Seating and Mobility Resources for Clinicians

Getting Started

• A WheelchairNet site map
• A Guide to Wheelchair Selection: How to Use the ANSI/RESNA Wheelchair Standards to Buy a Wheelchair - a book by Axelson, Minkel, & Chesney - read the exerpts posted on WheelchairNet or purchase the entire book.
• The Manual Wheelchair Training Guide, a guide to understanding and using manual wheelchairs by Axelson, Chesney, Minkel & Perr.
• The Powered Wheelchair Training Guide a guide to understanding and using powered wheelchair by Peter Axelson, Jean Minkel, Anita Perr and Denise Yamada.
• Wheelchair Selection and Training: Teaching and Guiding Practitioners and Consumers - a book review of 5 books on wheelchairs by Brian Dudgeon, PhD, OTR.
• A searchable directory of RESNA Certified Assistive Technology Providers.
• 10 years of archived articles from Team Rehab Report, the widely acclaimed publication focused on AT solutions.
• Check out the resources that WheelchairNet offers to your seating and mobility for clients and consumers.
• A resource for Prioritizing and Making Decisions about Wheelchairs... thinking about consumer's needs.
• Certification in Assistive Technology - an article written by Jim Lenker for OT Practice Magazine and reprinted with permission.

Wheelchair University

• Slide Lecture Series on Application and Use of Wheeled Mobility Technology
• Slide Lecture Series on Research in Wheeled Mobility and Technology
• Find out about other education and research possibilities at Wheelchair U!
• Navigating and using the National Library of Medicine's MEDLINE databases.
• Wheelchair and Seating Standards Development

Other Continuing Education

• See the Continuing Education Resources at Wheelchair University.
• Team Rehab Reports - 10 years worth of past articles are scanned and archived on WheelchairNet.

Clinical Practice Resources

• Advance for OTs - check the list of online articles.
• Advance for PTs - check the list of online articles.
• Clinician's Corner at Span America.
• Case Managers Resource Guide - an online resource for locating therapists with rehabilitation specialization.
• Consumer Education Resources on WheelchairNet.
• Mobility Management - mobility management magazine.
• National Registry of Rehabilitation Technology Suppliers - NRRTS
• Disability and rehabilitation research projects supported by the National Institute of Disability and Rehabilitation Research.
• Pamphlets on SCI topics from the University of Washington's Dept .of Rehabilitation Medicine.
• National Rehab Network - companies that specializes in rehabilitation and assistive technology.
• Rehab Management - The Interdisciplinary Journal of Rehabilitation.
• Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America - RESNA
  • Credentialing program for Assistive Technology Providers
  • Locate ATPs and ATSs in your area.
• TARP - the New Jersey Technology Assistive Resource Program - resources on funding, letters of justifiation, etc. Also "CartWheel," a great example of using the WWW to create a way to locate local or regional providers.
• Link toWheelchairNet Discussion Area

Clinical Practice Products

• Pro Therapy Supplies - suppliers of physical therapy and rehabilitation products.
• Thomashilfen International - MS micro-stimulation- system for movement stimulation, pressure sore prevention, and pain-therapy.
• Three Rivers - create products for wheelchair users, clinicians, and researchers.

Professional Resources

• Assistive Technology Outcomes Website
• American Occupational Therapy Association - AOTA
• American Physical Therapy Association - APTA
• Australian Rehabilitation & Assistive Technology Association - ARATA
• The Center for An Accessible Society
• National Rehabilitation Information Center - NARIC.

Articles of Professional Interest

• Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) - an information bulletin from the Food and Drug Administration.
• Transfers From Wheelchair To Another Sitting Surface: An Illustrated Guide by Mary Jo Cameron, OTR/L and Shawn Shambo, OTR/L at Northeastern Rehabilitation Hospital in New Hampshire.
• How to choose a managed care organization ...if you use a wheelchair - by Mark Schmeler, MS, OTR/L, ATP.
• Internet Sellers and National Marketers: the Ethical Decision for a Rehabilitation Technology Company - by Simon Margolis CO, ATS/P. This article was originally written for "Health Care Products" and is reprinted with permission of author.
• Certification in Assistive Technology - an article written by Jim Lenker for OT Practice Magazine and reprinted with permission.
• Tilt in Space versus Recline: New Trends in an Old Debate - an article written by Michelle Lange for the Technology Special Interest Quarterly and reprinted with permission.
• Teaming with Rehabilitation Technology Suppliers - an article written by Daniel D. Lipka for OT Practice Magazine and reprinted with permission.

Employment Resources

• HealthCareJobsUSA
• Occupational Therapist.Com
• Paradigm Associates LLC
• RehabWorld

Last Updated: 3-2-2006