Title: RESNA SIG-11 Dist List - First factory-built wheelchair-accessible vehicle hits the market
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Alisa
 
Alisa Brownlee, ATP
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ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) Association National Office
 and Greater Philadelphia Chapter
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From: David L. Jaffe [mailto:xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Tue 9/27/2011 7:22 PM
To: RESNA SIG-11 Distribution List
Subject: RESNA SIG-11 Dist List - First factory-built wheelchair-accessible vehicle hits the market

First factory-built wheelchair-accessible vehicle hits the market
From: Autoweek - 09/23/2011
By: Michelle Koueiter

Before Wednesday, the only wheelchair-accessible vehicles available to the
public were aftermarket conversions that generally came with structural
modifications and a price tag ranging from $50,000 to $80,000.

Now, a startup company called the Vehicle Production Group (VPG) has released
the first vehicle specifically assembled to accommodate people in
wheelchairs, with an MSRP of $39,950.

The vehicle is called the MV-1, which stands for Mobility Vehicle 1, and it
was built for the disabled community.

Read the entire article at:
http://www.autoweek.com/article/20110923/CARNEWS/110929934#ixzz1ZArKb3bh

Links:
Vehicle Production Group
http://www.vpgautos.com/

MV-1 Launch Event (video 39:08)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxKk8zgj-EM

Groundbreaking MV-1 puts disabled in the driver's seat
http://detnews.com/article/20110922/OPINION03/109220355/Groundbreaking-MV-1-puts-disabled-in-the-driver%C2%92s-seat

New American Car Company Debuts Vehicle for the Disabled
http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2011/09/21/new-american-car-company-debuts-vehicle-for-disabled/

Submitted by Jerry Weisman