MobilityWorks Blog

March is National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month—Wear Green on March 25th to Show Your Support

March 6, 2015

The month of March is designated as National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month. National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month is committed to raising awareness of the disorder as well as the ongoing research efforts being done to find new treatments and hopefully a cure. Cerebral Palsy (CP) is a condition caused by damage to one or more […]

Stem Cell Therapy and Immune Markers: Key Advancements in the Research and Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis

February 12, 2015

When nerves have barren patches without myelin, they can no longer properly conduct electrical signals… the therapy involves the harvesting of stem cells from bone marrow. Over 400,000 Americans are affected by Multiple Sclerosis (MS), a degenerative neurological disease that causes an erosion of the insulating fat (myelin) that surrounds nerves. When someone is affected […]

SmartFloor™ for Commercial Vans Offers Custom Flexibility for Wheelchair Transport Vehicles

January 16, 2015

Revolutionary flooring product offered by MobilityWorks now available for Ram ProMaster and Ford Transit commercial van platforms. Whenever someone sees the Transit Works SmartFloor™ product for the first time and begins to grasp the benefits of being able to quickly rearrange the seating, or remove them altogether, there’s always an ‘aha’ moment. Inside most of […]

Microcars for Wheelchairs: Then and Now

January 3, 2015

The Need and Desire for Independence is the Mother of All Mobility Inventions Most of us have seen the latest Mercedes-Benz ‘Smart Car’ on the road these past few years, but did you know that a wheelchair microcar was invented back in the 1950s? Along with entrepreneurs like Ralph Braun, the founder of today’s BraunAbility […]

MobilityWorks Opens Highland Park NJ Store Location

January 2, 2015

Now Serving the Edison, New Brunswick and Greater Newark New Jersey Markets MobilityWorks of Highland Park is located at 211 Woodbridge Avenue, Highland Park, NJ 08904 with easy access from Route 1 and the I-95 New Jersey Turnpike. This new location will help to serve the greater Newark New Jersey area. Highland Park is in […]

Special Go Kart Lets Wheelchair Users Race at Cincinnati Indoor Racing Facility

December 22, 2014

Full Throttle Indoor Kart Racing and MobilityWorks Design a Go Kart for All-Inclusive Enjoyment Back in August of 2014, Aaron Banfield part owner of Full Throttle Indoor Kart Racing came to MobilityWorks of Cincinnati and asked if we could put hand controls on a go kart. Aaron has a heart for the disabled community because […]

MobilityWorks Detroit Showroom Moves to New Location on 14 Mile Rd

December 4, 2014

Larger Showroom of Wheelchair Accessible Vans, Scooter Lifts and More Now Open in Madison Hts Our Detroit service center has moved from its previous location on East Avis to 1604 E 14 Mile Rd in Madison Heights. For clients needing service or to speak directly to your mobility consultant, our local phone number is the […]

MobilityWorks Opens New Location Northeast of Atlanta Georgia

November 3, 2014

Second Georgia Store to Serve Norcross Area Community MobilityWorks is opening the doors today on its second Atlanta area location. Located in the city of Doraville in DeKalb County, MobilityWorks will now be able to serve the surrounding suburbs of Atlanta to the east and north of the city. The new showroom and service center […]

Housing Grants for Veterans Help Our Injured Military to Purchase Adapted Housing

October 6, 2014

Self Imposed Limitations & the Benefit of Adaptable Housing Grants “Being disabled should not mean being disqualified from having access to every aspect of life” – Emma Thompson On September 10th Chris Melendez did something he hadn’t done before. Sure, he had his share of double leg takedowns, arm bars and half-nelsons; he had gone […]

Kyla Gets Her Wheelchair Van!

September 10, 2014

She didn’t win the contest but she won a lot of hearts Eight year old Kyla Hartigan was born 12 weeks premature, spent 16 weeks in the NICU and fought every day to stay with us. As a result of her prematurity, she was diagnosed with Quadriplegic Dyskinetic Cerebral Palsy. Her family had been using […]