Wheelchairs?

Question 1

how many people live with some form of disability?

Answer 1

over 1 billion

Question 2

how can childrens educational media act as a window?

Answer 2

educational media
can expose children to new
foods, new geographies, or new
ways of celebrating community.

Question 3

how can childrens educational media act as a mirror?

Answer 3

it can reflect a child’s identity

Question 4

what often happens when people with a disability access
health care?

Answer 4

they experience stigma and
discrimination, and receive poor quality services

Question 5

what is the importance of wheelchairs?

Answer 5

Better mobility
Better participation
Reduced caregiver burden
Reduced long-term-care placement

Question 6

what do appropriate wheelchairs enhance?

Answer 6

mobility:
* Education
* Work/Productivity
* Social life

Question 7

what are features of an appropriate wheelchair?

Answer 7

1. A wheelchair must meet the user’s individual needs and environmental conditions
2. Provide postural support and be safe and durable.
3. The wheelchair must be available and affordable and be maintainable and sustainable in the country of use

Question 8

what are benefits of wheelchairs?

Answer 8

• Mobility
• Decreased care-giver burden
• Potential for participation

Question 9

what are problems with wheelchairs?

Answer 9

• Habitat inaccessibility
• Energy expenditure
  (Injury potential)
• Maneuverability
• Inadequate access
• Improper fit/set-up

Question 10

what is the predominant gender and mean age of wheelchair and scooter users?

Answer 10

women mean age 65

Question 11

how is there inadequate Access to
Appropriate Equipment in the global context?

Answer 11

Limited supply in developing countries:
* Production facilities are insufficient
* Recycled wheelchairs often lack parts, services

Limited access to funding
* Very regional based funding
* Often provided by charity groups

Question 12

how is there inadequate Access to
Appropriate Equipment in the Canadian context?

Answer 12

• Inequitable access to appropriate equipment
• Funding is:
• Regionally regulated
• Some provided with the bias of ageism
• Can favour more “marketable” population

Question 13

what is a motor skill?

Answer 13

“A motor skill is an activity or task that requires voluntary control over movements of joints and body
segments to achieve a goal.

Question 14

what are examples of motor skills?

Answer 14

• Swimming
• Dancing
• Musical instrument
• Tying shoes
• Driving
• USING A WHEELCHAIR

Question 15

what are the stages of motor learning?

Answer 15

• Early success (inconsistent)
• Skill acquisition (eventually)
• Consistency
• Skill retention (even after a break)
• Skill transfer (to other, similar things)
• Autonomous

Question 16

what is a powerful method of motor learning?

Answer 16

demonstration:

• Demonstrate complete skill
• Verbal description during demonstration
• Repeat often

Question 17

why should be limit instructions?

Answer 17

• Before practice (vs feedback)
• Can be detrimental (if too long)
• Limit amount of material presented
• Keep it relevant
• Give instructions at the time of doing the task
• Best for advanced learners

Question 18

what are the types of feedback?

Answer 18

knowledge of results= focuses on the outcome

knowledge of performance= focuses on the movement

Question 19

what else should we consider when giving feedback?

Answer 19

timing

Question 20

who should have their wheelchair skills assessed?

Answer 20

All people who use
wheelchairs and their caregivers

Question 21

wheelchairs should be provided using what?

Answer 21

8-step process of the WHO