My Voice, My Wheelchair, My Life NHS England and NHS Improving Quality are conducting a review about wheelchair provision called My Voice, My Wheelchair, My Life. A meeting held on 27th November 2014 has published notes available here: http://www.slideshare.net/NHSIQ/my-wheelchair-my-life-wheelchair-summit-report
Powered wheelchair user survey report 2014 A recent survey asked wheelchair users for feedback on how they obtain and use their powered wheelchair. The report published by Rica www.rica.org.uk, a UK consumer research charity, was published in partnership with: Disability Rights UK, Muscular Dystrophy Campaign, Scope, Spinal Injuries Association (SIA) and Whizz-Kidz. The survey of 374 [...]
Please click on the link to view the Seating Dissertation [25kb] by John Tiernan.
Best Practice Guidelines (BPG) 1 – 5 are now available via a link on our Resources page. These guidelines have been developed in conjunction with interested parties throughout the world and reflect a consensus view on best practice in the specified area of practice. The guidelines are hosted by Posture and Mobility Group in the [...]
Click here to go to the RESNA Final Position Paper on Restraint
Click here to visit a recent news item on a study of Wheelchair Provision and Maintenance in Ireland carried out at the University of Limerick by Dr Rosie Gowran.
'A Clinical Application Guide to Standardized Wheelchair Seating Measures of the Body and Seating Support Surfaces, Revised Edition' & 'Glossary of Wheelchair Terms and Definitions, Version 1.0' Publisher: Assistive Technology Partners, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Date Published: Hardcopies available for purchase from Spring 2014 For further information and to register [...]