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Index of Advertisers
Accessible Environments
1-800-776-1461
Swing clear hinges. Designed for barrier free life. Adds two inches to any doorway.
1-800-342-8968
Got legs? Use daily for your health. Try EasyStand. Mobile and support options available.
American Ramp Systems
202 West First St. S.
Boston, MA 02127
1-800-649-5215
Sales and rentals, commercial and residential ramps. Portable and low cost. Indoors or
outdoors. Easy set-up without tools. Call for more information.
128 6th Ave. E.
Regina, SK S4N 5A5
Canada
1-800-470-7067
The best quick-attach "permanent" hand control system in the world. Absolutely
no vehicle modifications. Adjustable pedal extensions now available.
P.O. Box 310
Winamac, IN 46996
1-800-THE-LIFT
It's simple. You want to get out and enjoy life. We don't think that's too much to ask.
That's why for over 25 years we have designed mobility systems that are as dependable as
they are easy to use. Call for more info, including "Guidelines," an excellent
resource for equipment selection and funding sources.
Columbus McKinnon Corp.
Medical Products Division
140 John James Audubon Parkway
Amherst, NY 14226-1197
1-800-888-0985
CM Assist Lift & Transfer Systems -- independence, security, ease and versatility.
Crow River Industries, Inc.
2800 Northwest Blvd.
Minneapolis, MN 55441-2625
1-800-488-7688
What you really want to see in a lift is -- well, less of it. The ultra-compact Vangater
II gives your spacious van a room with a view. Our left-mounted single post design creates
more usable interior space. Vangater II also offers an all-electric variable speed setting
that lets you choose your preferred up and down speed. A single function switch control
makes the lift very user friendly.
324 Werner St.
P.O.Box 67
Leipsic, OH 45856
1-800-654-3376
Tranquility -- simply the best disposable brief. Call for a FREE catalog. Mention this ad
and receive a $5 coupon for Transquility Incontinence Products.
Environmental Solutions
1-800-972-8348
The EZ-FLO automatic faucet control offers easy water access -- fits all kitchen and
bathroom faucets -- only $14.95.
Everest & Jennings
1-800-235-4661
1-800-387-9113 (CANADA)
Kuschall
1-800-654-4768
LaBac
1-800-445-4402
The Best in Rehab -- E&J, Kuschall of America and LaBac Systems -- all under the
Graham-Field umbrella to being the best to you. Call for more information on manual and
power chairs and seating systems.
1-800-952-2248
1-800-833-0312 -- for hearing-impaired consumers
One call does it all -- When you are ready to roll, go to your Ford or Lincoln-Mercury
dealer. Mobility Motoring will help you with the right vehicle solution, assessment
centers, adaptive equipment deals and installers, and up to $1,000 in cash assistance.
Frog Legs
P.O. Box 465
Vinton, Iowa 52349
1-319-373-9393
Welcoming the Bullfrog to our pad -- a retrofittable suspension caster system for power
chairs. Compatible with Invacare, E&J and Sunrise Medical power chairs. Accommodates
up to a 9"x3" wheel. Reduced frame vibration.
Assistance Center
P.O. Box 9011
Detroit, MI 48202
1-800-323-9935
1-800-833-9935 -- tty
You already have motivation. You need transportation. That's the mission of the General
Motors Mobility Program. It provides the names of local companies that can assess your
needs and install appropriate adaptive equipment for drivers or passengers. And it can
show you how to get up to $1,000 toward the cost of that equipment on a new GM vehicle.
1-800-667-5660
Introducing exciting alternatives in canes, walkers and rollators. Special on canes $39.95
-- adjustable aluminum, durable finish, fashion colors, handpainted designs.
547 Haymore Avenue, South
Worthington, OH 43085
1-614-885-9172
Make your toilet wheelchair accessible in minutes with the Toilet Seat Riser -- more
comfort, more stability, easy to clean.
Hoveround Corp.
2151 Whitfield Industrial Way
Sarasota, FL 34243
1-800-701-2913
Personal mobility vehicles. Hoverround's joystick control and ease of use is perfect for
the active person with a disability. Medicare assignment accepted. To find out if you
quality, call for our FREE video package.
HUD
U.S. Department of Housing and Development
1-800-669-9777
1-800-927-9275 -- TDD
Have a nice set of wheels but can't find a place to park them? Limiting your housing
choice just becuase you have children could be discrimination. If you suspect unfair
housing practices, contact HUD or your local Fair Housing Center.
5722 S. Flamingo Rd., Suite 192
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33330
1-888-660-8324
1-9540434-6601 fax
Don't be a victim. Practical & effective self-defense for the disabled.
Defense-Ability Self-Defense program by a series of four instructional videos by Master
Jurgen Schmidt.
Independence Providers, Inc.
P.O. Box 172
Thornwood, NY 10594
1-888-542-6608
More mobility -- More freedom -- with Lifestand standing wheelchair. Available with
power-assisted lift features. And now, a fully powered chair is available, too. Call for
more information.
1-800-333-6900
Wheelchair dancer Mary Verdi-Fletcher and rockers Robby and Ricky Heisner of Van Gogh are
Action performers. Verdi-Fletcher, principal dancer of Cleveland Ballet Dancing Wheels,
shows her abilities in her Action A-4 wheelchair with a Silhouette seating system. Robby
and Ricky Heisner both use the sleek and stylish Action Storm Series powerchairs with
Personal Backs.
4351 W. College Ave., Suite 505
Appleton, WI 54914
1-800-424-3369
1-920-738-9050 fax
Thera-fit -- an innovative exerciser for active and passive (power assisted) exercise of
arms or legs. Rugged design and state-of-the- art electronics. Easy to use on a table, in
bed or on the floor. Call for more information.
1-800-426-0354
The FIRST folding-frame manual & power wheelchair with four-wheel suspension comfort,
quality & durability. Call for free brochure.
Knit-Rite, Inc.
Enjoy our prosthetic socks! Talk with your prosthetist about the particular family of
Knit-Rite socks which would give you the greatest benefit: Soft Socks, A+ Socks, Super
Socks. Each family available in light, medium and heavy weight.
62 Maple Ave. N.
Smiths Falls, ON K7A 2A7
1-800-565-9845
seawolf888@aol.com
The Elaine Anne Lift System for GM Extended Cab pickups, Suburbans, Tahoes. Drive from
your wheelchair. Headrest and tie-down included.
Lifeslider
Route 2, Box 712
Arkansas City, KS 67005-9547
1-316-442-4543
The Lifeslider offers comfort, stability and security in emergency rescue and evacuation
work. Lightweight and durable, molded plastic body. Call for more information.
1980 S. Quebec St. #4
Denver, CO 80231-3234
1-800-582-4338
email: info@lubidet.com
Make life easier with Lubidet's toilet attachment. Gentle, effective, non-intrusive
personal cleansing. Warm water wash; warm air dry. Call for free brochure.
Mac's Lift Gate
2715 Seaboard Lane
Long Beach, CA 90805
1-800-795-6227
Make life accessible again with the most affordable residential lift system available --
Vertical Home Lift PL 45. Easily installed. Weather proof. Plugs into household current
(110 volt AC). Lifting height 72 inches.
Maxi Aids
1-800-522-6294
For those hard-to-find products such as kitchen aids, dressing aids and bathroom
accessories, get the one real source: The Maxi Aids catalog. It's 186 item-packed pages
and it's FREE. Call now.
1-800-328-3863
Self-esteem. The power of postive thinking, all of a sudden so apparent. I know this: The
love of life and search for adventure always endures. Offering the self-cath closed
system. Call for more information.
Moving Solutions, Inc.
1-800-228-7980
Offering the High-Way overhead transfer system. When you need assistance with everyday
matters from getting out of bed, to moving to another room, to the bathroom, tub, or even
out to the terrace - - Moving Solutions High Way Systems can help get you there more
comfortably, safely and reliably. Call for more information.
Consider a federal career. NSF has opportunities in a variety of clerical, administrative,
science, engineering and science education fields. For employment opportunities, call
Madalyn Chisley at: 1-703-306-1185, ext. 3034, or call
1-800-628-1487 -- the 24-hour vacancy hotline
1-703-306-0189 for those with hearing impairments.
or write:National Science Foundation
Division of Human Resource Management
4201 Wilson Blvd., Suite 315
Arlington, VA 22230
Attention: Personnel Staffing Specialist.
509 Front St.
Roanoke, IL 61561-0348
1-800-351-9095
We offer the widest range of residential elevators, vertical and inclined platform lifts
in the marketplace today. Customization is our standard. Call for information.
NCM Consumer Products
P.O. Box 6070
San Jose, CA 95150
1-800-235-7054
Having trouble with everyday tasks like opening jars, writing, buttoning shirts, turning
keys or bending over? Sometimes finding the simplest product can make the biggest
difference in your daily life. We have a catalog full of such devices. Call for FREE
catalog.
May Media Meeting
PO Box 145
Louisville, KY 40201
1-502-899-9562 fax
What We Say ... What They Hear. A beginning discussion. Our issues are not heard or
discussed in the media. Other groups -- black, women and gay -- are routinely asked their
views on public issues. Not us. Why not? It's time to talk seriously about this problem.
May 21-23, 1999 in Louisville, Kentucky. Get with it.
230 Percival Drive
West Barnstable, MA 02668
1-508-362-7498
e-mail: rdequip@capecod.net
New inexpensive, lightweight electric leg bag emptier. Also offers the Tub Slide Shower
Chair þ so versatile that it will work in almost any bathroom.
P.O. Box 194
Hillsdale, MI 49242
1-800-910-VANS
email: RAINBOW@DMCI.NET
Rental of wheelchair accessible vans for periods of one day or longer. Rainbow Wheels
provides the vehicle for freedom and independence. Our goal is to improve the mobility of
people with disabilities and their families.
Rochester Medical
Stewartville, MN 55976
1-800-243-3315
Wide Band -- the new standard in male external catheters. Designed to stay on. And
introducing, Personal Catheter, the intermittent catheter you would choose for yourself,
with new softness, new features (made entirely os silicone, won't stiffen in cold weather
or soften on days; comfort-sized drainage eyes, and more). Call for a FREE SAMPLE.
San Joaquin Delta College
5151 Pacific Ave.
Stockton, CA 95207
1-209-954-5627
We have job openings available:
-- Administrative Assistant to the President. Bachelor's degree required.
-- Farm Lab Manager. Bachelor's degree required.
-- Financial aid officer. Bachelor's degree required.
-- P.O.S.T. academy suoervisor. Associate's degree required.
-- Project Coordinator. Bachelor's degree or Associate's degree and two years experience.
Contact the office of Human Resources for more information and application forms.
Statewide Wheelers, Inc.
1-800-909-1222
Wheelchair accessible van rentals. Serving Las Vegas and Laughlin Nevada areas. New
min-vans with lowered floors, electric ramps, tie downs and hand controls.
Thomas Fetterman, Inc.
1-888-355-6941
Superlite forearm crutches. Custom made or adjustable. Tornado gel tips and grips. Color
options. President Clinton used them and "likes them quite a lot." Call for FREE
catalog.
Upward Mobility Limousine
1-718-645-7774
New York City's first roll-in car service to all major airports.
1-800-456-1371
Van rentals nationwide for wheelchair and scooter users. Now vacation with total
independence with our state-of-the-art accessible mini-vans. Call for reservations.
175 E. Interstate 30
Garland, TX 750043
1-800-241-8839
Transportation & Mobility, Home Medical Equipment, Construction -- the single source
for independent living. Call for more information or see our website.
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