All Entries in the "Transportation" Category
Motorvation: Motorcycles
There are many ways for wheelchair users to modify motorcycles and catch the wind once again.
Everyday Advocacy: Driving for Ridesharing Companies
Should adaptive vehicle owners consider driving for ridesharing companies like Uber and Lyft?
Affordable Vans and Cars
Driving a vehicle is a daily occurrence for most people, and an activity that is often taken for granted. Driving provides a means of leaving the home to work, shop, attain an education, travel great distances or enjoy time with friends. But for many people with disabilities, the cost of driving can create what seems […]
In Case You Missed It: Automotive
For each product category in the Consumer Guide, we’ve collected a handful of items that appeared in NM in 2014. In some cases the original article is longer, so we’ve provided the link, in case you’d like to look up more information: Chairiot Solo (June, Accessible Electric Cars: Soon?) The Chairiot solo is the first […]
Two Wheelchair RV Blogs
Ever dreamed of dropping everything you do, packing up an RV and just going on a long road trip? Read on to learn more about two bloggers living the wheelchair RV lifestyle. Rolling in a RV “Rolling in a RV” was started by Karen, a woman who was injured as a result of a hot […]
NM Turns 25: Our Journey, 2010-2014
Our final installment of New Mobility’s 25th anniversary “Legacy” section brings us to the present.
Crytico.com: Yelp for the Mobility Industry?
As the purveyors of all things “Gear,” this week’s post takes a roll away from the product previews we’ve been doing to preview a new web site that hopes to change the way you chose your gear. Crytico.com, which launched its pilot phase last week, aims to become the leading website dedicated to reviews of […]
Courtney Boyll Named NMEDA Local Hero
The National Mobility Equipment Dealers Association has announced that Courtney Boyll, a mother of three and third grade teacher at Moulton Elementary in Moulton, Ala., is one of four winners of its 2014 Local Hero Contest. Boyll, 36, was given the keys to a new 2014 Toyota Sienna with a VMI Northstar conversion during a […]
Trouble on the Streets of New York City
Last time I visited New York City, I was frustratingly reminded how tough the place is for wheelers. Besides the millions of walking people packing streets and crosswalks, Manhattan’s curb cuts are either nonexistent or in terrible shape. (If you’re lucky, there’s one useable curb cut at a major intersection.) Sidewalks are ragged and bumpy, […]
Letters: August 2014
Wheelchair users sound off on travel, taxis and e-vehicles.
