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Lucy & Her Amazing iPad: Lucy's Interview

See our blog about iOS 13 and the amazing new accessibility function here. Today we're talking with Lucy about using the built in Bluetooth on her Permobil F3 Corpus power wheelchair.

You have read our overview on some of the new options available on iOS 13, relating to the different adaptations that can be made for physical considerations on an iPhone or iPad. Now we want to tell you the story of “Lucy and her Amazing iPad” and how she has used improvements in technology to complete school work, play educational games, and of course, take selfies! Below is our interview with Lucy.

Permobil Brings on Seasoned Entrepreneur & Med-Tech Innovator to Lead Business in the Americas

Permobil recently announced that Charles ‘Chuck’ Witkowski, II has been named its Executive Vice President (EVP) Business Region (BR) Americas. Sweden-based Permobil will look to Witkowski – an entrepreneurial leader with a strong healthcare background and passion for applying life sciences to product development that improves people’s lives – to advance its mission of moving people forward, literally and figuratively, without regard to society’s definitions of ability.

Power Assist Devices & Funding Trends

The last part in our 4 part series about Power Assist Devices. See Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3.

For the final post in this series, we will be focusing on the funding trends and considerations for power assist devices. These past few weeks we’ve talked about all the great applications of power assist devices, but how do we get this piece of equipment for our clients? Coverage for power assist devices varies based on the funding source. Let’s look at the most common funding sources and how power assist devices are typically covered.