The Department of Veterans Affairs has issued Notice of Funding Availability offering up to $8 million in grants for the fiscal year 2015 to fiscal year 2016, providing opportunities for veterans and members of the armed forces with disabilities to…
Month: March 2015
ReWalk, Saimed Innovations partner to distribute exoskeletons in India
ReWalk Robotics has partnered with Saimed Innovation for the distribution of ReWalk exoskeleton systems in India. Saimed Innovations and ReWalk have begun training and will continue with more extensive clinical and technical service training. The team members plan to work…
Össur renews Challenged Athletes Foundation sponsorship
Össur and the Challenged Athletes Foundation have announced a new, multi-year, global sponsorship that will continue their decades-long collaboration to support people with limb loss. “We are pleased to be continuing our collaboration with the Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF) by…
ABC offers digital badges for members to showcase credentials
The American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics and Pedorthics announced it now offers digital badges at no cost for certified members to electronically communicate their certification and accomplishments. Through social media, emails, websites and electronic resumes, certifees can now…
ABC offers digital badges for members to showcase credentials
The American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics and Pedorthics announced it now offers digital badges at no cost for certified members to electronically communicate their certification and accomplishments. Through social media, emails, websites and electronic resumes, certifees can now…
First Ride event to host CNN Hero Dale Beatty, extreme athlete Reggie Showers
The Orthotic and Prosthetic Activities Foundation has announced it will host CNN Hero Dale Beatty and extreme athlete, Reggie Showers, at McKeever’s First Ride on April 18, according to a press release. Beatty and Showers, both double amputees, will share…
Student-designed Wheelchair Accessories Provide Style and Convenience
Items offer practical solutions for fashionable wheelchair users.
A Conversation With Steve Hill, BOCO, CO
In this issue, O&P News poses five questions to Steve Hill, BOCO, CO. Hill owns Delphi Ortho, an orthotic consulting firm. Hill was previously employed by a major central fabricator for 25 years, which is where he got much of…
O&P Faces a New Era
Audits are not going away any time soon. Here is how O&P facilities are dealing with the new reality.
And the Academy Award Goes To…
Make the most of ‘Oscar-worthy’ O&P performance.