Handybar - awardspress

Because it can make such a positive effect on the quality of life, independence and dignity of so many elders and the disabled, the Handybar® has received a lot of mainstream recognition.

GM/MS Da Vinci

The Handybar® Company is proud to have been awarded the 2007 da Vinci Award presented by General Motors and the MS Society. The award praises the Handybar® Company’s “ recognition in innovative developments and research in adaptive and assistive technology” that has a design “to be usable by as many people as possible regardless of age, ability, or circumstance”. Over many years, the Handybar® “can be compared with a cane in as much as it assists people in their daily lives”.

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Wall Street Journal

The Handybar® has been featured in the Wall Street Journal!

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Today Show

The Handybar® was featured in a segment by Jim Miller, author of The Savvy Senior, on MSNBC’s Today Show when the topic was “Specifically designed gadgets make driving not only easier but safer”.

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Douglas Magazine

“After my surgery, I realized I wasn’t the only guy who couldn’t get out of my car. All around me I’d see people, especially older people, having trouble… We get letters all the time from people thanking us for letting them have some independence again.” - Ian Stewart, inventor/owner

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Email from President of Response Link:

Good Morning,

Sorry, it’s taken so long to get back to you about the Sample Automobility Solution. We had a little vacation, a few health fairs and doing a lot of installs with ResponseLINK. I’ve been selling Handybar’s but no one has taken the step to purchase the SwivelCushion yet. People like the idea but they don’t think they will like sitting on it for long periods of time. By far, the Handybar is the best vehicle assist equipment out there.

One of my Handybar sells yesterday was a neighbors of one of my subscriber’s. My subscriber had moved into an assisted living facility and her neighbors met me at her home so I could pickup our equipment. During the process, the neighbor mentioned that her mother in law had an emergency response system and it has helped her a lot. I asked the neighbor, Ramona, if her mother in law had difficulty getting in and out of cars and she told me yes. I took her out to my HHR and demonstrated how the Handybar worked. She just couldn’t believe how well this could help her mother in law and bought one with the possibility of three more for other family members.

I’ll keep showing the SwivelCushion and hopefully have success with it. For now…The Handybar is the clear cut winner for us!

Hope all is well and you guys have a great day!

David J. Allred

President

CarFit is an program that offers seniors the opportunity to check how well their personal vehicles "fit" them.The CarFit program also provides information and materials on community-specific resources that could enhance their safety as drivers, and/or increase their mobility in the community.

The Handybar® is on the Recommended List of Gadgets in the "CarFit Kit".

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