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Home comforts, travelers, and more. Stories about how Kera hoists are changing people's lives.

Single-handed care: what makes a transfer work with one caregiver

Hapai Transfer Systems Ltd., Richard Shepherd

Single-handed care: what makes a transfer work with one caregiver

How single-handed care came into the UK Health care systems around the world are under pressure. In the UK, single-handed care initiatives look at whether all or part of a homecare package can be safe...

18/09/2026

Frankie and Elena's seven days to Bermuda

Hapai Transfer Systems Ltd., Richard Shepherd

Frankie and Elena's seven days to Bermuda

Kera Travellers: Frankie and Elena's seven days to Bermuda Frankie and Elena Fontanez live in the United States. Frankie has ALS, the condition also known as MND, and the couple bought a Kera Travel w...

18/09/2026

Which hoist is right for us? A plain-English guide for families

Hapai Transfer Systems Ltd., Richard Shepherd

Which hoist is right for us? A plain-English guide for families

Which hoist is right for us? A plain-English guide for families Most people don't choose a hoist. It arrives. An OT visits after a fall or a diagnosis, a piece of equipment turns up a few weeks later,...

18/09/2026

Why Does Disability Equipment Have to Be Boring?

Hapai Transfer Systems Ltd., Mark Williams

Why Does Disability Equipment Have to Be Boring?

Wheelchairs, hoists and other disability equipment need to be safe, reliable and practical. But why does practical so often mean black, grey, plain and boring? If a piece of equipment is going to be p...

18/09/2026

Muscular dystrophy and transfers for OT's: the window you are planning for!

Hapai Transfer Systems Ltd., Richard Shepherd

Muscular dystrophy and transfers for OT's: the window you are planning for!

You already know what your clients with muscular dystrophy are working toward, because it rarely changes. Staying at home. Staying in school or in work. Staying in the room where the family is, rather...

14/08/2026

Muscular dystrophy and transfers

Hapai Transfer Systems Ltd., Richard Shepherd

Muscular dystrophy and transfers

As muscular dystrophy progresses, standing transfers between a wheelchair, bed, toilet or car get harder — and a sit2sit transfer hoist can keep them safe and independent. Why transfers become the tur...

14/08/2026

The lift behind the lights!

Hapai Transfer Systems Ltd., Mark Williams

The lift behind the lights!

Last night, something incredible happened. I was interviewed for television about my Christmas and Matariki light displays, and I was honoured to receive a national Good Sort award along with a $10,00...

7/08/2026

Cruising with MS: how Maureen travels with the Kera Travel

Hapai Transfer Systems Ltd., Richard Shepherd

Cruising with MS: how Maureen travels with the Kera Travel

Maureen Wood was the first person in the world to buy a Kera Travel. In 2025 she and her husband Peter took it on a 21-day Cunard cruise on the Queen Elizabeth, and sent us their story. Maureen has mu...

6/07/2026

A big step for a small team

Hapai Transfer Systems Ltd., Richard Shepherd

A big step for a small team

There are moments in a small company’s journey that mean everything, that show how years of careful work have paid off. For us at HT Systems , receiving TGA registration for the Kera Travel Hoist is o...

22/05/2026

Confidence on the Road — Why Kera Travel Matters

Hapai Transfer Systems Ltd., Mark Williams

Confidence on the Road — Why Kera Travel Matters

Confidence is often misunderstood. I’ve had people mistake mine for arrogance — even people who know me well. But this confidence didn’t come after my injury, and it didn’t come from it. It’s just who...

30/04/2026

Why VR could open a whole new world for people with disabilities

Hapai Transfer Systems Ltd., Mark Williams

Why VR could open a whole new world for people with disabilities

What if travel didn’t require a plane ticket? What if you could sit on the edge of the Grand Canyon… Roll through the Colosseum in Rome… Or even skydive out of a plane… without ever leaving your livin...

22/03/2026

For the Mums and Dads Who Lift Without Question: Why Safer Care Matters More Than Ever

Hapai Transfer Systems Ltd., Mark Williams

For the Mums and Dads Who Lift Without Question: Why Safer Care Matters More Than Ever

I’m Mark Williams. I live with a C4/C5 complete spinal cord injury and have relied on others for transfers and care for nearly four decades. Alongside my own experience, I work as National Sales Manag...

9/02/2026

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