Tag: Abilities International Accessibility Conference
Abilities Expo preps for first event of 2027
October 27, 2026HME News Staff
LONG BEACH, Calif. – Abilities Expo returns to the Long Beach Convention Center Jan. 14-16, 2027, building on last year’s event there, which drew more than 13,000 visitors. This year, the show will feature three, instead of two, exhibit halls with more than 200 exhibitors. “Abilities Expo filled two halls in its first year with us, and we’re proud to welcome it back with a third,” said Robert Smit, general manager of the Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center....
Abilities Expo plans streamlined accessibility conferences for 2027
October 16, 2026Liz Beaulieu, Editor
GUILFORD, England – Abilities Expo will host two, rather than three, Abilities International Accessibility Conferences in 2027, focusing on events in Los Angeles on Jan. 14-15 and the New York metro area on April 29-30.
The organization also hosted a conference in Chicago in June 2026 but has decided to concentrate its efforts on East Coast and West Coast events next year.
“By doing that, we’ll be able to put more investment and more time and energy into making those...
Conference scoop: RESNA to consolidate presence in 2027, return to standalone in 2028
September 18, 2026Liz Beaulieu, Editor
ARLINGTON, Va. – RESNA will once again co-locate its annual conference with the Abilities International Accessibility Conference in 2027, but the organization will consolidate all its programming at a single event in the New York metro area on April 29-30.
The decision comes after RESNA experimented with a two-location format in 2026, helping organize programming in both Long Beach, Calif., and New York. The organization split its educational offerings, including workshops, scientific paper...
RESNA seeks submissions for conference programming
August 31, 2026HME News Staff
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – RESNA will co-locate its 2027 conference with the Abilities International Accessibility Conference in the New York metro area April 29-April 30. At the event, hosted by the Abilities Expo, RESNA will organize sessions and workshops, a scientific paper platform session and posters, a student scientific paper platform session and posters, the Student Design Challenge and the Developer’s Showcase. It is joining NCART, iNRRTS, the Clinician Task Force, ISS and U.S. Rehab...
Accessibility Conference builds traction in three-city debut
May 29, 2026Liz Beaulieu, Editor
CHICAGO – The Abilities International Accessibility Conference will have its final stop of the year in Chicago June 11-12 and all signs point to the inaugural conference returning in multiple cities in 2027, says Katy Roberts.
About 220 complex rehab technology (CRT) professionals attended the Accessibility Conference in Los Angeles in January and about 250 attended in New York in April, says Roberts, managing director of Raccoon Media Group, which hosts the conference as part of the Abilities...
Service and repair as a value driver? It’s not impossible, says Ted Metcalf
January 16, 2026Liz Beaulieu, Editor
WATERLOO, Iowa – Ted Metcalf, director of U.S. Rehab, will bring best practices for service and repair to the inaugural Abilities International Accessibility Conference, March 26-27, 2026, at the Long Beach Convention Center. His goal: To show complex rehab technology (CRT) providers that this area of their business doesn’t have to be a loss leader.
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Registration opens for inaugural event for complex rehab professionals
October 28, 2025HME News Staff
LOS ANGELES – Early-bird registration is now open for the inaugural Abilities International Accessibility Conference on March 26-27, 2026, at the Long Beach Convention Center. Co-located with the Abilities Expo, the Abilities International Accessibility Conference is designed to unite complex rehab technology (CRT) professionals across disciplines, creating a hub to enhance professional practice and business through education, networking and thought leadership. Attendees have the opportunity...