PRODUCTS
Seven Holiday Gift Ideas for Wheelchair Users
-- $100 or Less
Almost everything seems expensive these days, so we went searching for the best deals on adaptive products. Here are seven reasonably-priced items — from wheelchair slippers, to a rain jacket for your legs, to a no-spill hot water kettle and more.
SUBMISSION OPPORTUNITY
Share Your #WheelchairLife Hacks
- Loop a reusable shopping bag handle over the water bottle.
- Twist until handle is tight.
- Lift with transfer board.
Wheelchair user Vince Stark shared this trick for getting your water bottle out of the center console without transferring back into the car, and we want to hear other ingenious ideas. Share your own #WheelchairLife Hacks for a chance to be featured in an upcoming issue of New Mobility. Send us an email with one to three photos that show your hack along with a caption.
PRO TIPS
Fighting for the Equipment We Need
Regan Linton was excited when it came time to get a new wheelchair, but the process of ordering one quickly burst her bubble. “Getting the equipment we need to maximize our health and productivity should be the standard; sadly it has become a privilege,” she writes. Instead of accepting this sorry state of affairs, Linton decided to fight back and be the squeaky wheel advocating for her own needs and those of the broader community.
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