Rifton Equipment designs and builds adaptive medical equipment that helps people with disabilities move, stand, sit and participate more independently. Begun in 1977 after designers were asked to custom-build a chair for a child with disabilities, the company now makes its equipment in-house at factories in New York and Pennsylvania, with designs shaped by therapist feedback and each order custom-configured and hand-assembled. Rifton also supports equipment in the field with product experts and replacement-parts service.
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Enabling DevicesSince 1978, Enabling Devices has made assistive technology that helps people with disabilities communicate, play, learn, and take part more independently. The family-run company designs and builds its own products in a New York workshop, and its product-development team also creates customized devices when standard equipment does not meet a person’s needs. Enabling Devices continues to make low-volume products when they remain an essential entry point for a customer.HAWTHORNE, NY
BioDynamics LTDFounded in 1999 by two rehabilitation-industry specialists, BioDynamics Ltd. manufactures custom seating and positioning systems for people with complex physical disabilities. Every standard and custom product is made in the company’s Plainview, New York, facility, where many fabricators have worked for more than 25 years. BioDynamics also provides engineering, design, and clinical support to healthcare professionals and home medical equipment providers.PLAINVIEW, NY
Bailey Manufacturing CompanyBorn from James and Lois Bailey’s effort to help their son Charlie, Bailey Manufacturing has made rehabilitation and therapeutic equipment in Lodi, Ohio, since 1951. The company’s original Charlie Chair grew into a broad line of equipment for physical, occupational, and sports medicine facilities, with many products built to suit individual needs. Its motto, “That someone’s burden may be lighter,” still reflects the practical purpose behind the manufacturing operation.LODI, OH
Butler Mobility ProductsButler Mobility Products manufactures and supplies mobility equipment and home-accessibility solutions for Veterans and people with disabilities, with its Pennsylvania facility building and assembling wheelchair lifts. The company has manufactured wheelchair lifts since 1968 and is the last U.S. manufacturer of wheelchair inclined platform lifts. Its team also provides assessments, installation, education, maintenance and repair support for accessibility projects.LEWISBERRY, PA