Finding Safe Driving and Mobility Equipment for Disabled People

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of NMEDA. All opinions are 100% mine.

Sixteen years ago my grandmother was diagnosed with ALS. Just two months after her diagnosis, she'd completely lost her mobility. Only 6 months prior, she'd shown no outward signs of weakness or illness whatsoever... driving everyday, volunteering in her neighborhood, mowing her own lawn, attending events with friends and enjoying the first few years of her retirement. So when her body started to decline, we were not only unprepared emotionally for what we were witnessing, but we had no clue where to turn for advice on how to help her maintain some level of independence. We also struggled with how to keep her comfortable.

We didn't have NMEDA (National Mobility Equipment Dealers Association) back then to turn to for help in providing our loved one with the safe modifications to and within her vehicle and home. All we knew at the time was that we needed to buy or borrow a wheelchair, which she had a lot of trouble managing. It was also hard to make her home (that of an able-bodied woman), fit her chair, which was wide and clumsy.

Don't find yourself in that difficult position... a NMEDA dealer can assist you and give you the peace of mind that your loved one has been given the best possible information and equipment to consider for the situation at hand. They offer both Dealers and what they call Quality Assurance Program Dealers... which is the only nationally recognized accreditation program for the Adaptive Mobility Equipment Industry.

If you're looking to modify a vehicle... NMEDA offers guidance on wheelchair adapted vehicles. You know they'll fit your needs as fully as is possible because they offer a "real life" in person assessment designed to insure you end up with modifications best suited for your lifestyle. After all, disabled individuals have different needs and abilities to take into account.   NMEDA understands your loved one is unique and not stamped from a mold... it's for this reason, they caution against purchasing online or by catalogue.

If you have a loved one confined to a chair, please take a moment to search out a local "qualified" NMEDA dealer... a non-profit trade association. Simply type in your zip code on their homepage and find the nearest dealer, available to help you provide a new level of independence to that special someone. We have one just 5 minutes away, which is something I'll tuck in my memory bank... because you just never know what life might throw your way and who wants to go down that road alone? Not I!