The Derby City Chapter of the National Spinal Cord Injury Association Network- Serving Kentuckiana.
Message From the President
Dear Members & Friends-
Our speaker this month will be Chase Forrester. 'He will talk about KATS Network, which deals with adaptive technical devices for people with disabilities. There are a lot of new innovative items out there that you may not be aware of that could increase your quality of life. He will also briefly discuss the Kentucky (Disability Coalition and what its mission is. He will have some very helpful handouts as well, so come join us for what should be an interesting and informative talk.
The following officers were voted in when elections were held at last month's meeting: president, David Allgood; Vice President, Adam Ford; Treasurer, Tom Stokes; Secretary, Michael Feger, Member at Large, Mike Perry, Member at Large, Kelly Young.
Next month's meeting will be held at Frazier Rehab, 4th floor dining room. Social hour. 6:30; speaker at 7:00 p.m. Refreshments provided
- David Allgood
The following articles are from New Mobility.com
POWER DOOR OPERATORS By Karl Beck
You're ready to leave for vacation. The van is washed, fueled and running like a dream, the hand controls are tuned and the lift works great. But you can't get into your van because the door operators just died. You have just found out that the best engineered lift in the world is worthless if the power door operators fail.
The truth is that most disabled motorists spend a lot of time and energy picking out the right van and lift, then buy their door operators as an afterthought.
You can find products to operate the doors on most full-sized vans and many mini-vans, including Chrysler's Caravan and Voyager, Chevrolet's Venture and Astro, and Ford's Windstar and Aerostar. Sliding door operators generally have a Motor attached to the doorway and a chain, cable, or toothed linear gear to open and close the door. Swing door operators usually have motors mounted in the door, on the floor, or on the lift to activate Extension arms that open and retract the doors. One exception is Braun's linear actuator swing door operators that open the doors almost flat against the side of the van to allow clearance for a swing-out lift. Another is a hydraulically powered hatch-back
