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BraunAbility Campaign Targets Parking Abuse
A new educational campaign by BraunAbility seeks to draw attention to the too-common abuse of parking
all drivers on the differences between general disabled parking spaces and accessible van parking spaces.
In a news announcement, BraunAbility pointed out that 42 percent of Americans surveyed did not know that blue-striped spaces are reserved for wheelchair-acces- sible vehicles.
BraunAbility’s campaign also seeks to teach drivers that wheelchair-accessible vehicles require additional room so ramps can be deployed and used.
Chris Carlisle, VP of marketing at BraunAbility, pointed out that as wheelchairs get larger, their users need more room to maneuver when entering and exiting motor vehicles.
In the survey, 74 percent of participants said they’d seen disabled parking spaces misused.
To support the Save My Spot campaign, BraunAbility has provided its dealers with awareness kits that include window stickers, Save My Spot “parking tickets,” and information about properly using parking spaces reserved for people with disabilities.
Download printable “parking tickets” and the info- graphic by visiting BraunAbility’s Web site: https://www. braunability.com/handicap-parking-save-my-spot/ m
SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT
RESPONSIBLE PARKING
around wheelchair accessible vehicle spaces!
reserved for people with disabilities.
As part of
its support for National Mobility Awareness Month, celebrated every May, the acces- sible vehicle manufacturer created an info- graphic to help teach consumers how disabled parking spaces should be used.
In particular, the BraunAbility “Save
NO PARKING
1 of 6
accessible parking spaces must be van-accesible.
Always look for stripes in a parking space before you park. These areas are off-limits to ALL vehicles!
Even if you have a handicap parking placard, please don't park in the striped spaces! This space allows room to deploy a ramp. If you park here, the wheelchair user is blocked from entering his or her vehicle!
The striped area provides an extra car-width of space to allow someone in a wheelchair accessi- ble vehicle room to deploy a ramp and safely enter or exit his or her vehicle.
Join the conversation! #savemyspot
FACTS*
74% of people have seen a handicap
accessible parking space improperly used.
42% of people do not know the stripes
represent space to deploy a wheelchair ramp.
75% of able-bodied people said if a car parked too close to them, they would use another door
or window to climb in. Chair users do not have that option.
* Statistics from 2018 Save My Spot Survey
The World’s Leading Manufacturer of Wheelchair Accessible Vehicles and Wheelchair Lifts
My Spot” campaign focuses on the blue-striped areas adjacent to some parking spaces, and strives to educate
CRT Veteran Jim Noland Joins NSM
Complex rehab veteran Jim Noland has joined National Seating & Mobility.
In a news announcement, NSM said it had named Noland its new director of
clinical development. In that role, Noland will “be respon- sible for developing clinical and professional relationships to support the continued growth of NSM,” the national provider said.
Bill Mixon, NSM’s CEO, said of the hire, “Jim’s background in medical technologies,
coupled with his commitment to service, make him a great addition to our team. We’re proud to have him aboard
and are pleased to welcome him to the NSM family.” Noland said of his new position, “National Seating &
Mobility offers an exciting growth opportunity to CRT professionals. I am excited to take on this new role and look forward to being a part of accelerating NSM’s mission.”
Noland has had a long career in the health-
care industry, having founded Presque Isle Medical Technologies, an orthotics and prosthetics provider, and Conduit Technology, which was acquired last year by Brightree. He has also worked as a PTA, focusing on clients with orthopaedic issues, wound issues, brain injury and spinal cord injury.
Noland and his wife, Janet, have also supported people with disabilities during mission trips to the Dominican Republic and Honduras. m
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