Presenter: Dr. Mary Goldberg, ISWP Advocacy and Outreach
Lead
Description: Dr. Mary Goldberg, IWSP Advocacy and Outreach
Lead will be joining us to discuss the International Society of Wheelchair
Professionals. She will provide a 20 minute presentation on the organization,
and will be available afterwards to take questions from participants about how
to get involved or learn more. For a description of the organization, see
below:
The International Society of
Wheelchair Professionals (ISWP) was launched in February 2015. The
organization's mission is to serve as a global resource for wheelchair service
standards and provision through advocacy, education, standards, evidence-based
practice, innovation and a platform for information exchange. ISWP's vision is
that all people who need wheeled mobility devices receive the appropriate
products and services with dignity.
The need is great. Over 100
million people worldwide require wheelchairs for mobility and function, yet
most lack access to appropriate wheelchairs or services to repair them. Based
on global data, we estimate that 23 million wheelchairs are needed annually.
Currently, about 3 million wheelchairs are produced each year, resulting in a
20 million per year deficit.
To address this need, ISWP helps
to professionalize wheelchair services around the world, benefitting both
wheelchair users and those who provide them services. This is accomplished by
promoting the World Health Organization (WHO) Guidelines on providing manual
wheelchairs in less resourced settings, promoting training and research
activities, improving wheelchair design and manufacturing, and coordinating
services.
This meeting will take place by webinar. Registration is required to participate.
Date: September 28, 2017
Date: September 28, 2017
Time: 12:00pm - 1:00pm Pacific Time
Free for CAOT-BC members
$15 for non-members
If you have any questions about registration please contact Sarah Slocombe: sslocombe@caot.ca
If you have questions about the Assitive Tech & Seating Practice Network and the upcoming meeting, please contact Emma Smith:
emma.m.smith@gmail.com
#OT365
If you have questions about the Assitive Tech & Seating Practice Network and the upcoming meeting, please contact Emma Smith:
emma.m.smith@gmail.com
#OT365
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