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Wheelchair Nerds

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Welcome to Wheelchairs Nerds – a podcast to connect and inform people who utilize, prescribe, and provide seating and wheeled mobility equipment.

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July 9, 2025

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Episode 50 - Diving into 24/7 Posture

Sharon Sutherland, a world-renown 24-hour posture care expert, joins Wheelchair Nerds for our 50th episode! Sharon shares her journey from sports physiotherapy to becoming a specialist in seating and positioning. We cover the importance of hands-on evaluations, understanding payer policies, and the impact of 24-hour positioning on health. Sharon addresses misconceptions about custom molded seating and dynamic solutions, emphasizing their role in managing complex needs. The conversation also explores the significance of sleep positioning, the challenges of telehealth evaluations, and the necessity of thorough assessments by trained clinicians.

June 25, 2025

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Episode 49 - The Power of Occupational Therapy

In this episode of Wheelchair Nerds, hosts Angie Kiger and Hawken Miller welcome David Miller, a regional clinical education manager for Permobil. David has diverse experience as an occupational therapist, ranging from a school therapist in the New York City public school system to a seating mobility specialist at Helen Hayes Rehabilitation Hospital to an educator of complex rehabilitation technology in his current role. He explains how he discovered his passion for seating, mobility, and complex rehabilitation technology and gives specific examples in his career where it changed lives. 

June 11, 2025

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Episode 48 - Innovating for Independence

Join host Angie Kiger and Hawken Miller on Wheelchair Nerds as they interview Mark Fuglevand, founder of Abilitease. Mark, a C6 incomplete quadriplegic, shares his journey from a diving accident at 18 to creating affordable adaptive tools. We talk to Mark about transitioning from accounting to 3D printing, developing products that solve everyday problems and allow for independence. His innovations have impacted hundreds of lives, and we get to hear some of those incredible stories. Mark has been through at least a dozen manual wheelchairs, so he also shares his thoughts on the importance of personalized wheelchair adjustments, and his vision for the future of adaptive technology.

The information in the podcast is for educational purposes only and is not intended to be medical, billing, or legal advice.