<p class="MsoNormal">Historically, custom seating has been considered something of a last resort for wheelchair riders who cannot be accommodated any other way. Now that new technology has greatly reduced the timeline for its creation and delivery, should custom seating be considered sooner in the assessment process? Ride Designs’ Tom Hetzel discusses how to determine when off-the-shelf seating systems are — and are not — the optimal choice.</p>

Historically, custom seating has been considered something of a last resort for wheelchair riders who cannot be accommodated any other way. Now that new technology has greatly reduced the timeline for its creation and delivery, should custom seating be considered sooner in the assessment process? Ride Designs’ Tom Hetzel discusses how to determine when off-the-shelf seating systems are — and are not — the optimal choice.

<p>Historically, custom seating has been considered something of a last resort for wheelchair riders who cannot be accommodated any other way. Now that new technology has greatly reduced the timeline for its creation and delivery, should custom seating be considered sooner in the assessment process? Ride Designs’ Tom Hetzel discusses how to determine when off-the-shelf seating systems are — and are not — the optimal choice.</p>

The Seating Benefits of a “Custom Sooner” Mindset

The complex rehab technology (CRT) industry includes seating and mobility clinicians and providers, funding and policy specialists, rehab engineers, manufacturers and, of course, consumers and their families. Join Editor Laurie Watanabe as these stakeholders share their insights, predictions and hopes for CRT. Whether you design, manufacture, recommend, build, fit, service or fund seating and mobility, our podcasts offer personal perspectives from CRT’s front lines.

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The Seating Benefits of a “Custom Sooner” Mindset

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