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Did You Know? QAP Participation Became NMEDA Requirement in 2011

If you are a person with disabilities and have, or are in the process of purchasing an accessible van, you probably know about the National Mobility Equipment Dealers Association’s Quality Assurance Program (QAP). The program was developed…

For People with Disabilities: U.S. Labor Dept. Sets Historic Hiring Goal

Wheelchair Accessible

To get to a job, you typically need transportation. If you are a person with disabilities, especially one who requires a wheelchair, you need an accessible or wheelchair van. Without the job, you probably can’t afford to buy a vehicle with…

Handicap Minivan Ramps: Side-Entry Vs Rear-Entry

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When buying or renting a handicap accessible van, youʼll have to choose between a side-entry or rear-entry ramp. In the past, side-entry has been a top seller, however, rear-entry ramps are gaining in popularity. Both styles offer a power…

Rent a Wheelchair Van When…

Wheelchair Accessible

With a lot of struggle, you can get a folding wheelchair and a person with mobility challenges into the family sedan, but a wheelchair van with a lift or ramp and a variety of other mobility equipment is much easier and safer. You may…

Random (But Important) Tips on Your Accessible Van

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An accessible van is your most important asset when you need to go somewhere. If your handicap van breaks down, you can’t borrow a friend’s van when you have a doctor’s appointment—most friends’ vans don’t have a lift or…

Full-Size Handicap Vans Get a Bad Rap

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“Handicap” vans have gotten a bad rap. Traditionally viewed as humble wheelchair accessible vehicles for people with disabilities, they now have new attitude with sporty exteriors, spacious interiors and all the top-of-the-line…

NMEDA Works Hand-in-Hand with Mobility Specialists and You

Wheelchair Accessible

It takes specialists to create wheelchair accessible vehicles for the more than 1 million wheelchair users in the U.S. It would be a nightmare if you had to find all those specialists on your own: an occupational therapist, Certified…

Is it Time to Get an Accessible Vehicle?

Wheelchair Accessible

Wrangling that wheelchair into the family sedan may not have been so difficult a year or two ago; but each year we put off switching to a handicapped or accessible van, we notice our strength decreases and our pain increases.…

Recently Disabled? Where to Start if You Need an Accessible Vehicle

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If you have recently become a person with a disability and want to get behind the wheel again and drive, where do you start? You may need specific equipment to get into and out of a vehicle, special equipment if you want to drive, and a luxury…

Problem When Flying? Call the Hotline

Living With a Disability, Wheelchair Accessible

The holidays are just around the corner. You may be flying to a family celebration or vacation and hopefully, everything will go well. The majority of all airlines are now geared to serving fliers with disabilities; however, not all…

Did You Know? QAP Participation Became NMEDA Requirement in 2011

For People with Disabilities: U.S. Labor Dept. Sets Historic Hiring Goal

Handicap Minivan Ramps: Side-Entry Vs Rear-Entry

Rent a Wheelchair Van When…

Random (But Important) Tips on Your Accessible Van

Full-Size Handicap Vans Get a Bad Rap

NMEDA Works Hand-in-Hand with Mobility Specialists and You

Is it Time to Get an Accessible Vehicle?

Recently Disabled? Where to Start if You Need an Accessible Vehicle

Problem When Flying? Call the Hotline

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