Here’s a simple challenge:
Get dressed, make a cup of coffee, and check your iPad at the same time—using only one fully functional hand.
No big deal, right?
Now try it when your other hand can barely grip. Try not to spill the coffee. Try not to drop the tablet. Try not to wrench your neck sideways just to see the screen while it’s propped up on some table across the room.
That’s been my reality for years. Nothing comes easy—not even the morning routine.
Sure, I’ve tried all the workarounds. Long tables. Lap desks. Trying to balance the iPad just right while holding a mug in the other hand, hoping it doesn’t slide or tilt or take my coffee with it. It’s a mess. And every time, I end up contorting myself into a weird position that wrecks my back or strains my neck—just to use a device that’s supposed to make life easier.
Nothing is truly “hands-free” unless it’s designed to be.
I’ve spent years trying to get that balance right. I used swing arms, goosenecks, RAM mounts, suction bases, Velcro—you name it. Some held for a while, but none of them really worked. Either they couldn’t hold the iPad steady, or they stuck out too far, or they required more strength and dexterity than I had just to adjust. And when it came time to use the bathroom? Yeah—every one of those setups had to come off completely just to get out of the way.
Eventually, I gave up. The iPad became another stationary device. Mobile in theory, not in practice.
Then I had a conversation with a friend—also a wheelchair user—who said, “You ever look into BlueSky Designs? They make something called the Mount’n Mover.”
And I swear, not 24 hours later, the internet did its usual spooky thing. You know the one—where it listens in on your conversations like a nosy roommate? I opened YouTube, and boom: there was a video from Squirmy and Grubs, one of my favorite channels, featuring BlueSky Designs front and center.
If you don’t know them, Squirmy and Grubs are a couple who document life with disability, love, and all the awkward, funny, and honest parts that come with it. I’ve followed them for a while.
Here’s the video that popped up.
Now, just to be clear—I don’t know exactly what model or setup Shane uses, and I don’t want to speak for them. But in that video, you can clearly see they’re using a mount from BlueSky Designs, and it reminded me that maybe someone had figured this out already.
So I shot BlueSky Designs an email.
Peter got back to me quickly, and after we talked through my setup and daily routines, the team at BlueSky Designs offered to hook me up with a trial unit of the Mount’n Mover so I could put it through its paces in the real world and see if it actually worked for me.
Three days ago, I mounted it to my chair—and I haven’t looked back.
Since then, I’ve been testing it everywhere: in the kitchen, in bed, at my desk, rolling around the house. It holds the iPad exactly where I need it. It moves with one hand. It doesn’t droop, slip, or drift—and when I don’t need it in my face, I just push it aside and keep rolling. No levers, no wrestling with clamps. It’s like it disappears until I want it again. That’s a small thing that makes a huge difference.
And today was the big one: I took it outside.
Now, when I say I went for a run, I don’t mean cardio. I mean something closer to a mission. You see, I’ve watched Sons of Anarchy way too many times—and somewhere along the way, I started treating my wheelchair like my own personal chopper. In my head, I’m part of the Nomad chapter. No clubhouse. No patch-covered vest. Just me, the open sidewalk, Bluetooth in my ears, go bag in my lap, and freedom in my wheels.
My chair is my motorcycle. My go bag? Saddlebag. iPad? Heads-up display. When I go for a run, I’m not just rolling—I’m riding.
Before the Mount’n Mover, that ride had limitations. If I needed to look something up or fix something for work, it was: “Hang on, let me pull over, dig out my phone, do what needs doing, and then stash it again.” Even with Bluetooth headphones, it meant interrupting everything—breaking the rhythm just to interact with the device that’s supposed to make life easier. It was clunky and annoying and killed the vibe.
But not today.
I clipped the iPad into the Mount’n Mover, grabbed my coffee, and read my email while drinking it—no balancing acts, no awkward neck angles, no bullshit. When I finished, I thought, Let’s ride.
I turned on my phone’s hotspot, threw it in the bag, and rolled out. The iPad picked up the signal instantly. Music? Playing. Maps? Loaded. Speedometer? Rolling. I was out the door and into the wind—digital dashboard glowing, mount locked in, ready for whatever the day threw at me.
And then the phone rang.
I tapped Accept on the iPad. No stopping. No digging. No fumbling.
The person on the other end? Had no clue I wasn’t sitting in my office.
They asked me to fix something. Normally, that would mean pulling over, digging through my bag, opening the phone, doing the thing, and packing it all back up.
Not this time.
I opened the app. Made the change. Kept rolling.
It was seamless. The fix was done before the conversation ended.
And when the call wrapped? The music picked right back up.
I never slowed down. Never missed a beat. Still heading toward my destination like nothing had happened.
One hand on the joystick, one hand on the iPad.
Not adapting to the gear—commanding it.
That’s what the Mount’n Mover gave me: freedom without friction.
It didn’t just hold my tablet—it gave me back my mobility, my rhythm, and my momentum.
Years ago, I cried in an Apple Store when I used my voice to control a device for the first time. It finally felt like tech could meet me where I was.
This is that feeling—again. But now, in motion.
I’m not stuck. I’m not straining. I’m not planning my day around how to reach the damn screen.
I just move—and the tech moves with me.
You’re gonna hear more about this. I’m not done talking about the Mount’n Mover—not by a long shot.
But if you’ve ever fought with your setup…
If you’ve ever felt like your gear was holding you back instead of setting you free…
Then stop what you’re doing and go to mountnmover.com.
This is what accessible tech is supposed to be.
No compromise. No workaround. No waiting.
Just freedom. Right where you need it.
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