The 2010 Pediatric DME Expo and Symposium

Written By: Maury Mills (Colorado Springs Office of Adaptive AutoMobility)

The 2010 Pediatric DME Expo and Symposium was held at the Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum on Saturday, October 2nd and it was a great success. There were many booths representing a vast array of different providers to the disabled community. The exhibits were very informative for participants and the museum was a lot of fun for kids and adults a like. The attendees of this special event included children with disabilities and their families as well as doctors, physical therapists and other individuals from the medical field. The professional in attendance were at the symposium to share new information and learn about the different topics addressing children with disabilities.

The event was organized by Variety of Colorado and the Kids Mobility Network who did a fantastic job bringing together all these different companies and non-profit organizations to educate the public on the wide range of durable medical equipment. Adaptive AutoMobility mobility consultants Maury Mills and Dennis Bossman were there to answer questions and demonstrate wheelchair accessible vans to children and parents in attendance. A lot of the families were amazed by how easy it was to use the automatic ramp system to go in and out of the wheelchair accessible vehicle with a power or manual chair.

The event was a great success, fun and informative at the same time. All the attendees got to see a very remarkable museum with enormous, historical airplanes surrounding the event. There were symposiums through out the day on different topics such as the importance of selecting the right wheelchair. There were tons of very cute kids zooming around in the chairs really enjoying the event as well. There were special stations sets up for the kids to allow their mom or dad to spend time speaking to the exhibitors and providers that were present. The Pediatric DME Expo and Symposium will be growing each year with more support and information for attendees. It is a great event which all of us at Adaptive AutoMobility are very much looking forward to next year!