Enabling appropriate personnel skill-mix for progressive realization of equitable access to assistive technology

EM Smith, RJ Gowran, H Mannan… - Disability and …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Background and Methods: This paper reviews the current capacity of personnel in
enabling access to assistive technology (AT) as well as the systems and processes within …

Wheelchair service provision education and training in low and lower middle income countries: a scoping review

E McSweeney, RJ Gowran - Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: Improving access to education and training for those providing wheelchair and
seating assistive technology to meet personal posture and mobility requirements, as a basic …

Wheelchair and seating assistive technology provision: a gateway to freedom

RJ Gowran, A Clifford, A Gallagher… - Disability and …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Aim The meaning of wheelchair and seating assistive technology and the impact
inappropriate provision has on people's lives from a service user's perspective within an …

A Review of Personal Informatics Research for People with Motor Disabilities

T Motahar, J Wiese - Proceedings of the ACM on Interactive, Mobile …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
Personal informatics (PI) has become an area of significant research over the past decade,
maturing into a sub-field that seeks to support people from many backgrounds and life …

Comparing the usability of a virtual reality manual wheelchair simulator in two display conditions

MA Alapakkam Govindarajan… - Journal of …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Virtual reality (VR) simulators can help train manual wheelchair skills. Transfer of skills from
the virtual to the real world may depend on the sense of presence, or of being “in” the virtual …

Efficacy and retention of the French-Canadian version of the Wheelchair Skills Training Program for manual wheelchair users: a randomized controlled trial

F Routhier, RL Kirby, L Demers, M Depa… - Archives of physical …, 2012 - Elsevier
Routhier F, Kirby RL, Demers L, Depa M, Thompson K. Efficacy and retention of the French-
Canadian version of the Wheelchair Skills Training Program for manual wheelchair users: a …

Older adults' perspectives on the process of becoming users of assistive technology: A qualitative systematic review and meta-synthesis

SM Larsen, RF Mortensen, HK Kristensen… - Disability and …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: To identify, synthesize, and evaluate existing literature concerning the process of
becoming a user of assistive technology (AT). Method: A systematic review and meta …

Powered wheelchairs and scooters for outdoor mobility: a pilot study on costs and benefits

K Samuelsson, E Wressle - Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: This study evaluates the effect of electric powered wheelchairs/scooters (PWC/S)
on occupational performance, social participation, health and life satisfaction. In addition …

Understanding the global challenges to accessing appropriate wheelchairs: Position paper

RJ Gowran, N Bray, M Goldberg, P Rushton… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Introduction: Appropriate wheelchairs are often essential for the health and wellbeing of
people with mobility impairments to enhance fundamental freedoms and equal opportunity …

[HTML][HTML] Mobility and participation of people with disabilities using mobility assistive technologies: Protocol for a mixed-methods study

F Routhier, WB Mortenson, L Demers… - JMIR research …, 2019 - researchprotocols.org
Background: Many community-dwelling individuals living with a disability use mobility
assistive technologies (MATs). MAT devices are generally beneficial for individuals with …