ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY 104 - TECHNOLOGIES THAT ENABLE MOBILITY

Course overview

*Discuss needs underlying evaluation of the consumer for a mobility system *Describe the three categories of mobility systems on the basis of the need served by each *Describe the two primary structures of wheelchairs *Identify the major characteristics of manual wheelchairs *Identify the major types of power mobility systems and their characteristics *Understand the influence of the relationship between the center of gravity of the user and the center of mass of the wheelchair on the function of the wheelchair *Describe the implementation phase for personal mobility systems