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Understanding the Global Challenges to Accessing Appropriate Wheelchairs: Position Paper
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol.18(7), pp.1-14
2021
PMCID: PMC8036353
PMID: 33804868
Abstract
Introduction: Appropriate wheelchairs are often essential for the health and wellbeing of people with mobility impairments to enhance fundamental freedoms and equal opportunity. To date, provision has mainly focused on just delivering the wheelchair instead of following an evidence-based wheelchair service delivery process. In addition, many governments have not committed to a national wheelchair provision policy. Approach: To prepare this position paper, a systemic development model, founded on the sustainable human security paradigm, was employed to explore the global challenges to accessing appropriate wheelchairs. Positions: I: Consideration of key perspectives of wheelchair provision across the life course is essential to meet the needs to children, adults, older people and their families; II: Comprehensive wheelchair service delivery processes and a competent workforce are essential to ensure appropriate wheelchair service provision; III: Evaluations on wheelchair product quality development, performance and procurement standards are key as wheelchair product quality is generally poor; IV: Understanding the economic landscape when providing wheelchairs is critical. Wheelchair funding systems vary across jurisdictions; V: Establishing wheelchair provision policy is a key priority, as specific policy is limited globally. Conclusion: The vision is to take positive action to develop appropriate and sustainable wheelchair service provision systems globally, for me, for you, for us.
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- Title
- Understanding the Global Challenges to Accessing Appropriate Wheelchairs: Position Paper
- Authors
- Rosemary Joan Gowran (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, QueenslandNathan Bray (Author) - Bangor UniversityMary Goldberg (Author) - University of PittsburghPaula Rushton (Author) - Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de MontréalMarie Barhouche Abou Saab (Author) - Unité des Aides Technique, SESOBEL, Ain El Rihani, LebanonDavid Constantine (Author) - MBE, Founder Director, Motivation UK/International, Bristol BS3 4EG, UKRitu Ghosh (Author) - Rajiv Gandhi University of Health SciencesJonathan Pearlman (Author) - University of Pittsburgh
- Publication details
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol.18(7), pp.1-14
- Publisher
- MDPI AG
- Date published
- 2021
- DOI
- 10.3390/ijerph18073338
- ISSN
- 1660-4601; 1661-7827
- PMID
- 33804868; PMC8036353
- Copyright note
- Copyright: © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99522207702621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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