Products
Victoria’s Secret launches first adaptive line
Victoria’s Secret and PINK launched their first customizable bra and panty collection this fall. The intimates are available in a variety of colors and prints and feature magnetic closures, front strap adjusters and sensory fabric. Advertising to promote them features model and wheelchair user Bri Scalese. “Being the face of Victoria Secret’s Adaptive campaign is an ode to my younger self, who never saw a body like hers represented by an intimate apparel brand,” she says.
ShowerGlyde Shower Chair: Reviewed
A new line of sliding shower seats promises a quality chair at a more affordable price. We asked Bob Vogel to try one out and he found it to be a sturdy piece of equipment that could make the shower routine much easier for those used to relying on a basic shower seat. Read the full review for more details.
Comic
Please remain seated: run for your lives
What to see
Fire through dry grass
Nearly four years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new documentary reveals the dire conditions faced by a group of working-age wheelchair users at the government-run Coler Nursing and Rehabilitation Care Center. in New York City. Fire through dry grass was produced by wheelchair users who lived it and formed the artist collective Reality Poets, named People of the Year 2021 by New Mobility.
Pro tip
Profit by renting out your accessible properties
Demand is high and inventory low for affordable short-term rental properties. Wheelchair users across the country have taken matters into their own hands by renting out their own accessible properties. Here they share what it takes to run a rental, how to market it to the disability community, and how much you can earn if done right.
