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NEWS

New Power Chair is Designed to Maneuver Through the Tightest of Spaces

Quickie recently released the Q300 M Mini, a power chair with a narrow width and the tightest turning radius on the market. Add in a low seat-to-floor-height to assist in fitting under tables, and this compact but fully-functional chair should give users the ability to maneuver through the tightest of spaces. Click the link for more details and a video breakdown of its features.

FUN READ

Auti Angel: In Her Own Words and On Her Own Terms

You probably know Auti Angel as a star of Push Girls, the award-winning reality show. Jerry McGill gets Angel to open up about the personal and professional challenges she’s faced and what she’s up to now. “At age 51, some 28 years after her accident, Angel is still in the game,” he writes. “Despite having recent surgery to repair a collapsed disc, she is in the studio working on a hip-hop album. … For the woman who once referred to herself as ‘JLo before there was JLo,’ there simply is no time to slow down.”

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PRO TIPS

10 Step Guide to Accessible Gardening

If you’ve never tried gardening before, the benefits are enormous — from reduced stress to providing nutritious, inexpensive food. Tim Gilmer, who spent decades as an organic farmer, gives you a detailed breakdown for how to set up a manageable garden space on a deck, patio or other easily-accessible area.

Getting a Good Setup With Bad Reimbursement

In this month’s cover story, Seth McBride writes about how difficult it can be to get quality equipment reimbursed by insurance. In this month’s Gear Hacks, he shares some wheelchair setup tricks along with a couple of innovative aluminum-framed chairs. “There’s no setup that’s perfect for everyone, but with a willingness to play around, I hope you can find something that works well for you — even if your insurance doesn’t,” he says.

Wild About Walleye

2020 was a disaster for just about everyone, but for Kary Wright, whose home was destroyed in a fire, the past year has been especially trying. Here’s how Wright set out on a spontaneous road trip to go catch some fish and found out it was just what he and his wife needed to start feeling normalcy creep back into their lives.

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