2017 Disability Equality Index Shows Employment Progress
This year's Disability Equality Index shows more companies are recruiting employees with disabilities.
September 2017
August 2017
New Mobility’s Biweekly Newsletter – August 1, 2017
Spinal Cord Injury Anniversaries. Access to Uber. Innovative Manual Wheelchair Steering. Managing Personal Care Attendants. Become a Google Tester.
July 2017
Could Uber’s NYC Fleet be 25 Percent Accessible by Year 2021?
A new proposal by TLC calls for 25 percent of NYC for-hire vehicles to become accessible.
On Healthcare
When you lose faith in Congress, remember: this issue, healthcare — this one matters.
CMS Makes Complex Power Wheelchair Components Exemption Permanent
CMS exempts some power wheelchair components from competitive bidding.
April 2017
Wheelchair User Lenin Moreno Elected President of Ecuador
Lenin Moreno won Ecuador's April 2 presidential election, becoming the first wheelchair user elected as a head of state in Latin America.
February 2017
Supreme Court Victory for Girl and Her Service Dog
The U.S. Supreme Court has sided with a 13-year-old Michigan girl with cerebral palsy who has spent years fighting for the right to bring her golden doodle service dog, Wonder, to class.
January 2017
Connecticut Passes Law Updating the Access Symbol
The famous blue and white access symbol depicting a wheelchair user has been widely used throughout the world since the 1960s, but will soon be [...]
December 2016
2016 Ruderman Prize Winners Include AXS Labs and Media Access Awards
On Dec. 5, The Ruderman Family Foundation announced the winners for its 2016 Ruderman Prize in Inclusion, which honors innovative organizations that work to advance [...]
President Obama Signs the 21st Century Cures Act
The Cures Act Protects Access to Mobility Equipment through Medicare On Dec. 13, President Obama signed the 21st Century Cures Act, a massive piece of [...]
