Tag: accessible vehicles

Sometimes life throws us a curve ball and we are forced to deal with a major mobility change.  This change isn't always easy because it's never a "chosen" choice but when it comes to having a choice for your family, you can choose the RIGHT place.  When it is time to look for a wheelchair van, it’s important to ask yourself; how can I tell the RIGHT mobility dealer from the WRONG dealer? The RIGHT Mobility dealer will listen to...

Car and Driver calls it “one of the best-looking van bodies ever plopped atop four wheels.” And, it’s true: the Chrysler Pacifica has changed what it means to be a minivan. What’s in store? The Pacifica offers slightly more space than its Town & Country counterpart: about an inch wider and roughly half an inch taller. When it comes to mobility vehicles, every inch counts. The interior styling is reminiscent of a Chrysler 300 sedan, and the luxurious two-tone leather...

It starts with a phone call from someone having trouble driving – “sometimes I can’t be sure my foot is on the brake” or “sometimes I miss the brake pedal and I’m worried that I’m going to run into someone if I can’t stop the car. Is there something I can do?” We talk a little longer and I recommend that she stop by my office/shop to see what we can do to eliminate her concern caused by her reduced...

All Entervans are built at the BraunAbility plant in Indiana. They are the best wheelchair accessible van made. Choosing the right one for your needs is not as easy as picking the color you like. So many questions need to be asked and answered, before a good choice of wheelchair accessible van can be made. That is where the choice of mobility dealer can really make a difference. We at AVM know you have a choice of who you get...

Most of us have heard the term “Helicopter Parents”. It is a fairly recent entry into the American lexicon. The term describes a parent who seems to “hover” over the child like a helicopter. Now you ask, what does this have to do with mobility, transportation or driving? And, no, I am not the inventor of a new wheelchair that can hover instead of rolling on wheels. The term “hover” reminds me of a driving technique that I learned from...