Tag: Alex Mihailidis

Alex Mihailidis has a solution for wheelchair users who lack the physical strength to use manual wheelchairs, and the judgment to operate power wheelchairs. Mihailidis, immediate past-president of RESNA, and a member of a new Toronto-based company, Braze Mobility, plan to debut a new navigation assistance system for powered wheelchairs at the upcoming RESNA/NCART conference in Arlington, Va., July 10-14. HME News recently spoke to Mihailidis about how his device can restore independence and save...

WASHINGTON - RESNA has received special consultative status from the United Nations, allowing the organization to increase its international presence, says President Alex Mihailidis. RESNA now may actively work with the UN Economic and Social Council, adding items to its provisional agendas, submitting statements and attending meetings. The status also allows RESNA to send official representatives to UN events, conferences and activities, and to consult with the council on items of mutual interest....

WASHINGTON - RESNA has received special consultative status from the United Nations, allowing the organization to increase its international presence, says President Alex Mihailidis. RESNA now may actively work with the UN Economic and Social Council, adding items to its provisional agendas, submitting statements and attending meetings. The status also allows RESNA to send official representatives to UN events, conferences and activities, and to consult with the council on items of mutual interest....