Seating and Mobility Resources for Rehabilitation Technology Suppliers

• A WheelchairNet site map
• Resources for your Customers
• Continuing Education
• Articles of Professional Interest
• Wheelchair University
• Credentialing Organizations for Rehabilitation Technology Suppliers
• Health and Disability Information Resources
• Searchable database of RESNA Certified Assistive Technology Suppliers
• Go to the WheelchairNet Discussion Area to ask questions or share your thoughts on this topic with others.

Resources for your Customers who use Wheelchairs

• Community Living contains resources for resolving many of the daily living challenges faced by people who use wheelchairs in the community.
• Resources for the New Wheelchair User - written by Mary Ellen Buning, MS, OTR, ATP to explain the process of getting a wheelchair.
• Choosing a Managed Care Organization - written by Mark Schmeler, MS, OTR/L, ATP
• Exerpts from The Manual Wheelchair Users Training Guide - written by Axelson, Chesney, Minkel and Perr.
• Exerpts from The Powered Wheelchair Training Guide written by Peter Axelson, Jean Minkel, Anita Perr and Denise Yamada.
• 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.

Continuing Education

• See the Continuing Education Resources at Wheelchair University
• A book review of 5 books on Wheelchair Technology - written by Brian Dudgeon, MS, OTR
• Team Rehab Report Articles - past articles related to seating and wheeled mobility have been scanned and are archived on WheelchairNet.

Articles of Professional Interest

• 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.
• 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.
• 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..
• To submit an article for this section contact the site manager.

Wheelchair University

• Slide Lecture Series on Application and Use of Wheeled Mobility Technology
• Slide Lecture Series on Research in Wheeled Mobility and Technology
• Standards Development Activities - for Wheelchairs, Postural Support Devices, Pressure Management, and Transportation Safety.
• Disability and rehabilitation research projects supported by the National Institute of Disability and Rehabilitation Research.
• Find out about educaton and research possiblities at Wheelchair U.

Credentialing Organizations for Rehabilitation Technology Suppliers

• Amercian Homecare Association - (formerly the National Association for Medical Equipment Services (NAMES) - Rehab Section.
• The MED Group National Rehab Network - (formerly RehabCentral.com).
• National Registry of Rehabilitation Technology Suppliers (NRRTS)
  • Code of Ethics
• Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America - RESNA
  • RESNA Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice for Rehab Technology Suppliers
  • Assistive Technology Supplier Certificate
  • Certification in Assistive Technology - an article written by Jim Lenker for OT Practice.

Health and Disability Information Resources

• Mobility Management - mobility management magazine.
• A comprehensive listing of organizations related to disability and diagnosis groups is located on the Advocacy page within WheelchairNet.
• Rehab Management - The Interdisciplinary Journal of Rehabilitation.

Last Updated: 3-2-2006