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Presenter outlines power-mobility loan program for students
Summary
A presenter described a school-based program that loans power wheelchairs for short trials, provides professional development for school teams, and expanded after donations and foundation fundraising that purchased four new chairs.
A presenter described a power-mobility loan program that lets students with mobility challenges try power wheelchairs to gain independent movement and support learning, communication and development. “The beauty of the program is it gives the kid a chance to explore movement,” the presenter said.
The presenter said the program maintains an inventory of loaner power wheelchairs and that trials start when a physical or occupational therapist completes a referral form with the student’s measurements and an indication of how the student might control a chair (for example, with a joystick, a head array or other switch access). Program staff provide professional development and attend many students’ first trials, after…
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