Disabled don’t benefit from tech advances

The durable medical goods industry has witnessed incredible advances in technology during the past two decades. Unfortunately, many of its consumers have not shared in the benefits.
Disabled people now have a wide range of choices when it comes to their equipment, but many items are high-priced, difficult to obtain, and often not covered by their insurance companies.
“The technology has come a long way, but the delivery system hasn’t,´ said Bruce Roemmich, a freelance consultant to the durable medical-goods industry. Roemmich explained that designers and manufacturers working in the industry have not adopted many of the professional techniques of…