NMEDA Wheelchair Accessible Vehicles
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I had never seen any handicapped vehicles before I came here to the US. These types of vehicles are a real life saver for people who have disabilities. They are easy to enter and exit as well as drive for people in wheelchairs.
I know three people in my family that need this kind of vehicle. First, my sister in-law’s brother. He had an accident many years ago that left him completely paralyzed in the legs and partially paralyzed in the arms. In past years, people in his kind of condition would be completely dependent upon others to get around and do almost any useful work. Today, he has a job as a security guard, earns a living and is a productive member of society. He lives about six hundred miles away but usually comes up to visit my sister and brother-in-law at their house on the lake about once a year or so.
He is able to drive his own vehicle all that distance by himself because he has a motorized wheelchair and lift in his van that helps him get in and out easily. The van is set up with special hand controls that handle all of the operations of the vehicle and give him almost complete freedom of mobility. The lift is the most critical part of the van because without it, he could not get in or out by himself. These types of wheelchair lifts are also often incorporated in public transportation vehicles that allow the handicapped freedom of mobility even when they can’t own or drive their own vehicles.
Second, my own brother-in-law in Germany. He had an accident while at work. He is an engineer and at that time, he was supervising a building construction in Dubai, UAE. He fell off the scaffolding from the height of a two storey building. Both of his legs were broken and one of them had to be amputated. My brother in-law also has a handicapped accessible vehicle now and he’s back working.
Third, my husband. Although he doesn’t have the need for this kind of vehicle just yet, if his health conditions continue to deteriorate, he may have the need soon. He has Chronic Lyme Disease. It has been five years now that he has been battling nerve damage and joint pain. He has said that he feels twenty years older than his actual age and felt twenty years younger before the onset. He doesn’t have much energy anymore and stumbles around while walking. Once, a very strong willed and independent person, he now has become very dependent upon me, especially when it comes to doing physical work. It seems his need for mobility equipment is on the horizon, judging from his current condition. See mobility reviews to decide.
The National Mobility Equipment Dealers Association (NMEDA) works to improve the lives of individuals with disabilities by providing the best and most beneficial solutions for increased mobility and independence. NMEDA is a non-profit trade association encouraging consumers to buy products from a NMEDA qualified dealers located in the US and Canada.
The NMEDA QAP is the only nationally accredited program for the Adaptive Mobility Equipment Industry. It is based on the principle that in order to satisfy customers consistently, companies must have a systematic and well documented approach to quality. In case you need additional training or product refinements, a NMEDA adviser is there to help you. All NMEDA mobility equipment dealers are required to be QAP accredited, ensuring the highest standards in mobility equipment installations. This unique training program is how NMEDA assures quality, safety and electro-mechanical integrity of the product delivered to every consumer.
NMEDA is also hosting a National Mobility Awareness Month. During the promotion period, NMEDA encourages people with disabilities to participate and nominate themselves or another Local Hero in their community. You can start sending your entries on April 20 – May 31, 2016 and vote for your favorite Local Hero on May 1 – 31, 2016 at the MobilityAwarenessMonth.com website. NMEDA will be giving away wheelchair accessible vehicles as part of this amazing promotion.