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Aug 7, 2025 - View in browser

PRO TIPS What Wheelchair Users Drive When you say accessible vehicle, a ramp of a lift van is one of the first things that pops into people’s heads. But depending on your level of function and how much you can spend, almost anything can be made accessible, as Seth McBride shows in this video tour of the different types of vehicles wheelchair users drive. Instead of asking yourself what you can drive, ask what type of vehicle works best for your lifestyle. This video was sponsored by ATC Mobility.   PRODUCTS QuadJoy 4 Mouse Delivers Improved Functionality for Mouth Control Over 30 years after it helped revolutionize mouth-controlled joysticks, the QuadJoy is getting a major makeover that promises better recognition and easier use. The new QuadJoy 4 looks similar to its predecessors, but comes with rewritten internal software for improved functionality, including adjustable sip-and-puff thresholds and LED indicators for received commands, and configurable edge gestures for up to 48 different commands. COMIC Please Remain Seated: Solidarity FUNDRAISER Support New Mobility — Get Exclusive Merch Donate to New Mobility today and help us continue to publish groundbreaking content for active wheelchair users. For a limited time, your gift will earn you exclusive merch featuring a custom design by artist and wheelchair user Reveca Torres! It’s our way of thanking you for uplifting authentic disability voices and storytelling.   • Start a new recurring monthly gift of $15 or more and receive a hoodie. • Start a new recurring monthly gift of $10 or more and receive a t-shirt. • Make a one-time gift of $25 and receive a tote bag. • Make a one-time gift of $30 or more and receive a travel mug. PERSPECTIVES How a Trip to the Bathroom Led Me to Rethink Caregiving and Independence Growing up with cerebral palsy, Greg Moomjy never felt comfortable asking his friends for help with any of his care needs. That was until a friend helped him use the bathroom while on a beach trip and Moomjy realized assistance didn’t have to be as awkward or imposing as he always assumed it would be. “I am more comfortable asking for what I really need — and I enjoy deeper relationships with the people I care about,” he writes. A DAY IN THE LIFE Father Cesar Galan Cesar Galan sustained a spinal cord injury after being shot in 2001. “While I was in the hospital, I struck up a friendship with the chaplain. When I looked at him, I saw something that I really wanted in my life — and that was peace,” says Galan. Now, Galan has come full circle. See how he spends his days comforting patients as chaplain at that same hospital and serving as a priest at his local Catholic parish.

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