All people experience aging, and the related physical and health changes, including
changes in memory and brain function. These changes may become debilitating leading to …

This paper presents a systematic literature review on the impact of the neighborhood
physical environment on mobility and social participation among people using mobility …

Powered wheelchair users often struggle to drive safely and effectively and, in more critical
cases, can only get around when accompanied by an assistant. To address these issues, we …

Background Mobility impairments are the third leading cause of disability for community-
dwelling Canadians. Wheelchairs and scooters help compensate for these challenges …

This article presents a profile of household-resident US adults using wheeled mobility
equipment (WME) in 2005, trends in WME use from 1990 to 2005, and data on accessibility …

Purpose. Power wheelchairs and scooters have the potential to increase community
participation for people with mobility limitations. However, there are also challenges …

In this paper a literature review concerning practical applications for mobile robotic platforms
based on special wheels (in this case, Mecanum wheel) is presented. Mobile robots …

A Survey of Disabled Persons by NSSO (2011) reported that Disability is an important public
health problem in India. The wheelchair is topmost used assistive devices for enhancing the …

Objectives To test the hypothesis that powered wheelchair users who receive the
Wheelchair Skills Training Program (WSTP) improve their wheelchair skills in comparison …

Purpose: There is limited information on the difficulties individuals experience in
manoeuvring their power wheelchairs during daily activities. The aim of this study was to …