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We offer up-to-date articles and videos on adaptive mobility and positioning, evidence-informed practice, school-based practice, early intervention, adult rehabilitation, equipment funding, and product updates.

A girl stands in a Rifton Mobile Stander and reads a book with her caretaker.

We offer up-to-date articles and videos on adaptive mobility and positioning, evidence-informed practice, school-based practice, early intervention, adult rehabilitation, equipment funding, and product updates.

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Whether you work in a school, hospital, inpatient, or outpatient setting you’ll find valuable and up-to-date resources in our education center.
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A boy sits in a Rifton Compass Chair and kicks his feet in the air.
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The Compass Chair: A Classroom Seating Option for the Child with Autism
It’s an ongoing discussion, and one that anyone involved in some way with students with autism are familiar with. How do I get my students to concentrate so that they can learn? Can they ever sit still enough at a desk to learn the…
a boy in a Rifton Adaptive Tricycle
Article
Funding Assistance for Adaptive Equipment
(Updated April 2024) Sometimes it can seem impossible to find funding for a piece of adaptive equipment you know will vastly enrich and enhance your child or client’s life. Start by reading the online guides listed below to check…
A boy stands in a Rifton Stander with the help of two therapists.
Article
Evidence Update: Postural Interventions for Cerebral Palsy – A Systematic Review
Postural control is the basis for all complex movement, positioning, and function. It involves the subconscious stabilization, alignment, and dynamic adjustment of the body in respect to gravity and the environment to complete a task.
A boy with disabilities sits on a swing and gives his caretaker a hug.
Article
Knowledge Is Power: Incorporating Evidence into Therapy Practice
Many questions can cross your mind over the course of a day as a therapist. How long should I recommend use of orthoses? Do I need to teach a child to crawl if they can scoot?
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A young woman uses the steering bar on the Rifton Pacer gait trainer to guide the walking of a young boy.
Article
Mobility and Fitness Interventions for Children and Adults with Medical Complexity
Children with medical complexity benefit from use of supportive walkers and gait trainers...
A child with autism sits in a Rifton compass chair to participate in music class.
Article
Focusing on Participation for Children with Autism
When I first graduated in 1984 and worked with children in the schools, physical therapists typically did not work with children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
A little boy walks in a Rifton Pacer gait trainer while his caretaker assists him.
Article
The On Time Mobility Framework
“On Time Mobility” is a term coined to reflect best practices towards providing hours of daily active mobility opportunities to young children with disabilities, to foster exploration, motor development and socialization.
a boy in a Rifton Adaptive Tricycle
Article
Funding Assistance for Adaptive Equipment
(Updated April 2024) Sometimes it can seem impossible to find funding for a piece of adaptive equipment you know will vastly enrich and enhance your child or client’s life. Start by reading the online guides listed below to check…
Tips & Advice
A girl walking in a Rifton Pacer, smiling with her therapist
Article
Navigating the Funding Maze for Assistive Technology
These funding tips will help you successfully navigate funding sources more effectively and avoid unnecessary delays, to get children the equipment they need.
A young woman stands in a Rifton Supine stander, smiling at her caregiver.
Article
Addressing Insurance Denials of Standing Devices
NCART recently published this excellent resource providing clinicians with evidence-based guidance in responding to insurance denials for standing devices.
A man being transferred out of a wheelchair with a Rifton TRAM
Article
Solving Transfers with the Rifton TRAM
Use the TRAM to make transfers out of a wheelchair with fixed armrests.
A little girl standing in a Rifton Mobile Stander looking at a pet bird in a cage
Article
Beyond the Stander
Encouraging standing development means thinking creatively. In the home, we can teach standing skills during routine sit-to-stand transfers or toileting breaks. Here’s how to get started.
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