- Find recycled and new stair lifts through a prescreened network of installers. Compare common stairlift models. Learn stair lift useful tips
• Stair Lift Buyers Guide - Yay - a site that is not trying to sell something. Rather, it contains unbiased information on purchasing a stair lift.
• Stannah -- chair and stair lifts for home mobility

Toileting

• Freedom Industries, Inc. -- products for individuals who use leg bags

Wheeled Mobility

• Cool Hubcaps -- fun wheelchair accessories!
• Wheelchair Reviews
• 1800Wheelchair.com -- large selection of home medical equipment, offering customizable wheelchairs and accessories, foldable scooters, walkers, canes and diabetic supplies.
• Conform UK -- supplies pressure ulcer prevention cushions and mattresses, orthopedic neck pillows, wheelchair cushion accessories and wheelchair spoke guards.
• Electric Scooters
• Miracle on Wheels -- Provider of power wheelchairs made by Invacare, Pride, & Bruno under Medicare and Medical guidelines.
• Mobilitywheels -- An online shopping store for the disabled and seniors in search of electric wheelchairs and mobility products
• ProRehab -- a Durable Medical Equipment Provider specializing in Rehab and Mobility Products
• Scooters
• ScooterLink Medical Equipment Superstore -- Retailer of medical equipment such as scooters, power wheelchairs and lift chairs, with special pricing for the uninsured.
• Scooterville.net -- Selling discount mobility equipment online for 7 years. Scooters, Power Chairs, Walkers, Lift Chairs, Lift Seats, Lifts, Ramps and more
• SpinLife -- Tons and tons of wheelchairs and scooters to buy online or from their catalog. They WILL bill Medicare and Insurance.
• Spokeguard Art -- functional art for your wheelchair
• Used Wheelchairs USA -- Gently used electric wheelchairs that are gentle on your wallet. Find My Perfect Wheelchair is our one-of-a-kind online search to help you select the best wheelchair for your needs.
• WheelchairForMe.com -- independent and completely free power wheelchair provider matching engine
• Wheelchairparts.com makes  finding wheelchair parts easier
• Wunderglow -- An LED light for under manual wheelchairs

Organizations and Services

• American Paralysis Association
• The Healthy Gimp -- "Practical information & motivation for persons with a spinal cord injury & other physical disabilities to achieve good health, success & self-determination"
• Model Spinal Cord Injury Systems

Spinal Cord Injuries

• CODI Archives: Articles about Spinal Cord Injury
• Brain and Spinal Cord Injuries -- blog with information pertaining to brain and spinal cord injuries
• Neurotrauma Registry -- An online National Directory of brain and spinal cord injury programs and professionals. Offers a brain map, spinal cord map, information about neurotrauma, and links to other useful sites and resources. Users can search for programs and professionals by state or by profession.
• The Healthy Gimp -- "Practical information & motivation for persons with a spinal cord injury & other physical disabilities to achieve good health, success & self-determination"
• SCI Info Pages -- Free spinal cord injury resources and health information.