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  • 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.
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  • illinois mesothelioma lawyer - this site is dedicated to providing important information to asbestos disease & mesothelioma patients and their families, so that they will be able to make educated decisions about how to proceed in terms of filing a claim
  • 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
  • Wheelchair Power Tag Rugby -- A new form of rugby which is played indoors by two teams of three wheelchairs

Beds and Accessories

  • Adjustable Beds 101 -- Adjustable beds by GoldenRest and Flex-A-Bed at factory direct prices. Free nationwide delivery.
  • 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 stickswalker basket
  • 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
  • Walking Canes - the walking cane does wonders for your everyday life and greatly improves mobility.

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
  • 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:

  • 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.
  • Homecare Suppliers, LLC -- An official provider of Summit Stair Lifts. Features numerous home care related lifting products.
  • Silver Cross -- Find recycled and new stair lifts through a prescreened network of installers. Compare common stairlift models. Learn stair lift useful tips
  • Stannah -- chair and stair lifts for home mobility

Toileting

Wheeled Mobility

  • 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 101 -- Offering Pride Power Electric Scooters at guaranteed low prices, delivered to your home.
  • Lynncore -- offers inexpensive scooter
  • Miracle on Wheels -- Provider of power wheelchairs made by Invacare, Pride, & Bruno under Medicare and Medical guidelines.
  • 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.

Organizations and Services

Spinal Cord Injuries

  • CODI Archives: Articles about Spinal Cord Injury
  • 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.
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