Rifton TRAM Success Stories
Contributed by Kathleen Riley PT, ATP Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Charlotte, North Carolina I work in a school system with a variety of students with physical needs that require individualized consideration...
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Rifton TRAM Aids Post-Stroke Rehabilitation: A Testimonial
Contributed By Mark Horning and Rachel LeBlanc Our Dad, Grandpa Jim, suffered a stroke at age 85 and lost most of the use and control of his left side, especially his left arm and leg. We...
Kandi- An Inspiration to Rifton
Kandi Elmore likes her independence. And a good challenge. At the age of 43, Kandi has a long history of creating change. Diagnosed as having cerebral palsy with spastic quadriplegia before the age...
Cheerleaders and Football Players Shine
Attending high school in the mid ‘90s, I noticed that students with obvious physical and mental disabilities—while integrated into our classrooms—were politely but firmly shut out of school social...
Merry Christmas from Rifton
Ben and Magda Barth, longtime Rifton workers, received a baby in August. This Christmas we bring you her story. Magda writes: As a shooting star blazes through a night sky, so Emily entered our world:...
Blog Picks from the Mommy Blogs
Providing quality products to those who need them seems to get more and more complex: codes, coverage, LOMNs, and prescriptions are only some of the details that consume so much of our time. So it is a...
Multiple Sclerosis Caregiver
For those concerned with multiple sclerosis, particularly with caregiver issues, Donna Steigleder has written some beautiful articles on her MS Caregiver blog about caring for her husband Lynn who has...
Kamran’s Bike
For a child with disabilities, joining his peers in daily activities is huge. And though sometimes we lose sight of this, we can count on people like Kamran Lloyd to remind us. Take a moment to watch this...
Activity Chair Success, One Child at a Time
Contributed by Amorita Durgin, Account Manager Before ten-year-old Thomas received his new activity chair much of his day was spent transferring in and out of different pieces of equipment. His feeding...
More Than You Give
Have you heard of Disability Scoop? Chances are you have, but in case not—or if you missed the beautiful video and story of Tony Tumminello posted there—take a moment to check it out. Maybe Tony’s...