Tag: National Mobility Equipment Dealers Association

TAMPA, Fla. – Toby Cummings has been leading various associations most of his professional career, but in his newest gig, as CEO of the National Mobility Equipment Dealers Association, he might have found the “perfect opportunity.”  “My dad was a Ford dealer in Nebraska,” he said. “That has raked on me. I’ve missed the roots of the automobile industry and so in that way this was the perfect opportunity. I also enjoy working more with companies as...

TAMPA – The board of directors of the National Mobility Equipment Dealers Association has announced that CEO Danny Langfield will step down on July 1, 2023, to transition to a new role as the executive director of the company’s recently formed 501c3 nonprofit research foundation. The board has appointed a search committee, co-chaired by NMEDA past presidents Sam Cook and Chad Blake, and engaged a national executive search firm to assist in identifying Langfield’s successor. “NMEDA...

TAMPA, Fla. – The National Mobility Equipment Dealers Association celebrated some firsts at its annual conference in January – its first in-person event in nearly two years and its first co-location with the Association for Driver Rehabilitation Specialists (ADED).  NMEDA and ADED, a professional network promoting excellence in driver rehabilitation based in Hickory, N.C., rescheduled the 2021 conference from September to January due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  “We...

TAMPA, Fla. – The National Mobility Equipment Dealers Association and the United Spinal Association will kick off their Automotive Mobility Awareness Tour on Aug. 26 at the Moss Rehabilitation Center in Elkins Park, Pa. At the event, the two associations will highlight accessibility solutions and showcase how hospital administrators, case managers, physical and occupational therapists, automotive mobility dealers and manufacturers are all working together to improve the lives of their clients....

TAMPA -The National Mobility Equipment Dealers Association has teamed up with the University of Pittsburgh's Rehabilitation Science and Technology (RST) Department to manage its education and training programs. Amy Lane, an occupational therapist and certified driver rehabilitation specialist, who also manages the university's Adaptive Driving Program, will oversee NMEDA's programs, with at least 50% of her time devoted exclusively to NMEDA. “(Part one) was the...

TAMPA, Fla., and PITTSBURGH - The Department of Rehabilitation Science and Technology in the University of Pittsburgh's School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences will oversee the education and training programs offered by the National Mobility Equipment Dealers Association. The agreement calls for UPitt's Amy Lane, an occupational therapist and certified driver rehabilitation specialist, who manages and operates SHRS's Adaptive Driving Program, to serve as NMEDA's director of education and training,...

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — The National Mobility Equipment Dealers Association (NMEDA) will hold its annual conference and expo in Daytona Beach, Fla., March 3-5, where its theme, “the business of caring,” will speak to the automobile industry as whole, rather than a specific objective. “People come to our guys in a difficult situation,” said Danny Langfield, CEO of NMEDA. “They want to be mobile; they want to feel like they have their independence back. So we can say...

WASHINGTON - Now that a bill requiring Veterans Affairs to establish quality and safety standards for adaptive equipment and vehicles has finally been passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate, the real work begins, say those involved. “The VA has up to one year to start action on it,” said Dave Hubbard, CEO and executive director of the National Mobility Equipment Dealers Association, which was largely responsible for early drafts of the Veterans Mobility Safety Act. “They're...

In an article posted to your website on June 1, 2016, titled “Accessibility groups wrangle over specifics of bill,” there were a number of statements included that were erroneously reported, and we, therefore, thought it paramount to send in this clarification. First and foremost, after doing a thorough search, the organization The Independent Auto Lift Dealers of America referenced in the article is being called into question, as we were unable to locate any such organization. However,...

WASHINGTON - A bill in the House of Representatives with a commendable goal—creating standards for the provision of automobile adaptive equipment for veterans—has divided the manufacturers and providers in that market.Most recently, the Independent Auto Lift Dealers of America, an informal group of manufacturers and providers led by Harmar, sent a letter to the Committee of Veterans Affairs in the Senate, where a similar bill is being considered, suggesting changes to the bill. Chief...