The Wheelchair Series: What the SCI Consumer Needs to Know
These 4 factsheets include important information to help you find a wheelchair that truly meets your needs.
- Getting the Right Wheelchair (PDF) (en español)
- The Manual Wheelchair (PDF) (en español)
- The Power Wheelchair (PDF) (en español)
- Maintenance Guide for Users of Manual and Power Wheelchairs (PDF)
"How To Do a Pressure Relief" videos from the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Secondary Conditions in the Rehabilitation of Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury.
- Modified Leaning Side to Side (Power Wheelchair)
- Leaning Forward (Power Wheelchair)
- Tilting and Reclining (Power Wheelchair)
- Leaning Forward (Manual Wheelchair)
- Push Up (Manual Wheelchair)
Wheelchair Standards Factsheets from the University of Pittsburgh Wheelchair and Cushion Standards Group
- Performance Standards Overview
- Caster Performance Overview
- Wheel Rolling Resistance Overview
- Cushion Performance Overview
- Cushion Performance Interpretation Guide (Tabular Form)
- Cushion Performance Interpretation Guide (Graphical Representation)
The Wheelchair Series: What the SCI Consumer Needs to Know
This consumer factsheet was produced through a collaboration between the Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center (MSKTC) and the Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Model Systems. These materials undergo expert and consumer reviews to ensure they are up-to-date, evidence-based, and consumer-friendly.
How To Travel in a metro train and go down the escalator with a wheelchair
“How To” video from the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC) on Secondary Conditions in the Rehabilitation of Individual with Spinal Cord Injury
How To Transfer from Wheelchair to Car
“How To” video from the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC) on Secondary Conditions in the Rehabilitation of Individual with Spinal Cord Injury
Power Wheelchair Mobility
Understand your power wheelchair and how to maneuver in a variety of conditions. This is an educational video program of a forum for persons with SCI and their friends, family members and caregivers. Forums are offered by the Northwest Regional Spinal Cord Injury System (NWRSCIS). Presented on November 8, 2011.
Ultralight Wheelchair Skills: From Rehab to Real World
Learn the skills you need to successfully navigate your ultralight manual wheelchair in a variety of situations and environments so you can more fully participate in the activities you enjoy. This is an educational video program of a forum for persons with SCI and their friends, family members and caregivers. Forums are offered by the Northwest Regional Spinal Cord Injury System (NWRSCIS). Presented on November 8, 2011.
How To Transfer from Wheelchair to Bed
“How To” video from the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC) on Secondary Conditions in the Rehabilitation of Individual with Spinal Cord Injury
Riding the Rails: Testing Sound Transit's Light Rail in a Wheelchair
This is an article from the SCI Update Newsletter published by the Northwest Regional Spinal Cord Injury System (NWRSCIS). (Fall 2010)
Choosing a Wheelchair
This is an article from the SCI Update Newsletter published by the Northwest Regional Spinal Cord Injury System (NWRSCIS). (Summer 2008)
Community Mobility Part 1
“A Day in the Life” video on practical application of mobility from a wheelchair level outside of the home. Going out to eat, going shopping, and running errands as well as demonstration and personal techniques for car transfers. Produced by the Regional Spinal Cord Injury Center of the Delaware Valley (RSCICDV) at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and Magee Rehabilitation Hospital
Community Mobility Part 2
“A Day in the Life” video on the application and demonstration of using public transit and taxi cabs. What to expect, what is expected of the rider and the driver. Produced by the Regional Spinal Cord Injury Center of the Delaware Valley (RSCICDV) at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and Magee Rehabilitation Hospital.
Wheelchair Positioning (PDF)
Offer rehabilitation care providers and consumer caregivers a step-by-step instructions and photo illustration on performing common activities. This and other Tipsheets are provided by the University of Alabama at Birmingham Spinal Cord Injury Model System (UAB-SCIMS).
Assisted Pressure Relief (PDF)
Offer rehabilitation care providers and consumer caregivers a step-by-step instructions and photo illustration on performing common activities. This and other Tipsheets are provided by the University of Alabama at Birmingham Spinal Cord Injury Model System (UAB-SCIMS).
Mobility
A chapter from the Spinal Cord Injury Patient – Family Teaching Manual published by the Regional Spinal Cord Injury Center of the Delaware Valley (RSCICDV) at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and Magee Rehabilitation Hospital. Spanish
