The “Prior Authorization” process is a labor-intensive requirement. For a complex power chair, a manufacturer must coordinate with physicians, physical therapists, and insurance adjusters to prove ...
A WARN letter filed with the state on Jan. 26 detailed the permanent closure of the Cardone distribution facility at 3000 East Pioneer Pkwy in Arlington.
Kao Spencer flew from Philadelphia to Portland, Maine, on American Airlines earlier this month. She checked her $7,000 custom ...
Advocates hope a wave of laws newly enacted in 2026 will boost momentum for repair bills addressing consumer electronics, ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tim Kiley adjusts a bolt on a wheelchair armrest that was donated after losing a screw. Two wheelchair-repair experts have ...
UK-based charity PhysioNet has announced that it has a simple but powerful mission: to provide surplus physiotherapy and mobility equipment to children and adults with disabilities in low- and ...
Hate to ask, but I can use some help with getting the batteries (it needs two) for my power Wheelchair. The ones that are in it are 5 and 1/2 years old and are dying and will not hold a charge very ...
Florida's proposed wheelchair repair bill, SB 412, aims to improve accountability and service in the wheelchair repair industry. Many wheelchair users face a monopoly-like system with limited provider ...
Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. It took Casey Moore, who relies on his power wheelchair, four months to get it ...
On a Tuesday night at Shift Community Cycles in Eugene, people are huddled in groups of two or three in the back. The crowd is a mix of people who want to modify their own wheelchairs and people who ...
Washington is joining a growing list of states trying to tear down barriers for consumers who want to repair their electronics rather than buy new ones. Gov. Bob Ferguson last week signed the state’s ...
Washignton Gov. Bob Ferguson, joined by state Rep. Mia Gregerson, left, chief sponsor of HB 1483, in Olympia on Monday. (TVW via YouTube) Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson signed the Right to Repair Act ...