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Everybody knows somebody in a wheelchair, but
some people do something about it. Accessible Mobility was
originally established in 1989 as Payless Medical
Transportation, a commercial wheelchair client transportation
business. The goal both then and now is making transportation of
the physically challenged client as comfortable and affordable
as possible, while increasing their freedom and independence.
The vehicles produced for this purpose are broken into two main
categories, Personal Use and Commercial Use. When the “mobility”
industry started producing reliable personal use vehicles, we
started to rent and sell all types of wheelchair accessible
vehicles and related adaptive driving modifications. With
facilities at 380 Mill Street in Poughkeepsie, NY and at 111
West Putnam Avenue in Greenwich, CT, we effectively service New
York City up to Albany, NY and over to Waterbury, CT then down
to Bridgeport, CT. and along the coast into New York City. This
includes “at home or office” sales demonstrations and service.
Founder and Senior Partner, John Barchella, is from
Poughkeepsie, NY and manages Commercial Use Sales. He had been
in the car business since 1987 and has a nephew that is
wheelchair bound. John's empathy for this child, as well as
seeing what the family went through to find and outfit a
vehicle, made him realize that this would be a very personally
rewarding business to be in. Furthermore, this was a geographic
area where the client could not get good information or
assistance to make the correct product purchase decision. In an
industry where so many suppliers of these vehicles are small
operators operating in a specialized market, John's car business
experience served him well. Realizing that clients were not
getting the best available deals on new or used vehicles, John
developed a series of best buying practices to reduce the cost
of vehicles so as to be able to pass that along to the client.
In 2002, Henry Matheus joined as a Partner and manages Personal
Use Sales. Henry had extensive experience working with
handicapped clients as a Program Director for the New York State
Department of Vocational Rehabilitation Training. With a MA in
Clinical Psychology, Henry was well trained in casework that
included selecting the best equipment for the client and in many
cases, working with Agencies that often pay for the equipment.
Henry is also a finance specialist. Our financing enables us to
offer up to 10 year financing to qualified customers, or 1 to 5
year leases. We will take a trade in on any purchase.
In 2003, Chris Canavan joined as Managing Partner and merged in
his vehicle fleet service company, thus adding a Greenwich,
Connecticut facility. Chris, with two close friends in
wheelchairs, wanted to bring Accessible Mobility products and
services to Connecticut. This doubled the service staff of
highly trained technicians to support these technical product
lines. All our technicians receive factory and other industry
certification training. The service of these vehicles is
critical as the modifications require periodic maintenance.
Beyond that, no handicapped driver or passenger wants to be
stuck anywhere. That's where we excel because we can service the
entire vehicle, not just the modification. There is no other
mobility dealer in our service area that can do that. Systems
overlap between the vehicle manufacturer and the vehicle
modifier. A service-center that can handle both provides
seamless service for the customer. This is a very important
reason to consider Accessible Mobility.
A Peekskill, NY call center is headed by Reservation Manager,
Chiyo Andersen. Our clients include families with wheelchair
bound members both young and old. The needs for these vehicles
includes short term uses like medical visits, occupational
therapy, physical rehabilitation, hospital visits, and
vacations. Long term uses include replacement vehicles for a
non-accessible vehicle to transport a permanently disabled
person. Chiyo handles reservations for the van rental business
serving almost all of New York State with agents in Buffalo,
Rochester, Syracuse, Albany and Poughkeepsie, NY. Additionally
she manages the Accessible Mobility Rentals in Connecticut that
also serve downstate New York, NYC and NYC Airports. Rental
calls come in from around the world, primarily because we have
rental vehicle service to and from seven international airports
and many regional airports as well. Professional drivers are
also available.
We hope this introduction to our company serves you well and
hope you will take the time to call us with your sales or rental
needs at 866-725-1804.
Or email us at info@getmemoving.com. Thank you. |
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