Sunday, April 6, 2014

Thinking Out Side the Box.

It is critical in the specialty business to be thinking outside the box on how to help people maximize their abilities.It amazes me how many times I hear clients tell me that their old equipment suppliers/providers told them NO it couldn’t be done. For many industries this may be the case, but for our industry, the custom seating and positioning industry; telling people NO, can mean the difference of independence, or the equipment not being used.

Of course our company says NO, when it liability or safety is a concern; but we offer our client’s the option to customize their equipment to the extent is makes their lives easier or more independent.

Our company advertises its ability to provide custom mobility and seating equipment. If we advertise this we must be able to deliver. Our company continues to offer off the shelf products when needed, offering molded seating systems, customized seating frames, tilt in space, recline, elevating seat, and standing options.

To further our out side of the box thinking, we have the ability to add, specialty lighting to equipment. Many of our clients are children and young adults who were robbed of the ability to own, customize and drive a car. We have been offering neon and other lighting packages to accessorize their rides. Kicking it up a notch, or octave is mounting stereo systems, amplifiers, and speaker systems to the chairs for the entertainment of themselves and their peers.

A new addition, has been adding rear view camera and display systems for clients who have difficulty seeing behind the chair. For may wheelchair users, there is a big blind spot behind their chairs. We have been offering a camera that mounts to the rear of the chair which is attached to a LCD screen on the front of the chair to enable clients to see what is behind them.

Our company still strives at providing systems that fit, and interact with it’s users. We challenge ourselves everyday in enabling our clients; maximizing their abilities!!!!

This article was provided by Carey Britton, Seating and Mobility Specialist for Active Mobility Center, he can be reached at 954-946-5793 or at cbritton@wheelchairguys.com

1 comment:

  1. I am curious if you are getting insurance to cover all this customization. Our vendors are very capable of designing and delivering on all the customization that we need for our pediatric patients only to be denied by insurance and the cost of the customization is not within their self pay range. Would be happy if you could provide some innovative way to get these items covered as we write detailed letters of medical necessity only to be told that it is not covered, only standard versions of wc's are covered if that.

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