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SHOW FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY LOANER SCOOTERS Provided complimentary by Pride Mobility Products Corp. HOURS August 4 • 11am–5pm August 5 • 11am–5pm August 6 • 11am–4pm Pride Mobility Products Corp. will make loaner scooters* available for visitors to Abilities Expo inside the Exhibit Hall. Appropriate EVENT INFORMATION & REGULATIONS: identification must be provided. • Show Management is not responsible for loss or theft of personal belongings. PERSONAL CARE SERVICE ATTENDANT** • Purchases: As the removal of products or materials requires A Personal Care Service Attendant* to assist guests during show hours documentation, please have receipts available. Packages may be subject for their personal needs (rest room assistance, filling out forms, etc.) will to inspection. be available at the Accessibility Help Desk. • There is no paging system available. SHUTTLE SERVICE – Curbside Accessible shuttle service from/to the • NO SOLICITATIONS PLEASE!! Solicitations to exhibitors or Wyndham Houston Medical Center and Springhill Suites to NRG Center, expo attendees are not permitted by individuals, including visiting Hall E entrance, Provided Complimentary by manufacturers who are not contracted exhibitors with Abilities Expo. If NRG Center and hotels listed. you see anyone during the Expo hours soliciting another person, please inform Show Management immediately. – AREAS ON THE EXHIBIT FLOOR – • By registering for this event, attendees and their guests authorize Abilities Expo to use any photographs taken of them during the expo. ARTIST MARKET Uses may include promotional materials and activities. VSA Texas once again is sponsoring the Artist Market in • Photography or videotaping in the exhibit hall is prohibited unless Booth 224. Drop by to see some amazing work that may be authorized by Show Management in writing. Please go to the Accessibility purchased on show site. Help Desk in the Lobby in front of the Exhibit Hall if authorization is required. Permission from each booth exhibitor is required prior to taking ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE booth photographs or videotaping. Test drive accessibility and special education apps at the AT ACCESSIBILITY HELP DESK – INFORMATION / LOST AND FOUND Showcase, presented by Texas Technology Access Program, Show-related questions may be answered at the Accessibility Help Desk Booth 719. in the Lobby. Any lost items will be held here until the close of the show, FOOD SERVICE when they will be given to Building Security. The food service and seating area is at the back of the hall and will be AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER** Sponsored by Sign open show days until one hour prior to show close. Shares, Booth 1117 You may sign up to engage a sign language interpreter* SERVICE DOG RELIEF AREA at the Accessibility Help Desk in the Lobby. Please walk up aisle 200 and access the doors on the left of the Exhibit FIRST AID Hall to exit the building. We appreciate you picking up after your animal. First Aid provider will be available at the Accessibility Help Desk in the Please, do not exit the front of the Convention Center as there are no Lobby in front of the Exhibit Hall during show days and hours. There is a provisions there. First Aid office by Hall A should you require additional assistance. In an WHEELCHAIR REPAIR PAVILION Provided complimentary by Frog Legs. emergency please dial 0 from a house phone or 911 from any other phone. Free maintenance* will be provided in Booth 734. This service will end one hour before the show ends each day. HOTELS Springhill Suites by Marriott Houston Medical Center DISCLAIMER: Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this Show 1400 Old Spanish Trail, Houston, TX 77054 Directory. However, Show Management cannot be held responsible for any errors or 713-796-1000 omissions. Opinions stated at the workshops/events are those of the speakers and not necessarily those of Abilities Expo. All workshops and events are subject to change or Wyndham Houston Medical Center cancellation without prior notice. 6800 Main Street, Houston, TX 77030 713-528-7744 *These complimentary services are available on a first come/first served basis during show days/hours. Show Management Calendar of Events **These services are provided compliments of Abilities Expo. Chairman Boston Lew Shomer September 8-10, 2017 President/CEO San Mateo TABLE OF CONTENTS David Korse October 27-29, 2017 General Information...... 3 Operations DC Metro Caryn Cohan-Bates, CEM December 1-3, 2017 Floor Plan...... 4 Exhibit Sales Los Angeles Julienne Dallara Events and Educational Workshops February 23-25, 2018 Valerie Teague Friday...... 6-7 New York Metro Education/Events Saturday...... 8-9 Sarah Galbraith Laucks, CMP May 4-6, 2018 Marketing/PR Chicago Sunday...... 10-11 Kevaleen Lara June 29-July 1, 2018 Exhibitor Information Houston Registration / Accessibility Help Desk Exhibitor Listings...... 13 Roseann Ogilvie August 3-5, 2018 Product Categories...... 24 Abilities Expo 16501 Ventura Blvd. • Suite 510 Encino, CA 91436 Office: 310.450.8831x3 Fax: 424.238.6358 3 Houston August 4-6 2017 NRG Center • Hall E

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Events, Workshops and Activities Make the Total Abilities Experience! For locations, Abilities Expo showcases many events and workshops to entertain and educate! All while giving you the opportunity to try please refer new activities, expand your interests, and discover ways to be more involved in the Houston region. to the * Dates and times of workshops and events are subject to change without notice. The opinions presented at the workshops and events are those of the presenters and do not Floor Plan necessarily represent the opinions of Abilities Expo. Workshop and events content should not be considered as a replacement or substitute for the services of trained professionals in (page 4) any field, including, but not limited to, financial, medical or legal matters. We encourage you to seek the advice of professionals, as appropriate, regarding the evaluation of any specific information presented in these workshops and events. 3:00pm FUN EVENTS Wheelchair and Ambulatory Tennis All events include a presentation or demonstration as well as an 3:45pm opportunity for attendees of all levels of ability to participate! Presented by: USTA Texas Section, Houston Tennis Association, and Houston Parks and Recreation, Adaptive Recreation Department 11:30am Location: Events Arena 4:30pm Abilities Meet Up Zone Online: www.texas.usta.com and www.houstontx.gov/parks/ adaptivesports.html Presented by: Abilities Expo Location: Booth #933 4:00pm Meet Jerry Diaz, WCMX (Wheelchair Online: Share your photos to social media! Tag #AbilitiesExpo 4:30pm * See Page 12 for list of Meet Up Zone Events Motocross) Athlete Location: Events Arena 11:30am Online: Follow Jerry at www.facebook.com/jerrydiaz13, Instagram: 4:30pm Face Painting @uradrenalinerush, YouTube: Jerry Diaz * Note: Jerry’s flips and tricks are not for everyone, and are risky. Presented by: Houston Face Painting Please consult with your physician and use common sense before Location: Meet Up Zone, Booth #933 attempting something that may be dangerous for your specific Online: www.houstonfacepainting.net condition. 12:00pm

12:30pm Service Dog Demonstration ALL DAY ACTIVITIES These activities run continuously during show hours and include Presented by: Allie Keaton, My Service Dog the opportunity for all attendees to participate! Location: Events Arena Online: www.myservicedog.com Artist Market Presented by: VSA Texas 12:00pm Roll with the Wind: Ride-Along Race Location: Booth #224 3:00pm Experience Online: www.vsatx.org Presented by: Ainsley’s Angels of America Assistive Technology Showcase: Location: Booth #555 Interact with Tomorrow’s Technology Today Online: www.ainsleysangels.org Presented by: Texas Technology Access Program Location: Booth #719 1:00pm Online: http://techaccess.edb.utexas.edu 1:45pm Boccia Presented by: Houston Parks & Recreation Department, Adaptive FREE WORKSHOPS Sports and Recreation All workshops take place in Workshop #1. Location: Events Arena See floor plan on page 4 for locations. Online: www.houstontx.gov/parks/adaptivesports.html • All attendees are welcome. Arrive early to get a seat! There is no advance 2:00pm registration for workshops. Auti Angel’s FreeStyle Dance Workshop • Professionals: Certificates of participation are available for workshops. 2:30pm Visit the Accessibility Help Desk (in the front lobby) for details. Presented by: Auti Angel, Abilities Expo “Dancebassador”, star of 11:45am The Art of a Hobby: How to Make the Sundance Channel’s Push Girls Location: Events Arena 12:45pm Creative World Accessible to You Online: www.autiangel.net and www.autiangel.com Presented by: Eric Clow, Project Coordinator, VSA Texas and artists Dee Franklin and Drew Bedo Location: Workshop #1 Online: www.vsatx.org

Serving the Community 6 Since 1979 FRIDAY • August 4, 2017 EVENTS & WORKSHOPS

1:00pm Emergency Preparedness for People 2:00pm with Disabilities Presented by: Emergency Management and Disability Preparedness Experts from Regional Government Agencies, and Non-Profit Organizations Location: Workshop #1 Online: www.disability.gov (select Emergency Preparedness) 2:30pm Living Independently on the Autism 3:30pm Spectrum: An Insider’s Perspective Presented by: Nicholas Guillerman, MEd Graduate Student at the University of Saint Thomas-Houston, Engineering Teacher/Robotics Coach at Katy Independent School District Location: Workshop #1 3:45pm Service Dogs in Public Places: Your Rights 4:45pm Under the Americans with Disabilities Act Presented by: Marisa Demaya, Deputy Director, Southwest ADA Center at ILRU, a program of TIRR Memorial Hermann Location: Workshop #1 Online: www.southwestada.org

www.abilitiesexpo.com 7 EVENTS & WORKSHOPS SATURDAY • August 5, 2017

Events, Workshops and Activities Make the Total Abilities Experience! For locations, Abilities Expo showcases many events and workshops to entertain and educate! All while giving you the opportunity to try please refer new activities, expand your interests, and discover ways to be more involved in the Chicago region. to the * Dates and times of workshops and events are subject to change without notice. The opinions presented at the workshops and events are those of the presenters and do not Floor Plan necessarily represent the opinions of Abilities Expo. Workshop and events content should not be considered as a replacement or substitute for the services of trained professionals in (page 4) any field, including, but not limited to, financial, medical or legal matters. We encourage you to seek the advice of professionals, as appropriate, regarding the evaluation of any specific information presented in these workshops and events. FUN EVENTS 2:00pm Auti Angel’s FreeStyle Dance All events include a presentation or demonstration as well as an 2:30pm Workshop opportunity for attendees of all levels of ability to participate! Presented by: Auti Angel, Abilities Expo “Dancebassador”, star of 11:15am Sundance Channel’s Push Girls Service Dog Demonstration Location: Events Arena 11:45am Online: www.autiangel.net and www.autiangel.com Presented by: Kristin Hartness, Executive Director, Canines for 2:45pm Disabled Kids Sled Hockey Demonstration Location: Events Arena 3:45pm Online: www.caninesforkids.org Presented by: STARskaters and Texas Sled Hockey Location: Events Arena 11:30am Online: www.texassledhockey.org and www.starskaters.org Abilities Meet Up Zone 4:30pm 3:45pm Presented by: Abilities Expo 4:30pm Wheelchair Basketball Location: Booth #933 Online: Share your photos to social media! Tag #AbilitiesExpo Presented by: Houston Parks and Recreation, Adaptive Recreation Department * See Page 12 for list of Meet Up Zone Events Location: Events Arena Online: www.houstontx.gov/parks/adaptivesports.html 11:30am 4:30pm Face Painting ALL DAY ACTIVITIES Presented by: Houston Face Painting These activities run continuously during show hours and include Location: Meet Up Zone, Booth #933 the opportunity for all attendees to participate! Online: www.houstonfacepainting.net Artist Market 12:00pm Presented by: VSA Texas Wheelchair Rugby Location: Booth #224 12:45pm Online: www.vsatx.org Presented by: Houston Parks and Recreation, Adaptive Recreation Department Assistive Technology Showcase: Location: Events Arena Interact with Tomorrow’s Technology Today Online: www.houstontx.gov/parks/adaptivesports.html Presented by: Texas Technology Access Program Location: Booth #719 12:00pm Roll with the Wind: Ride-Along Race Online: http://techaccess.edb.utexas.edu 3:00pm Experience Presented by: Ainsley’s Angels of America FREE WORKSHOPS Location: Booth #555 All workshops take place in Workshop #1. Online: www.ainsleysangels.org See floor plan on page 4 for locations. • All attendees are welcome. Arrive early to get a seat! There is no advance 1:00pm registration for workshops. Mock Cosplay Competition • Professionals: Certificates of participation are available for workshops. 1:30pm Visit the Accessibility Help Desk (in the front lobby) for details. Presented by: CosAbility 11:45am Location: Events Arena Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy 101 Online: www.cosability.com and www.facebook.com/CosAbility 12:45pm Presented by: Shannon Kenitz, Executive Director, International Hyperbarics Association and Dr. Giuseppina Benincasa-Feingold, MD Location: Workshop #1 Online: www.ihausa.org, www.shannonandgrace.com

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1:00pm Access the World: Tips for Traveling 2:00pm with a Disability Presented by: Debra Kerper, Easy Access Travel Location: Workshop #1 Online: www.easyaccesstravel.com 2:30pm 3:30pm How to Benefit from the IEP System Presented by: Karen Mayer Cunningham, Special Education Advocate Location: Workshop #1 Online: www.karenmayercunningham.com 3:45pm Therapeutic Cannabis: Benefits, 4:45pm Legalities and Best Practices Presented by: Tracy Ryan, CEO, CannaKids Location: Workshop #1 Online: www.cannakids.org

www.abilitiesexpo.com 9 EVENTS & WORKSHOPS SUNDAY • August 6, 2017

Events, Workshops and Activities Make the Total Abilities Experience! For locations, Abilities Expo showcases many events and workshops to entertain and educate! All while giving you the opportunity to try please refer new activities, expand your interests, and discover ways to be more involved in the Chicago region. to the * Dates and times of workshops and events are subject to change without notice. The opinions presented at the workshops and events are those of the presenters and do not Floor Plan necessarily represent the opinions of Abilities Expo. Workshop and events content should not be considered as a replacement or substitute for the services of trained professionals in (page 4) any field, including, but not limited to, financial, medical or legal matters. We encourage you to seek the advice of professionals, as appropriate, regarding the evaluation of any specific information presented in these workshops and events. FUN EVENTS ALL DAY ACTIVITIES All events include a presentation or demonstration as well as an These activities run continuously during show hours and include opportunity for attendees of all levels of ability to participate! the opportunity for all attendees to participate! Artist Market 11:30am Abilities Meet Up Zone Presented by: VSA Texas 3:30pm Location: Booth #224 Presented by: Abilities Expo Online: www.vsatx.org Location: Booth #933 Assistive Technology Showcase: Online: Share your photos to social media! Tag #AbilitiesExpo * See Page 12 for list of Meet Up Zone Events Interact with Tomorrow’s Technology Today Presented by: Texas Technology Access Program 11:30am Location: Booth #719 3:30pm Face Painting Online: http://techaccess.edb.utexas.edu Presented by: Houston Face Painting Location: Meet Up Zone, Booth #933 Online: www.houstonfacepainting.net 12:00pm Ayita Wheelchair Dance Presentation 12:30pm and Class Presented by: Ayita Wheelchair Dance Location: Events Arena Online: https://www.facebook.com/Ayitadance/ 12:00pm Roll with the Wind: Ride-Along Race 3:00pm Experience Presented by: Ainsley’s Angels of America Location: Booth #555 Online: www.ainsleysangels.org 1:00pm 1:30pm Service Dog Demonstration Presented by: Allie Keaton, My Service Dog Location: Events Arena Online: www.myservicedog.com 2:00pm Auti Angel’s “FreeStyle Dance 2:30pm Workshop” Presented by: Auti Angel, Abilities Expo “Dancebassador”, star of Sundance Channel’s Push Girls Location: Events Arena Online: www.autiangel.net and www.autiangel.com

Serving the Community 10 Since 1979 SUNDAY • August 6, 2017 EVENTS & WORKSHOPS FREE WORKSHOPS All workshops take place in Workshop #1. See floor plan on page 4 for locations. • All attendees are welcome. Arrive early to get a seat! There is no advance registration for workshops. • Professionals: Certificates of participation are available for workshops. Visit the Accessibility Help Desk (in the front lobby) for details..

Caregiver Day at Abilities Expo The Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation welcomes caregivers and families for a series of three workshops geared to the specific interests and needs of those who are living together with disability. To learn more visit www.christopherreeve.org. 11:45am Acupressure for Stress Relief: The Seva #AbilitiesExpo 12:45pm Stress Release Program Presented by: Regina Rosenthal PT, MA, RYT-200 Location: Workshop #1 1:00pm Putting Insomnia and Other Sleep 2:00pm Issues to Sleep Presented by: Jay Gupta RPh, MScIM, MTM, RxYT & Terry Gupta MSW, RxYT, RMT Location: Workshop #1 2:15pm 3:15pm Protected Tomorrows: Future Care Plans Presented by: Mary Anne Ehlert, Expert in Special Needs Planning and Services Location: Workshop #1

www.abilitiesexpo.com 11 Abilities MEET UP ZONE Connect with Experts and Peers in the Zone Friday 11:30am – 4:30pm. Saturday 11:30am – 4:30pm. Sunday 11:30am – 3:30pm. The Meet Up Zone is where Expo-goers come together to share experience, engage one-on-one with experts and have fun in the photo booth! Friday, August 4, 2017 11:30am Face Painting (closes at 4:30pm) 1:00pm Becoming an Adaptive Artist - Eric Clow, VSA Texas, Dee Franklin and Drew Bedo 1:30pm Ms. Wheelchair Texas USA 2017 – Jessica Escamilla 2:00pm Medicaid Waivers – Olga Guerra 2:45pm Auti Angel, star of Sundance Channel’s “Push Girls” and Abilities Expo “Dancebassador” 3:00pm Service Dogs and Your Rights - Marisa Demaya, Southwest ADA Center Saturday, August 5, 2017 11:30am Face Painting (closes at 4:30pm) 12:00pm Service Dogs - Kristin Hartness, Canines for Disabled Kids 12:30pm Ms. Wheelchair Texas USA 2017 - Jessica Escamilla 1:00pm Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy 1:15pm Meet the Ambassador – Michelle Colvard 1:45pm Cosplay - Amy and Kirsten Passmore, CosAbility 2:15pm Travel - Debra Kerper, Easy Access Travel 2:45pm Auti Angel, star of Sundance Channel’s “Push Girls” and Abilities Expo “Dancebassador” 3:15pm Medicaid Waivers – Olga Guerra 3:45pm Navigating the IEP System - Karen Mayer Cunningham, Special Education Advocate Sunday, August 6, 2017 11:30am Face Painting (closes at 3:30pm) 12:30pm Ms. Wheelchair Texas Texas 2017 - Jessica Escamilla 1:00pm Acupressure for Stress Relief - Regina Rosenthal PT, MA, RYT-200* 1:30pm Future Care Planning - MaryAnne Ehlert, Protected Tomorrows”* 2:15pm Putting Insomnia and Other Sleep Issues to Sleep - Jay Gupta RPh, MScIM, MTM, RxYT & Terry Gupta MSW, RxYT, RMT* 2:45pm Auti Angel, star of Sundance Channel’s “Push Girls” and Abilities Expo “Dancebassador” Look for the white flags around booth #933!

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It offers content on Adaptive Driving Access, Inc...... 415 a wide variety of topics, including peer support, active living, emotional issues, 6836 N. Sam Houston Pkwy.W., • Houston TX 77064 Phone: 713-874-9100 health and wellness, mobility, and adaptive living—anything that will help Magazine is: Fax: 713-874-9105 Email: [email protected] amputees enjoy all that life has to offer. www.adaptivedriving.com Since 1995, ADA has grown to be one of the largest and most complete handicap AMS Vans, Inc...... 527 • The best source for updates and timely van and mobility equipment dealers in Texas. We offer lowered floor minivans, 3414 Swensen Rd. • Pearland TX 77581 Phone: 866-459-6066 full-size vans, Trucks and SUV’s, Lifts, hand controls, mobility and transfer seats, Email: [email protected] www.amsvans.com information for nearly 200,000 consumers and full range of High Tech adaptive products. ADA is proud to be the exclusive Nationwide provider of wheelchair accessible vehicles, rentals, and service. We in the neuromuscular disease community. BraunAbility dealer in the Greater Houston, Corpus Christi and the Rio Grande are Your Mobility Store providing driving modifications, specialized seating and Valley. We are also an authorized conversion dealer for VMI, Mobility SVM, equipment of all kinds. If you need a product to help get you mobile, whether it is Tuscany and El Dorado. a vehicle, a power chair, or some kind of equipment... we have what you need at • Quest is shared with hundreds of clinicians, the best price in the U.S. Adaptive Sports - Houston, Pasadena and Pearland.....143 therapists and MDA-supported researchers 5200 Burke Rd. • Pasadena TX 77504 Phone: 281-487-1755 Bamboo Pillows...... 218 nationwide. 5090 Richmond Ave. • #302 • Houston TX 77056 Phone: 808-397-3153 Email: [email protected] mrc.pasadenatexas.net The City Parks and Recreation Departments of Houston, Pasadena and Pearland work Email: [email protected] • Quest is delivered to more than 150 MDA together to provide Adaptive Recreation programming to individuals with disabilities Bath Fitter of Houston...... 526 at low to no cost! 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We rely solely on the generosity of our donors to support our programs the online, downloadable PDF version of We manufacture mobility equipment to meet people’s varying needs by simplifying and fundraisers. Quest at no additional charge. access to their vehicle. We are dedicated to mobility. Our innovative product line up of turning and lowering seat bases, power transfer boards and wheelchair lifts Behavior TLC...... 334 are the solution you’ve been looking for. Come check us out! 1001 Pineloch • Suite 600 • Houston TX 77062 Phone: 281-461-6888 Email: [email protected] www.behaviortlc.com mda.org/quest Ainsley’s Angels of America...... 555 Behavior Therapy and Learning Center (Behavior TLC) is owned and operated by 562 W. 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Box Wheelchairs is dedicated to providing users with the most radically advanced and high performance, custom wheelchairs on the planet! We take great pride in custom sizing and fitting each chair, specifically to each user and their unique All Wheels Up...... 211 needs. We believe that success is defined by team work, love, and LISTENING to 5575 La Jolla Drive • Frisco TX 75034...... Phone: 917-414-0897 a person’s concerns and challenges, before overcoming them! You don’t have to Email: [email protected] www.AllWheelsUp.org just “settle”, as there is no such thing as a standard BOX Wheelchair! All Wheels Up is the only organization in the world crash testing wheelchair restraint systems and wheelchairs for commercial and private transport planes for in-cabin use. BraunAbility...... 507 631 W. 11th St. • Winamac IN 46996...... Phone: 574-946-4139 Amerigroup...... 325 Email: [email protected] www.braunability.com/ 3800 Buffalo Speedway • Suite 400 • Houston TX 77098 Ph: 713-218-5185 With nearly 45 years of experience, BraunAbility® promises the most reliable Email: [email protected] wheelchair accessible vehicles and wheelchair lifts in the industry. The market Amerigroup Texas helps improve health care access and quality for approximately leader offers the widest product line-up, including conversions on Honda, Toyota 800,000 low-income Texans by developing innovative care management programs and Dodge/Chrysler minivans, as well as the first wheelchair accessible SUV, built and services. Amerigroup Texas provides ongoing community relations and on the Ford Explorer. outreach to encourage members to become active participants in their health care. Reach MDA families, caregivers, physical and Through health education programs, members are empowered to choose and Byram Healthcare...... 522 occupational therapists, and more by advertising in sustain a healthy lifestyle. 120 Bloomingdale Rd. • Suite 301 • White Plains NY 10605 Phone: 914-450-0615 Email: [email protected] the next print issue of Quest Magazine or online. AMF Bruns of America...... 338 www.byramhealthcare.com 1797 Georgetown Road • Hudson OH 44236 Byram Healthcare is a leading national provider of medical supplies, providing Maureen Tuncer Email: [email protected] the products, services, and support needed to maximize clinical outcomes and manage benefits. Byram Healthcare is recognized for its clinical support programs (866) 775-8568 that include the diabetes, wound care, ostomy, urological, incontinence and enteral nutrition areas. [email protected]

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Cajun Mobility...... 546 Cure Medical...... 332 2703 Stokes St. • Monroe LA 71201 Phone: 318-366-5772 1434 E. Lake Mead Parkway • Henderson NV 89015 Phone: 800-570-1778 Email: [email protected] www.cajunmobility.com Email: [email protected] www.curemedical.com With over 40 years of experience in the manufacturing industry Cajun Mobility Founded by quadriplegic Bob Yant, Cure Medical is an independently-owned offers a 4 wheel drive, all terrain power wheelchair that can be used indoor as well company that develops, manufactures, and markets intermittent catheters and as outdoor. This wheelchair has been cleared by the FDA meeting or exceeding closed catheter systems. Only Cure Medical catheters are not made with DEHP their standards. Cajun Commando is proudly made in the USA using the latest or BPA. We offer the only catheter on the market that is approved for pediatric technology available in the industry. We are a Women Owned Small Business that use by the FDA. Cure Medical also donates 10% of our net income to scientific believes that you should “Live The Life You Love”. research for spinal cord injury and CNS/D. TRY A CURE at www.curemedical.com or call 800.570.1778. Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation...... 911 636 Morris Turnpike • Suite 3A • Short Hills NJ 07078..... Phone: 973-467-8270 Department of Veterans Affairs...... 212 Email: [email protected] www.paralysis.org 6900 Alemeda Road • Houston TX 77030...... Phone: 713.383.1882 The Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation provides FREE information services Email: [email protected] to individuals and their families affected by paralysis. DermaTherapy...... 829 CI Pediatric Therapy Centers...... 715 301 N Elm Street • Suite 600 • Greensboro NC 27401 Phone: 336-202-1526 2927 South Fish Hatchery Road • Fitchburg WI 53711 Phone: 609-819-6394 Fax: 866-510-5122 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] www.CItherapies.com www.dermatherapy.com CI Pediatric Therapy Centers is a pediatric therapy clinic that provides services for kids of With more than 70 patents, products are engineered to deliver durability, all abilities in Madison, WI. Our Advance Program is an unique, collaborative, intensive longevity, and value. Now featuring DermaTherapy® silk-like therapeutic linens PT/OT program. It is designed to improve functional strength and independence through and patient apparel; the first and only patented, FDA-cleared linens for use for gross and fine motor gains in a play-based setting. The program is individualized to patients likely to develop pressure ulcers. Silk-like therapeutic linen is also support the needs of the participant with 4 hour sessions, 5 days per week. We have recommended for use by the NPUAP instead of traditional cotton blend products intensive programs that range from 1 to 4 weeks in duration. for patients who are susceptible to pressure injuries. To learn more, visit us at booth #103. Clarke Health Care Products...... 329 7830 Steubenville Pike • Oakdale PA 15071 Phone: 724-695-2122 Dignity Memorial...... 333 Fax: 724-695-2922 2040 North Loop West • Suite 200 • Houston TX 77018 Email: [email protected] www.clarkehealthcare.com Phone: 832-801-5858 Email: [email protected] Clarke Healthcare is distributor for unique DME products from around the world. www.DignityMemorial.com Dolomite walkers welded steel frames in 9 models, Legacy, Maxi and Jazz. The A Trusted Partner The Dignity Memorial® network of more than 2,000 licensed Aquatec and Major bathlifts. Ocean stainless steel shower commode chairs with providers is North America’s largest and most trusted brand for your funeral, recline, height adjustable or self propel. BORIS pediatric tilting shower chairs, cremation or cemetery needs. Care Bags commode liners. CHCP distributes M-Rail and ArcoRail bed rail and Toilevator raised toilet platform. Portable ramps in fiberglass and aluminum. Dishon-EZ Design and Fabrication, LLC...... 434 ClearCaptions...... 826 Represented by: Bob and Kim Dishon 599 Menio Drive • Rocklin CA 95765 Phone: 916-663-6869 PO Box 8681 • Kalispell MT 59904 Phone: 406-755-4701 Email: [email protected] www.clearcaptions.com Email: [email protected] www.dishon-ezdesign.com Our local California - Title IV ADA Specialist will be on hand to answer any and all Specializing in Custom Adaptations for the handicapped. Bringing access and questions you have and inform you how to get your free caption telephone today! independence to those with unique needs through simple design changes and barrier modifications. Inspired after our grandson was injured, many adaptations Click Heaters...... 812 were designed to assist him with his everyday needs. 19456 Preserve Drive • Boca Raton FL 33498 Phone: 561-906-6017 Fax: 954-416-6168 Email: [email protected] www.clickheaters.com Dive Pirates Foundation...... 722 Click Heaters heating pads uses a unique sodium acetate formula to provide 70 W. Thymewood Place • The Woodlands TX 77382...... Toll Free: 877-393-3483 portable, reusable heat anywhere, anytime! Heat therapy is the application of heat Email: [email protected] Fax:832-442-3318 to treat a wide array of ailments. This product is ideal for sore or stiff muscles, Toll Free: 877-393-3483 arthritis, headaches or migraines, poor circulation, sport related injuries, back Dive Pirates Foundation recruits injured veterans, law enforcement, emergency problems, cramps, neck injuries, and the list goes on and on. first responders and others who are medically qualified and physically disabled. We train and equip recipients to scuba dive along with an adaptive dive buddy Coloplast Corp...... 425 then take them on a trip of a lifetime. Most importantly we encourage our pirates 1601 W.River Rd. • Minneapolis MN 55411 Phone: 800-788-0293 to keep diving and enjoy this life-changing mobile sport with family and friends for Fax: 612-344-2407 a lifetime. Email: [email protected] www.coloplast.us Coloplast develops products and services that make life easier for people with very Drops of Ancient Knowledge, LLC...... 235 personal and private medical conditions. Working closely with the people who 13907 Lake Benbrook Dr. • Houston TX 77044 Phone: 832-776-4424 use our products, we create solutions that are sensitive to their special needs. Email: [email protected] www.werehelping.com We call this intimate healthcare. Our business includes ostomy care, urology and We sell Ho’omana Oils, 3 topical, holistic, infused oils and a salve that help with continence care, and wound and skin care. pain management, helping with most issues. The all natural infused oils are handmade in Hawaii using native Hawaiian plants grown on the owner’s farm Convaid/R82...... 335 on the Big Island. The formulas are centuries old, handed down through the 2830 California St. • Torrance CA 90503 Phone: 310-755-7826 generations, with the owner being the 10th generation. We offer free applications Fax: 310-618-8811 Email: [email protected] www.convaid.com at our booth. Ho’omana Oil only has 7 distributors in the entire world, and only 4 R82 and Convaid develop and produce high-performance, easy-to-use and attractive on the Continental US. innovative aids and appliances for special need children and young adults. Each product is custom-built and tailored to individual specifications to provide optimum Easter Seals Greater Houston...... 222 comfort, safety and convenience based on comprehensive product development and 4500 Bissonnet • #340 • Bellaire TX 77401...... Phone: 713-838-9050 clinical input. Together Convaid and R82 form the Etac Pediatric Group. Email: [email protected] www.eastersealshouston.org Easter Seals Houston serves people with all disabilities & families in Houston Cosmetics Expo (Infinite Beauty)...... 340 & surrounding counties. Early Childhood Intervention; adapted toys/Assistive 18761 W. Dixie Highway • Adventura FL 33180 Phone: 786-731-1907 Technology Lab, BridgingApps, Gymboree, yoga, pet therapy; Children’s Therapy- Email: [email protected] physical, occupational & speech therapy; Camps, Case Management; Caroline Well recognized spa in south Florida with several locations is bringing g the last School; Respite; High School/High Tech-high; Transition Services; Home of trend on cosmetic LED technology, non surgical anti aging treatments. Swing by Your Own-home buyers education; financial literacy; Adult Services-recreational to get a free facial!!! 100 coupons available!! Don’t miss out! opportunities & Veterans Services.

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Easy Access Travel...... 927 Great American Mobility...... 819 1716 Morning Glory • Carollton TX 75007 Phone: 951-202-2208 2111 FM 1960 Road East • Humble TX 77338 Phone: 832-445-0956 Fax: 949-209-1940 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] txmobility.com/ www.easyaccesstravel.com Great American Mobility specializes in Custom Rehabilitative Manual and Power Debra Kerper has been specializing in Travel for Persons with Disabilities for the Mobility Systems. We employ nationally certified professionals for all your custom past 23 years. She has traveled the world using a wheelchair and/or a scooter. mobility needs. As a team of experts with an exemplary track record in Greater She is an amputee and has been living with lupus since the age of 20. Debra Houston, our goal and commitment is to satisfy each client with superior products is considered an expert in the field of disabled travel and serves on Disability and excellent service. We strive to treat everyone like family with the proper Advisory Boards for Virgin America Airlines and Royal Caribbean International. courtesy they deserve. You can put your trust in us because Your Independence is She has won three Trendsetter Awards from TravelAge West for her work with Our Priority! group travel. Harris County Community Services Office of Transit Eldorado Mobility...... 833 401 Capacity Drive • Longview TX 75604 Phone: 785-392-7250 Services...... 309 Fax: 785-493-2037 Email: [email protected] 8410 Lantern Point Drive • Houston TX 77054 Phone: 713-578-2031 www.ElDoradoMobility.com Fax: 713-578-2092 Email: [email protected] ElDorado Mobility manufactures wheelchair-accessible conversion vehicles for RIDES Focusing on Older Adults and people with disabilities, RIDES is a curb-to- consumer use and commercial transit markets. The company’s Amerivan® curb subsidized program that allows eligible customers and participating agencies product line of side loading Chrysler and Dodge minivans feature the industry’s to purchase transportation at a significant discount. The customer/agency pays a widest ramp and only stainless steel floor. Every vehicle produced at the reduced fare for their transportation by way of a 50% grant fund match. company’s ISO 9001 certified facility in Longview, Texas has met a comprehensive set of product performance and quality assurance standards to meet all applicable Hawaiian Moon...... 623 FMVSS/CMVSS requirements. 321 S. Missouri Ave. • Clearwater FL 33756 Phone: 888-256-3276 Email: [email protected] www.aloecream.biz Fold & Go Electric Wheelchairs...... 638 Hawaiian Moon Organic Aloe Cream. Helps to repair and moisturize the skin. 212 S. Meadowlark Street • Lakeway TX 78734 Phone: 512-817-3653 Makes a great gift as well! For further information visit us at www.aloecream.biz Email: [email protected] foldandgowheelchairs.com We manufacture a weatherproof folding electric wheelchair. Our chairs fold up and HDS Medallion...... 824 fit inside the trunk of any sized car. Our chairs weigh only 46 lbs. 282 Hebron Rd. • Bolton CT 06043 Phone: 860-643-4445 Fax: 860-643-5299 Email: [email protected] Freedom Concepts Inc...... 310 www.hdsmedallion.com 2087 Plessis Rd. • Winnipeg MB R3W 1S4 • Canada HDS MEDALLION® DESIGNER BAGS FOR MOBILITY DEVICES Express your Phone: 204-654-1074-207 Fax: 204-654-1149 unique personality & inherent beauty with a smashing CarryAll Bag made just for Email: [email protected] www.freedomconcepts.com/ mobility devices. These stylish, practical bags come in different sizes, styles and Freedom Concepts custom-builds mobility devices for individuals with disabilities patterns. Over 35 fabulously functional bags for females and 2 new bags for men! such as Cerebral Palsy, Spina Bifida, Muscular Dystrophy, Angelman Syndrome, Visit us, enter our daily drawings, check out our show specials and accessories, Rett Syndrome, and visually impaired. Freedom Concepts custom designed too. Practical design fits most devices. USA made of premium quality fabrics, adaptive tricycles, mobility devices, and Chill-Out Chairs provide mobility and trims - great patterns and colors. therapeutic benefits to thousands of special needs individuals throughout Canada and the U.S. Call us today to learn more at 1-800-661-9915. www. Healthmate Forever...... 828 freedomconcepts.com 8901 Washington Street • Kansas City MO 64110 Phone: 888-860-7788 Email: [email protected] www.healthmateforever.com Freedom Motors...... 433 Healthmate International, LLC is specialized in developing, designing and selling 740 Watkins Road • Battle Creek MI 49015 Phone: 269-425-9119 healthcare supplies, as product developer, designer, manufacturer, importer, Fax: 269-660-5825 Email: [email protected] www.fminow.com exporter, wholesaler and retailer. Freedom Motors USA, Inc. (FMI) has been the premier U.S. manufacturer of wheelchair accessible vehicles for well over 20 years. Whether you’re looking Hill-Rom-Liko...... 207 for an accessible minivan, convertible, SUV, or car, FMI offers best in class 1069 SR 46E • Batesville IN 00000 Phone: 812-363-6250 safety, reliability, and functionality. Our FREE, no obligation, at home product Fax: 812-934-8894 Email: [email protected] demonstrations allow our customers to experience the Freedom Motors difference For more than 30 years Liko has been a pioneer in the design and manufacturing from the comfort of their own driveway. Contact us today at 1-800-625-6335. of patient lifts , slings and transfer products for the home. Liko lifts are ideal for helping caregivers lift and reposition their loved ones with care while avoiding Freerider USA...... 814 injuries. 8696 Utica Ave. • Rancho Cucamonga CA 91730 Phone: 909-466-7996 Fax: 909-466-7990 Email: [email protected] Hollister Incorporated...... 913 www.freeriderusa.com 2000 Hollister Drive • Libertyville IL 60048 Phone: 888-740-8999 FreeRider USA believes in providing top-of-the-line scooters, wheelchairs, and Email: [email protected] www.hollisterpeoplefirst.com service to our customers. The Luggie is a lightweight, compact, and easy folding Hollister Continence Care offers research-driven urological products and services mobility scooter. Its innovative design allow users to conveniently move in-and- to help provide independence to people whose lives have been affected by spinal out of tight spaces in shopping centers, restaurants, and airports. It comes in 4 cord injury and Spina Bifida. We are committed to people and helping empower different models and a variety of different colors. The Luggie scooter provides their lives. Everything we do is informed by a single guiding principle: People users with a renewed sense of independence and unlimited accessibility to the First. Visit us at Booth 211 to learn more about our continence care products and world around them. services that promote user independence and confidence. Learn more at www. hollisterpeoplefirst.com Frog Legs, Inc...... 635 14470 Terminal Avenue • Ottumwa IA 52501...... Phone: 641-682-0220 Houston - Mayor’s Office for People with Fax: 641-682-0132 Email: [email protected] www.froglegsinc.com Disabilities...... 1115 Frog Legs manufactures precision-built suspension products. Wheelchair 1475 W. Gray St. • Houston TX 77019 Phone: 281-936-0770 suspension protects riders from the jarring effects of rolling over rough terrain. Fax: 713-284-8582 Email: [email protected] Suspension eases the constant pounding that causes pain and fatigue allowing for The Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities (MOPD) mission is to serve as increased endurance and comfort. In wheelchairs nearly all vibration originates the primary advocate for the rights & needs of citizens with disabilities. MOPD from the frontend. Frog Legs forks eliminate 76% of road shock so the rider’s feet also serves as a liaison between the mayor, city council, city departments and and legs don’t have to. other public and private entities on matters pertaining to people with disabilities Granny Jo Products...... 524 in Houston. MOPD’s vision is a city where everyone understands the importance 3616 Harden Blvd. • #230 • Lakeland FL 33803 Phone: 863-899-1654 of equal participation and full inclusion of all citizens, including citizens with Email: [email protected] www.grannyjoproducts.com disabilities. Walker Bags, Wheelchair bags, two handled mugs, and napkin clips are just a few of the items available from Granny Jo Products

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Houston Center for Independent Living (HCIL)...... 139 Liberty Integration...... 535 1301 Sweetgum ST. • Conroe TX 77385 Phone: 281-407-5605 6201 Bonhomme Rd.Ste.150-S • Houston TX 77036...... Phone: 713-974-4621 Email: [email protected] Fax: 713-974-6927 Email: [email protected] www.hcil.cc Liberty Integration is the leading provider of voice controlled smart home A self-help advocacy organization providing independent living services for people technology integration. Control lights, shades, temperature, locks, fans, audio and with disabilities by people with disabilities(PWD). Services include but are not video simply using your voice. Control every aspect of your environment and your limited to peer to peer counseling, independent living skills training, information entertainment with natural vocal commands that are easy to learn. Our powerful and referral, individual and systems advocacy, post-secondary transition services voice recognition system allows you to take back aspects of your life, that you for youth with disabilities, Deaf/HOH services, housing, employment assistance for never thought you could. In booth demonstrations will be conducted by one of our SSI/SSDI consumers, AT training, DME, financial, relocation services to PWD. own clients. Houston Museum of Natural Science...... 241 Lightening Chargers...... 1111 5555 Hermann Park Drive • Houston TX 77030 Phone: 713-639-4724 500 baybrook Mall drive • Friendswood TX 77546 Email: [email protected] www.hmns.org Email: [email protected] The mission of the Houston Museum of Natural Science shall be to preserve and advance the general knowledge of natural science; to enhance in individuals the Love Has No Disability Inc...... 221 knowledge of and delight in natural science and related subjects; and to maintain and promote a museum of the first class. 9490 FM1960 Bypass W. • Suite 200-338 • Humble TX 77338 Phone: 832-212-4395 Email: [email protected] Inspired by Drive...... 1011 www.lovehasnodisabilityinc.org 11724 Willake St. • Santa Fe Springs CA 90670 Phone: 562-282-0244 Spotlighting Grandparents that are raising their grandchildren with disabilities. Fax: 310-305-1718 Email: [email protected] Engaging and educating our youth on critical thinking skills and real world life www.inspiredbydrive.com skills especially when it comes to those with different abilities. The grace, love and determination of special needs families gave birth to our company name. Inspired by your family and fueled by the tradition of Drive DeVilbiss MaxMobility...... 813 Healthcare, Inspired by Drive merges Columbia Medical and Wenzelite Rehab into 5425 Mount View Parkway • Antioch TN 37013 Phone: 615-731-1860 one brand with over 50 combined years of Pediatric Rehab history. Our P Pod and Email: [email protected] www.max-mobility.com Nessie products represent the current and future vision of product line, designed to The SmartDrive is a revolutionary new power asisst device that will change your be playful, innovative, reliable and clinically sound. Visit our new website today! life. It can power you up steep hills, through carpet and over grass. It is intuitive to use, just push to go and brake to stop, its that simple. It will go for days on a Integrative Hyperbaric Centers...... 733 single charge. Plug in and get out there! 16251 Laguna Canyon Rd. • Ste.175 • Irvine CA 92618 Phone: 877-789-0123 Fax: 562-906-8885 Email: [email protected] MedCare Pediatric Group, LP...... 423 www.californiahyperbarics.com 12371 S. Kirkwood Rd. • Stafford TX 77477 Phone: 713-995-9292 Integrative Hyperbaric Centers - for the improvement of Autism, Traumatic Brain Email: [email protected] www.medcarepediatrics.com Injury, Mitochondrial Disorders, Rheumatoid Arthritis and many other diseases & MedCare has been paving the way for Pediatric Therapy and Nursing in the disabilities. The Integrative Hyperbaric Centers are multi-disciplinary rehabilitation Houston, TX area for over 20 years. MedCare offers comprehensive nursing and centers for hyperbarics, biomedical, therapy, and care for families with special therapy services for patients aged birth to 21 years old in your home or in one needs. We offer a collaboration of therapies and home programs to produce of their convenient outpatient rehab centers located around Houston. MedCare maximum results. also employs physical, occupational and speech therapists as well as pediatric nurses. With our dedication to the highest standards of care, our patient’s lives Invacare Corporation...... 1025 are enhanced every day. One Invacare Way • Elyria OH 44035 Phone: 440-329-6434 Fax: 440-329-6568 Email: [email protected] invacare.com Medicpad...... 213, 427 Invacare Corporation (NYSE:IVC) is the global leader in the manufacture and 200 Water Street • #6304 • Webster TX 77598 Phone: 7134747794 distribution of innovative home and long-term care medical products that promote Email: [email protected] recovery and active lifestyles. Stop by to see the latest in seating, power and manual wheelchairs, or take an Invacare Top End handcycle for a spin on the MEET-UP ZONE...... 933 handcycle track. For more information, visit Invacare’s website at www.invacare. Kevaleen Lara • 16501 Ventura Blvd. • #510 • Encino CA 91436 com. Phone: 310-210-3138 Email: [email protected] In the tradition of a town square, the Abilities Meet Up Zone allows expo-goers to Ionic Shield...... 832 meet other attendees, share experiences and engage with experts to get answers 6335 Annie Oakley Drive • Las Vegas NV 89120 to your most urgent questions. Join our Conversation Circles to discuss such Email: [email protected] important disability issues as paratransit, asking for help, relationships, PCAs (Personal Care Attendants) and travel. The Zone will also feature advice on living Jeunesse Innovations, LLC...... 432 with chronic pain. Lisa Wells and her Wheel:Life team will act as Zone facilitators 5780 SW 25th St. • Unit 8 • Hollywood FL 33023 Phone: 305-915-1525 Email: [email protected] Merits Health Products, Inc...... 1010 730 NE 19th Place • Cape Coral FL 33909 Phone: 239-772-0579 Joy Care Kids...... 640 Fax: 239-574-2661 Email: [email protected] www.meritsusa.com 6440 Sands Point • Houston TX 77074 Phone: 713-929-2273 We provide reliable, expertly engineered solutions for nearly every need. Merits Email: [email protected] www.joycarekids.com Health Products offering included mobility aids, power wheelchairs, scooters and Joycare Pediatric Day Health Center is a Prescribed Pediatric Extended Care many other patient aid products. Avid/Rehab is a division of Merits Health care the Center. We provide daycare services to children with medical needs! At Joycare, specializes in Complex rehab products. Pilot is an accessibility division that offers our children receive nursing, speech therapy, physical therapy and occupational stair lifts for aging in place. therapy!!! Please call 713-929-CARE for more information or visit www. joycarekids.com. Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County...206 Ki Mobility...... 217 Represented by: Houston Metropolitan Transit Authority 5201 Woodward Drive • Stevens Point WI 54481 Phone: 715-254-0991 1900 Main St. • Houston TX 77002 Phone: 713-739-3934 Fax: 715-254-0996 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Ki Mobility specializes in the designing, manufacturing and International Houston Metropolitan Transit Authority; Public Transit/ Fixed Routes and MetroLift distribution of high-quality ultra-lightweight manual wheelchairs. We offer folding, Services rigid, and tilt-in-space in both adult and pediatrics. For more information, please visit: www.kimobility.com. Like us on Facebook! Leggero...... 1021 PO Box 485 • Burnet TX 78611 Phone: 5127565087 Email: [email protected]

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Mobility & Access...... 307 Pant Riser...... 233 1003 International Dr. • Oakdale PA 15071 Phone: 724-695-7822 7550 N. 16th St. • Phoenix AZ 05020 Email: [email protected] Fax: 724-695-3710 Email: [email protected] www.FrankMobility.com Paralyzed Veterans of America/PVA Publications...... 827 Frank Mobility Systems, Inc. provides quality innovative equipment such as the E.motion M15 Push-Rim Power Assist; the Push Rim Activated Power assist 2111 E. Highland Ave. • Ste.180 • Phoenix AZ 85016...... Phone: 602-224-0500 Fax: 602-224-0507 Email: [email protected] pvamag.com powered by Lithium Ion batteries with roll back delay. Other products to be Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) Through our broad range of services/experts, displayed at the show are: the E.fix lightweight power add-on, the Scalamobil PVA works to positively change lives and build brighter futures for our nation’s Portable Stairclimber and the Duet Wheelchair Bicycle Tandem design for young veterans with disabilities & their families by fighting for quality health care & and old to enjoy the outdoors like never before! decent benefits, investing in a cure for paralysis and providing opportunities to get back into life. All wheelchair users may be interested in PN, our monthly news & Mobility Lifter...... 825 information magazine and SPORTS ‘N SPOKES a magazine on wheelchair sports & 1021 Bee Tee Lane • Pleasant View TN 37146 Phone: 615-530-1374 Email: [email protected] www.mobilitylifter.com recreation. LiftKar PT a battery powered, attendant operated PORTABLE Stair Climber. NO HOME OR BUSINESS MODIFICATIONS! Use on Angled, Curved or Spiral Stairs. Permobil...... 407, 413 Any stair material-Carpet, wood, steel, concrete, etc. Outdoor and Indoor use. 300 Duke Dr. • Lebanon TN 37090...... Phone: 800-736-0925 Designed to transport seated passengers. 3 Models PT-S has integrated seat, PT-U Email: [email protected] www.permobil.com uses your wheelchair, the PT-A uses Quick Release Wheelchairs. Lightweight and Permobil has led the industry for over 45 years with rugged, dependable, easy to take with in the car, plane or RV disassembles into three parts, or plane, comfortable, custom-built personal mobility systems. Permobil is one of the most use in your RV! respected names in power wheelchairs, and its reputation is synonymous with innovation. Permobil chairs offer features that can be customized to an individual’s Motion Composites...... 447 needs. Features that provide new levels of independence for adults and children 519 J-Oswald Forest • Suite 101 • St. Roch de l’Achigan QC J0K 3H0 • Canada with a wide range of disabilities. Phone: 866-650-6555 Email: [email protected] www.motioncomposites.com/en/ Phantom Massage Chair...... 239 Motion Composites offers a full selection of lightweight high performance 2525 Old Farm Road • #@2121 • Houston TX 77063 wheelchairs constructed from carbon fiber and aluminum. Easy to propel, Phone: 808-397-3153 Email: [email protected] lightweight, and unique features best describe this entire product line The Motion Composites Veloce weighs 24 pounds configured and 11 pound in a transportation Pride Mobility...... 707 configuration. You have to see this to believe it! 182 Susquehanna Ave. • Unit 350 • Exeter PA 18643...... Phone: 800-800-8586 Email: [email protected] MyServiceDog.com...... 220, 141 Pride® Mobility Products is a global leader in consumer-inspired, innovative 6147 Honea Egypt Rd. • Montgomery TX 77316...... Phone: 713-703-6924 mobility solutions, including the Jazzy Air®, Go-Chair®, Jazzy® line of power Email: [email protected] www.myservicedog.com chairs, Pride® Scooters, Pride® Poer Lift Recliners, Go-Go® travel mobility My Service Dog, Inc. Trains service dogs for all types of disibilities up to products, and Pride® Lifts & Ramps. No matter the life-enhancing product, Pride quadrapeligic. Other services include diabetic alert dogs, seizure alert dogs, dogs designs quality, performance, style, and value from the start – allowing you to for Autism, and hearing. We have been a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit since 2004. “Live Your Best!” National Ataxia Foundation...... 330 Pro Bed Medical Technologies, Inc...... 928 2600 Fernbreck Ln. • Ste.119 • Minneapolis MN 55447.... Phone: 763-553-0020 602-30930 Wheel Avenue • Abbotsford BC V2T 6G7 • Canada Phone: 800-816-8243 Email: [email protected] Fax: 763-553-0167 Email: [email protected] www.ataxia.org The National Ataxia Foundation (NAF) is a nonprofit organization established in 1957 to help families affected by hereditary or sporadic ataxia. The NAF is Project Walk Paralysis Recovery Center...... 426 dedicated to helping ataxia families through research, education, and support 521 Fellowship Road • Suite 155 • Mount Laurel NJ 08054...... services. To find out more about ataxia, the NAF, or ataxia support groups, please Phone: 856-439-6772 Fax: 856-206-0519 visit our web site at www.ataxia.org. Email: [email protected] www.ProjectWalk.com Project Walk is the pioneer in exercise-based recovery with nearly two decades of Neurological Recovery Center...... 327 experience. 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Quantum Rehab...... 807, 806 Southwest ADA Center...... 225 182 Susquehanna Ave. • Exeter PA 18643...... Phone: 570-655-5574 1333 Moursund, TIRR Research Center 2nd Floor, ILRU Dept. • Houston TX 77030 Fax: 570-883-4195 Email: [email protected] Phone: 713-520-0232 Fax: 713-520-5785 Email: [email protected] www.quantumrehab.com www.southwestada.org Quantum Rehab® is a premier manufacturer of consumer-inspired, innovative The Southwest ADA Center is part of the ADA National Network funded by complex rehab products, including ILevel® seat elevation technology, the Q6® the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) of Series of power chairs, TRU-Balance® 3 Power Positioning Systems, Q-Logic 3 the Department of Education. The Center’s mission is to promote voluntary Drive Control System, and Synergy® Cushions and Backs. compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by providing three core services — technical assistance, training and materials dissemination. We also Rehab Pavilion by TRG...... 1118 answer ADA questions and respond to inquiries via a toll free hotline 800-949- 9330 Corporate Drive • Suite 605 • Selma, Texas 78154 Phone: 210-501-7654 4232 (all calls are confidential). [email protected]: The REHAB PAVILION mission is to provide customers the very best medical Special Education Advocacy...... 223 equipment for children and adults that can better your health and safety. We offer 20180 Park Row Dr. • Suite 6326 • Katy TX 77491...... Phone: 281-605-5487 the following products: COLOURS Wheelchairs, HandiCare for Stairlifts, Patient Fax: 281-232-7573 Email: [email protected] Safety Handling lifts, STAR Cushion, ADI, Columbia Medical, FEAL Ramps. 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Motorized, compact; it’s the only cycle suitable for children & adults. Email: [email protected] www.spinergy.com And the only one where you monitor results via the internet. We invest strongly Spinergy is the leading wheel manufacturer within the wheelchair industry. Our in R&D to deliver high quality products to maximize your outcomes and help you lightweight, durable and high performance wheels have been regarded as the best meet your goals. Free software upgrades & reimbursement services are part of wheel on the market for over 15 years. Our daily and sport wheels use a patented our commitment to you. PBO fiber technology that is 1/3 the weight and 3x stronger than steel and 2x Secure Your Legacy...... 924 stronger than carbon/kevlar. Visit our booth for a demo and see our new ZX-1 Three Sugar Creek Center • Suite 100 • Sugar Land TX 77478 Power Add On product! 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More Fax: 877-769-2833 Email: [email protected] details on each program at www.STARskaters.org, www.TexasSledHockey.org and www.myshowerbuddy.com www.SkateTherapy.org If you are interested in participation, sponsorship, volunteering Ergonomic shower transfer systems and Roll-In shower chairs designed and or starting similar programs, contact us at [email protected] engineered in New Zealand. The transfer systems alleviate heavy lifting and Stealth Products Inc...... 907 unnecessary transfers. They also eliminate slip hazards and costly bathroom 104 John Kelly Dr. • Burnet TX 78611 Phone: 512-715-9995 remodeling while maintaining the privacy and dignity of the user. This unique system Fax: 512-715-9954 Email: [email protected] allows for the patient to toilet and bathe in one easy trip, utilizing only one transfer. Launched in 1999, Stealth Products began in response to a need for versatile, high quality head and neck positioning systems as well as switch site location Sign Shares...... 1117 hardware. Stealth has expanded the product line to include, AP (All Positioning) 99 Detering • Suite 160 • Houston, TX 77007 Ph:713-869-4373...... Fax:713-869-8463 Headrests, we also have our own seating, I2i’s, Power tilts, Ultra QCR series, our Established over 27 years ago, Sign Shares is the nations oldest provider of Sign TWB Hardware, also Pediatric Mobility Bases and Gatlin Mounts. Language Interpreting Services, four years before the American with Disabilities Act formulated. Our claim for fame will always be within Sign Language, but our reputable Sunrise Medical (US) LLC...... 306 family has grown. We are pleased to announce our extended family. 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