02573oam 2200565I 450 991015170440332120240501162733.01-315-35239-71-315-36938-91-4987-3882-610.1201/9781315369389 (CKB)3710000000952498(MiAaPQ)EBC4745604(OCoLC)966385789(EXLCZ)99371000000095249820180331h20172017 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierWheelchair skills assessment and training /R. Lee Kirby1st ed.Boca Raton :CRC Press, Taylor & Francis,[2017]©20171 online resource (443 pages) illustrationsRehabilitation science in practice series1-4987-3881-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction to the wheelchair skills program -- Introduction to the assessment of wheelchair skills -- The wheelchair skills test (WST) -- The wheelchair skills test questionnaire (WST-Q) -- Wheelchair skills training -- Introduction to safety issues -- Individual skills -- Games.This book provides a wide spectrum of readers with comprehensive but easily understandable protocols for the assessment and training of wheelchair skills. The Wheelchair Research Team at Dalhousie University and the Capital District Health Authority in Halifax (lead by the author) have focused on wheelchair safety and performance for three decades, as exemplified through the Wheelchair Skills Program. This is considered the top such program in the world. This new book is largely based on this program which has been accessed and utilized by over 75,000 people in 177 countries since 2007.Rehabilitation science in practice series.WheelchairsPeople with disabilitiesRehabilitationMotor abilityDisability evaluationOutcome assessment (Medical care)Wheelchairs.People with disabilitiesRehabilitation.Motor ability.Disability evaluation.Outcome assessment (Medical care)617/.033Kirby R. Lee934457FlBoTFGFlBoTFGBOOK9910151704403321Wheelchair skills assessment and training2104339UNINA