Wireless Head Control for Power Wheelchairs

 

February 16, 2024 - View in browser NEW COLUMN   Roadmaps: Not What I Imagined for Us Acclaimed authors Rebekah Taussig and Hannah Soyer offer perspectives on the messiest questions about living with disability. First up, how do you stay positive for your loved ones while allowing yourself to grieve the loss of the future you had envisioned? If you have your own questions about disability life, please submit them.     PRODUCTS Switch-It Vigo Gives Power Wheelchair Users Wireless Head Control Unlike traditional head-control units that rely on sensors in the headrest to control the wheelchair, the Vigo is a wireless headset that responds when you tilt your head. It's designed to give users an intuitive way to operate their power wheelchairs. Switching modes on the Vigo also lets you use it as a controller to interact with computers, smart phones or tablets, or as a Bluetooth headset for receiving calls.   SEX, WHEELS AND RELATIONSHIPS     Women's Pleasure Women, and especially disabled women, don’t often have a chance to talk about sexuality. “I want to call B.S. And I want to call it for my female comrades. We have a right to talk about our bodies, our desires, and our experimentation without needing pregnancy as an excuse, and without feeling shame or embarrassment,” Regan Linton wrote in 2017. Here’s an unfiltered look at how women reengaged with sex after paralysis.     SPONSORED CONTENT Try LoFric Elle Female Catheters – Samples Available Now LoFric Elle is a ready-to-use hydrophilic intermittent female catheter, where the container becomes a handle when connected to the catheter! The ergonomic handle improves control, promotes better hygiene, and increases dignity for more women living with self-catheterization. Interested? Free samples are available upon request. Contact us for more information!   SUPPORT NEW MOBILITY   Support someone new to disability — give the gift of New Mobility magazine today. For each $10 donation to United Spinal, you provide a new member with a year’s worth of peer support and information about adaptive products, technology, health, recreation and thriving as a wheelchair user. Donate Today     MEDIA Easterseals Film Challenge Offers Disabled Talent a Chance to Break into the Industry Calling all disabled filmmakers and talent: You have the chance to vie for over $150,000 in grants in the 2024 Easterseals Disability Film Challenge from April 2-7. Over the course of six days, participants from all over the world will write, shoot and edit a short film based on this year’s genre, “Buddy Comedy.” Click the link for more info and how to register.     imperfect Documentary Follows a Disabled Theater Company Through a Production of the Musical Chicago After making the festival rounds and receiving widespread critical acclaim, the documentary imperfect is now available on various streaming platforms. Co-directed by longtime New Mobility columnist Regan Linton, imperfect follows professional actors with disabilities at Phamaly, a disability-affirmative theater company in Denver. Linton says she hopes the film shows that a career in the arts is possible for people with disabilities of all types.   New Mobility is the member publication of United Spinal Association, whose mission is to improve quality of life of people with spinal cord injuries and disorders. It's free to join United Spinal, and members may receive New Mobility magazine for free for one year. Join here.       Copyright © 2024 United Spinal Association. All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: 120-34 Queens Blvd. Ste 330 Kew Gardens, NY 11415 Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list