Founded by Esma Dahbali, Jetweels Inc. makes patented, transparent non-metallic transport chairs designed to help people with disabilities move through airport security without triggering standard metal detectors. The company grew from PAX Assist’s wheelchair-service operations at New York’s JFK Airport, where its experience assisting millions of passengers informed the chair’s development beginning in 2012. Jetweels also customizes chairs for organizations and serves settings such as airports, hospitals and public venues.
EVAC+CHAIR North America, LLCSince 1982, EVAC+CHAIR North America has made emergency evacuation chairs and sleds that move people with mobility impairments safely along stairways when elevators cannot be used. The company says its original chair was invented in the United States and is designed for intuitive, often single-person operation; its equipment has also been used at the World Trade Center during the 9/11 evacuation. Based in Lake Success, New York, the North American operation serves workplaces, healthcare facilities and other buildings with evacuation equipment backed by lifetime warranties on its chairs.NEW HYDE PARK, NY
EdgeMate Pool ChairAfter seeing guests with disabilities struggle to remain in the water while working at Wyandot Lake near Columbus, Ohio, inventor and president Keith Chlapaty created EdgeMate Pool Chair, a portable in-pool seat for comfortable shallow-water relaxation. The lightweight chair hangs on the edge of compatible in-ground pools without installation, folds flat for storage, and is intended for adult swimmers of all abilities. EdgeMate also supplies pool builders and resorts with packaged seating and optional custom branding.OSTRANDER, OH
Assistance With EleganceAssistance With Elegance began with founder Janet Feldman’s experience caring for her aging parents and a decade-long effort to rethink the power lift recliner. The company makes the AWEchair for people with mobility challenges, aiming to support independence without asking them to give up an attractive home interior.
Quick-SeatFounded in 2007 as EZ-Rest, Quick-Seat is a woman-owned American company shaped by healthcare experience and practical accessibility needs. Led by occupational therapist Bonnie R. Breit, who has more than 40 years in U.S. healthcare, the company developed a patented wall-mounted seat for people who need a safe place to rest without crowding public spaces. Its chairs are made in the USA for demanding settings where accessible seating must stay out of the way when unused.337127WALLINGFORD, PA