We often take for granted how a daily activity like showering can turn into a major challenge when you are injured or mobility-impaired.
Amramp Pool Lift: Putting water therapies within reach
Make your swimming pool safe with a Pool Lift from Amramp and enjoy therapeutic benefits (and fun!)
In those “dog days of summer” when it gets stiflingly hot, one of the best places to cool off is in the water. Swimming is not only a refreshing source of fun and relaxation. Water therapies are also excellent forms of low-impact exercise, especially for wheelchair users and people who suffer from MS or fibromyalgia, and others for whom weight-bearing exercise is not advisable.
Slow Medicine: Compassionate, family-centric approach takes hold
Today, Americans live in a culture that places a high premium on being “fast” – fast food, fast cars, fast service, speedy delivery, and instant gratification. As a result, we often feel great pressure to make decisions quickly. At the same time, we want them to be the “right” decisions, and we can feel frustrated or dismayed when things don’t turn out the way we’d hoped.
Memorial Day ceremonies accessible to everyone, especially Veterans
Organizers of Memorial Day services – this year on Monday, May 30 – need to review their plans to be certain all venues are wheelchair accessible. This is especially important as the number of older Veterans swells.
For fund-raising and awareness, people of all abilities get moving
Just as certain as daffodils, the dawn of spring begins the charity walk and run season.
Wheelchair ramp rentals bring graduation ceremonies into ADA compliance
Graduation is a time when event planners who don’t generally think about wheelchair ramps must put them on their agendas. Graduation ceremonies aren’t always held in buildings that are wheelchair accessible. With improved weather across much of the country, outdoor graduations are generally the norm. Schools, colleges, universities, and other institutions are required to comply with the Americans With Disabilities Act, making wheelchair ramp rentals an ideal solution.