Stakeholder perspectives on research and development priorities for mobility assistive-technology: a literature review.

Purpose: Over one billion people with disabilities (PWDs) and older adults with mobility impairment are currently in need of assistive technology devices (ATDs) and only 10% of those population have ordinarily access to them. The need for advancement in mobility-assistive technology is growing to address the gap in ATDs provision globally. The purpose of this review is to identify potential future areas of development and research in mobility-assistive technology.

Development of a wheelchair maintenance training programme and questionnaire for clinicians and wheelchair users.

Unlabelled: Purpose of state: The aims of this study were to develop a Wheelchair Maintenance Training Programme (WMTP) as a tool for clinicians to teach wheelchair users (and caregivers when applicable) in a group setting to perform basic maintenance at home in the USA and to develop a Wheelchair Maintenance Training Questionnaire (WMT-Q) to evaluate wheelchair maintenance knowledge in clinicians, manual and power wheelchair users.

Methods: The WMTP and WMT-Q were developed through an iterative process.

Results: A convenience sample of clinicians (n = 17), manual wheelchair (n ∞ 5), power wheelchair users (n = 4) and caregivers (n = 4) provided feedback on the training programme.

Type and Frequency of Reported Wheelchair Repairs and Related Adverse Consequences Among People With Spinal Cord Injury.

Objective: To investigate the frequency and types of wheelchair repairs and associated adverse consequences.

Design: Convenience cross-sectional sample survey.

Setting: Nine Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems Centers.

The impact of transfer setup on the performance of independent wheelchair transfers.

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine how selected environmental factors affect transfers and to compare our results to the Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG).

Background: Few data are available to support standards development related to transfers in the built environment.

Method: Participants were 120 wheeled mobility device (WMD) users who transferred to and from a modular transfer station that consisted of a height-adjustable platform with a lateral grab bar, optional obstacle to the transfer, and an optional height-adjustable front grab bar.