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Let’s Work Together To Make Work and Travel Lodging More Accessible In New England While an exclusive distributor of Surehands® ceiling lift systems for the New England states of MA, RI, and CT, we love to hear and see what types of organizations...

Supporting and Creating Awareness Of Those Living With Muscular Dystrophy and Spinal Cord Injury While our team of patient lift and other DME experts works with individuals living with a variety of acquired or present-at-birth disabilities and...

How And Why Disability Is Celebrated In our most recent blog post about celebrating the 33rd anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), we talked about the importance of this act to all those living with disability and those who...

Celebrating The 33rd Anniversary of The Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) We know that if you’re reading this blog post, you’re likely someone living with disability, or the caregiver of a loved one challenged by disability. Did you know that...

New Wheelchair Scales For Group Homes, Day Programs, Schools, and Doctor’s Offices As a provider of durable medical equipment (DME), including patient lifts, which support the improved life quality, independence, and safety of those living with...

Why Work With Us Related To Your Lift and Safety Equipment Needs For 30 years, we’ve been blessed to work with individuals, families, and organizations (such as group homes, school, and equine-assisted service centers) to ensure that those living with...

Stairlift FAQs We find that there are many ways that individuals refer to chairs that remove the worry regarding an individual who chooses to age in place, or who lives with disability, going up and down stairs safely. That’s why we refer to such...

Plan Now To Make Your Pool Or Spa Accessible This Summer To All Family Members & Guests It’s the first day of March as we write this blog post and that’s definitely got New Englanders like us feeling excited that warmer temperatures are just around the...

How To Empower Individuals Living With Disability As we shared in this recent blog post, disability comes in many forms and can be physical or developmental (intellectual). Regardless of the nature of the disability that someone lives with, at...

Why 2023 Should Be The Year You Employ A Ceiling Lift System It’s a new year, and we’re all thinking about how we can work less hard, have more fun, and optimize our health situations in 2023. It’s the belief of the team at Lift & Care Systems that...

The Universal-Design Approach To Making Homes Accessible For All Ages & Abilities In the past, people buying an already-built home, or hiring someone to build a new home for them, didn’t give a lot of thought to how accessible the home was or would...

How To Make The Holidays Disability Inclusive The holidays can be a hard and lonely time for those living with disabilities, particularly mobility related ones.  Friends, family members, or co-workers with disability or chronic illness may wish to...

Supporting The Independence And Dignity Of The Disabled Whether you or your loved one were born with a disability or acquired it later in life, we here at Lift & Care Systems share your goal for yourself, or for those for whom you care, to lead the...

We’re using this post to create awareness of, and give a shout-out to, the local treasures we have here in the Greater Boston area, Central/Western MA, CT, and RI in the VA Boston Healthcare System, VA Central Western Massachusetts Healthcare...

Celebrating 40 Years Of Improving The Lives Of Those With Reduced Mobility As we shared in mid-May in various social media posts, such as this one, Lift & Care Systems’ President and Founder, Dave Austin, was thrilled to be able to attend the 40th...

Honoring The Superstars Among Us Living With Disability We recently read an article and watched a video about an inspiring college student living with disability, Samuel Habib. He’s in search of role models – including powerful disability...

How The Spoon Theory Has Caused Individuals Living With Disability And Illness To Feel Seen While many individuals living with chronic illness or disability are familiar with and truly appreciate the message and philosophy behind the “spoon...

5 Simple Things You Can Do To Show Caregivers Some Love The fact that Valentine’s Day is just a couple of weeks away prompted us to write this post to remind our readers that caregivers, not just the loved ones they care for, deserve and need...

6 Services Every Group Home Should Provide for Adults with Developmental Disabilities Group homes are not just places to warehouse adults with developmental disabilities who cannot completely care for themselves or be cared for by family or loved...

5 Services Group Homes Should Provide Adults with Developmental Disabilities Group homes can be a great care option for adults with developmental disabilities. They are a more natural feeling environment than institutions but provide greater...

5 Day Programs in the Boston Area for Adults with Developmental Disabilities Finding a day program for your newly disabled loved one can be overwhelming, and it is challenging to know where to even start. This list of links to Boston area day...

5 Day Programs in Rhode Island for Adults with Developmental Disabilities Finding a day program for your newly disabled loved one can be overwhelming, and it is challenging to know where even to start. This list of links to Rhode Island day...

5 Day Programs in Connecticut for Adults with Developmental Disabilities Finding a day program for your newly disabled loved one can be overwhelming, and it is challenging to know where even to start. This list of links to Connecticut day programs might...

Why Disability Rights Is Everyone’s Business It will come as absolutely no surprise to any readers of this blog that we’re passionate about disability rights. Ensuring that everyone has equal access to educational, professional, and recreational...

What You Need to Know About Applying for Disability Services in Rhode Island Every state has different requirements for applying for disability services. Rhode Island’s Office of Rehabilitation Services (ORS) is the best place to start for...

What You Need to Know About Applying for Disability Services in Massachusetts Every state has different requirements for applying for disability services. Massachusetts has some unique programs to help residents of the state whose disabilities make...

What You Need to Know About Applying for Disability Services in Connecticut Every state has different requirements for applying for disability services. Connecticut’s Department of Aging and Disability Services (ADS) is the best place to start for...

What to Look for in a Work Training Program for Adults with Developmental Disabilities Employment for adults with developmental disabilities provides many benefits for them, as well as for the businesses where they work. Meaningful work helps them...

What Are Some of the Common Developmental Disability Services Provided for Children? Most children who have common developmental disabilities have many medical needs that must be addressed, but in order to assure a decent quality of life and a...

Uber Making Changes To Accommodate Disabled Passengers Uber has transformed the way people get around, replacing traditional taxi cab services as the transport option of choice for many. However, if you’ve got any type of mobility challenge, the...

Resources and Basic Info Needed for Disability Services in Massachusetts Applying for disability services is a complex and sometimes intimidating process. But it is possible to navigate through the complex systems with a little knowledge and a...

Providing mobility for seniors and persons with disabilities Lift & Care Systems of Lakeville, MA launches a Stair Lift Division, dedicated to enabling persons with restricted mobility the freedom to use their entire home. DATELINE: NOVEMBER, 2006;...

Organizations to Turn to for Help for Caretakers of Disabled Individuals If you have recently become the caregiver of a disabled individual, whether through an accident or through the aging of family members, you might be feeling overwhelmed. You...

Need To Save Your Spoons? Staircase Lift Chairs Help “Living with a chronic illness means you’re constantly aware of how much energy and strength you have and how much you need to do,” says Marianne. The mother of three has Lupus, an immune system...

MA Creates Increased Opportunities for Disabled Business Owners On Tuesday, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker made history by announcing Massachusetts would be the first state in the nation to recognize businesses owned by people with...

Interview with Kim MacInnis, Author of Grapes for Christmas Kim MacInnis is no stranger to writing, as a Professor and Chairperson of Sociology at Bridgewater State University, she recently published the textbook: Social Problems: Societal Crisis,...

Finding Children’s Books Featuring Disabled Characters Still Challenging The holiday season is here. Lots of parents love to give their kids books as gifts. Finding children’s books that feature disabled characters is still a challenge, however. That’s...

Expanding horizons for the disabled and seniors Lift & Care Systems enhances ability to demonstrate systems, including patient lift systems with move to new showroom in Lakeville, MA. Imagine not being able to easily move unimpeded from room to...

Essential Durable Medical Equipment (DME) for Individuals with Traumatic Brain Injuries Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI) manifest differently for every individual afflicted with them. This makes it difficult to predict the path to recovery, how long...

Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Checklist for Caregivers of Disabled Individuals As a caregiver for the disabled, you will often discover that assessing the safety and quality of programs or residences for disabled individuals is, at times,...

Tips for Caregivers of Newly Disabled Individuals The need to install a lift system for a handicapped individual can be an emotional time, especially for an individual who suddenly becomes disabled due to an acute health condition or an accident. These...

After The Accident: Finding The Adaptive Technology You Need “Nobody expects to be in a car accident,” Rena said. “If you expected it, you could avoid it. But life doesn’t work that way.” An encounter with an out-of-control delivery van left Rena...