Tag: Disability
HHS awards $35M in new grants for disability research, technology and training
October 29, 2026HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Administration for Community Living (ACL), has announced more than $35 million in funding for 68 new grants from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) for fiscal year 2026. The grants, which pay for research, technology development, training and technical assistance, aim to improve health, expand job opportunities and support independent living and community...
United Spinal launches impact fund
March 11, 2025HME News Staff
NEW YORK – United Spinal Association has launched its Advocacy Impact Fund to defend disability rights and social programs that benefit people with disabilities. The fund will help provide the association with the resources to expand its nationwide Grassroots Advocacy Network to ensure that policymakers hear the needs and challenges of wheelchair users firsthand. "In these uncertain times, it's more critical than ever that our elected officials hear from the people they represent,”...
United Spinal urges recognition of International Wheelchair Day
February 22, 2024HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – United Spinal Association is inviting champions of disability inclusion to share its International Wheelchair Day blog on their social media platforms to highlight International Wheelchair Day, March 1. The blog offers reflections from wheelchair users on the impact of their mobility devices on their independence, freedom, and quality of life. United Spinal advocates for and provides resources to people with SCI/D.
United Spinal relaunches etiquette guide
January 18, 2024HME News Staff
KEW GARDENS, N.Y. – United Spinal Association has relaunched its popular Disability Etiquette Guide, which was initially published soon after the American Disabilities Act was passed in 1990. The guide seeks to educate businesses, schools and the general public about the disability community and contains helpful statistics and language guidelines. “Our original Disability Etiquette Guide had an enormous impact for members of the disability community in workplaces, schools, and fellow...
Numotion honored for disability inclusion
July 11, 2023HME News Staff
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. - Numotion has been named a Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion for the third consecutive year after receiving a score of 100 on the 2023 Disability Equality Index (DEI), the company has announced. “Numotion is proud to be recognized for measures we have taken to create an inclusive environment for employees of all abilities,” said Mike Swinford, Numotion CEO. “This is a sustained effort that we will continue to champion and support, cultivating a workplace...
Numotion at top of disability index
July 21, 2022HME News Staff
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – Numotion has been named a 2022 Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion by Disability:IN. The company received a score of 100 on the Disability Equality Index (DEI), a joint initiative with the American Association of People with Disabilities. The index is a comprehensive benchmarking tool that helps companies build a roadmap of measurable, tangible actions toward disability inclusion and equality. A company must score 80 or above to be recognized. A record 415 companies...
What’s the industry’s stake in Build Back Better?
December 17, 2021Liz Beaulieu, Editor
WASHINGTON – United Spinal Association’s Alexandra Bennewith, who has been working in Washington, D.C., for close to 25 years, says she’s never seen anything as comprehensive for home and community-based services for the disability community as the Build Back Better legislation.
“It would be truly life changing for so many people,” said Bennewith, vice president, government relations, for the association.
Here’s what Bennewith had to say about...
Numotion earns honor for inclusion
July 13, 2021HME News Staff
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. - Numotion has been named a "Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion" after earning a score of 100 on the 2021 Disability Equality Index (DEI). DEI, a joint initiative of the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) and Disability:IN, is a disability inclusion assessment tool that allows businesses to self-report their disability practices and policies. “Disability awareness is a core part of Numotion’s values and culture of inclusion,” said Mike...
BraunAbility formalizes commitment to people with disabilities
October 8, 2019HME News Staff
INDIANAPOLIS - BraunAbility has committed to recruiting more people with physical disabilities into its workforce. The company has made the commitment as it opens the doors to its new global headquarters in Carmel, Ind., which has been designed to be accessible and accommodating to people with mobility challenges, and as it celebrates National Disability Employment Awareness Month in October. BraunAbility has committed to: ensuring that it sends each job opening directly to more than 20 disability...
HomeCare Connect builds home mods staff
September 3, 2019HME News Staff
WINTER PARK, Fla. - HomeCare Connect, a company that manages the quality and cost of home health, DME, home modifications, O&P and medical supplies for workers' compensation patients and payers, has hired Michelle “Nickcola” Wallace as complex care transition manager. She will ensure that seriously injured workers receive appropriate home modifications and DME in a timely and cost effective manner. “Early intervention is key,” said Wallace, a certified aging-in-place specialist...