Seating and Mobility Resources for Case Managers

Getting Started

• A WheelchairNet site map
• Wheelchair and Seating School
• Assistive Technology Resources
• A Glossary of Wheelchair and Seating Words
• A Guide to Wheelchair Selection: How to Use the ANSI/RESNA Wheelchair Standards to Buy a Wheelchair- download all or parts of this booklet in .pdf format.
• Check out what WheelchairNet offers as resources to the clients and consumers in your caseload.

Wheelchair and Seating School

• A book review of 5 books on Wheelchair Technology - written by Brian Dudgeon, MS, OTR.
• A Guide to Wheelchair Selection: How to Use the ANSI/RESNA Wheelchair Standards to Buy a Wheelchair
  • Learn more about Wheelchair and Seating Standards Development
• Read an article written by Jim Lenker for OT Practice entitled Certification in Assistive Technology , which explains the value of working with a certified provider.
• The purpose and value of a wheelchair evaluation
  • Slide Lecture Series at Wheelchair University on Evaluation of Wheelchair Mobility and Seating
• Check out 10 years worth of archived articles from Team Rehab Report, the widely acclaimed publication focused on integrated and practical Assistive Technology solutions.
• A Glossary of wheelchair and seating words.
• Professional Development Resources through RESNA
• Lightweight wheelchairs versus standard wheelchairs
• "Spin doctor runs wheelchairs through gauntlet" - Dr. Rory Cooper at the University of Pittsburgh is crash-testing wheelchairs.
• Abilities Expo - New York, Chicago, Washington, DC, New England, Southern CA, and Northern, CA.
• Learn about the wheelchair and seating process from the viewpoint of your insureds.
• 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 University!
• Learn more about Wheelchair and Seating Standards Development

Assistive Technology Resources

• Assistive Technology Outcomes Website
• Case Management Resource Guide - Online links to resources
• The Center for An Accessible Society
• Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America - RESNA
• The MED's National Rehab Network - (formerly RehabCentral.com) - support for assessment, selection and justification plus current commentaries and archives from seating and mobility experts.
• National Rehabilitation Information Center - NARIC
• Disability and rehabilitation research and education projects supported by the National Institute of Disability and Rehabilitation Research.

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Last Updated: 3-2-2006