pp move indef Refimprove date June 2009 File WheelchairSeatingNTSB.jpg thumb Wheelchair seating in a theater i.e. giving a dedicated, convenient space left free for a user to position his own wheelchair ... chair. A wheelchair is a chair with wheels, designed to be a replacement for walking. The device comes ... Herbert Everest , both mechanical engineers, invented the first lightweight, steel, collapsible wheelchair .... File Xiao er lun Confucius and children.jpg thumb 300px Depiction of Confucius in a wheelchair .... Types A basic manual wheelchair incorporates a seat, foot rests and four wheels two, caster wheels ... of the back to allow for manual propulsion by a second person. Other varieties of wheelchair are often ... thumb left Wooden wheelchair dating to the early part of the 20th century Everyday manual wheelchairs ... MecanumWheelchair.jpg thumb right Wheelchair fitted with Mecanum wheel s, taken at an Trade fair exhibition in the early 1980s. The electric wheelchair shown on the right is fitted with Mecanum wheel ... right An antique wheelchair Manual wheelchairs are those that require human power to move them. Many ... over small obstacles. Foot propulsion of the wheelchair by the occupant is also common for patients ... disability. One arm drive enables a user to guide and propel a wheelchair from one side. Two handrims ... wheelchair using passengers to and from their seats on the plane. Wheelbase chairs are wheeled ... degrees to varying angles up to 180 degrees. Electric powered Main Motorized wheelchair An electric powered wheelchair is a wheelchair that is moved via the means of an electric motor and navigational ... controls may allow independent operation of the wheelchair Other variants A Standing wheelchair is one that supports the user in a nearly standing position. They can be used as both a wheelchair and a standing frame , allowing the user to sit or stand in the wheelchair as they wish. They often ... intended for travel. A bariatric wheelchair is one designed to support larger weights most standard ... more details
Wheelchair fencing is a version of Fencing for athletes with a disability. Wheelchair fencing is governed by the International Wheelchair Fencing that is a List of international sport federations federation of the International Paralympic Committee , and is one of the sports in the Summer Paralympic Games . Classification class A athletes with full trunk movement and good balance class B athletes with no leg movement and impaired trunk and balance functions class C athletes with a disability in all four limbs, not included in the Paralympic games programme See also Paralympic sport External links http www.iwasf.com iwasf index.cfm sports iwas wheelchair fencing IWAS Wheelchair Fencing http www.parasport.org.uk sports landingpage.asp?section 48§ionTitle Wheelchair Fencing Wheelchair fencing at the Paralympics Category Paralympic sports Fencing Category Wheelchair fencing at the Summer Paralympics Paralympics stub fr Escrime handisport it Scherma in carrozzina ja fi Py r tuolimiekkailu ... more details
Image Wheelchair basketball 090923 akita cropped.jpg thumb 250px Wheelchair basketball game Wheelchair basketball is basketball played by people in wheelchair s and is considered one of the major disabled sports practiced. The International Wheelchair Basketball Federation IWBF is the governing body ... authority in wheelchair basketball world wide. FIBA has recognized IWBF under Article 53 of its General Statutes. IWBF has 82 National Organizations for Wheelchair Basketball NOWBs actively participating in wheelchair basketball throughout the world with this number increasing each year. It is estimated that more than 100,000 people play wheelchair basketball from recreation to club play and as elite ... to the IWBF website ref Wheelchair basketball is played by boys, girls, men and women. Wheelchair basketball sees tremendous competition and interest on the international level. Wheelchair basketball ... two weeks after the closing of the Summer Games. A Gold Cup the Wheelchair Basketball World Championship , is organized two years after every Paralympic Games. Major competition in wheelchair basketball ... . History 1940s to 1960s The 1940s saw the beginning of wheelchair basketball. In 1944, Ludwig Guttmann ... , England , adapted existing sports to use wheelchair s. It was known as Wheelchair Netball. At around the same times, starting from 1946, wheelchair basketball games were played primarily between ... the world. The Stoke Mandeville Wheelchair Games , held in 1947, were the first games to be held ... . Growth in both the number of wheelchair events and participants came quickly. Wheelchair ... that has been held annually ever since. Wheelchair basketball, as we know it now, was first played ... established the first sub section for wheelchair basketball. At that time ISMGF was the world governing body for all wheelchair sports. In 1989 ISMGF accepted for its former wheelchair basketball sub section to be named International Wheelchair Basketball Federation also known by the acronym IWBF ... more details
File Wheelchair lift SF 7041.jpg thumb A wheelchair lift in the front door of a city bus in San Francisco A wheelchair lift , also known as a platform lift , is a powered device designed to raise a wheelchair and its occupant in order to overcome a step or similar vertical barrier. A number of legal regimes in various countries regulate the use of wheelchair lifts, setting forth standards for the devices ... the wheelchair lifts on its buses in operative condition promptly repair wheelchair lifts if they are damaged or out of order establish a system of regular and frequent maintenance checks of wheelchair ... away. While some wheelchair accessible van wheelchair accessible van s use a powered lift to assist the occupant in boarding, a wheelchair ramp is usually less expensive for this purpose and is often ... of platform lifts installed on wheelchair accessible van wheelchair accessible van s single arm and dual arm. Single arm wheelchair lifts are only used in side entry applications. They take up less ... arm lifts. Most dual arm wheelchair lifts have a lift capacity up to 800 pounds. These lifts consume ... of the vehicle for rear entry applications. ref http vanconinc.com equipment wheelchair lifts Wheelchair ... NHTSA , wheelchair accessible van wheelchair accessible van s with wheelchair lifts are equipped with a safety lift interlock. Designed to prevent operation of the wheelchair van or wheelchair ... while the wheelchair lift is in operation. ref http www.nhtsa.gov DOT NHTSA Rulemaking Rules ... of wheelchair lifts which assist people in entering truck cabs, so that they may drive or operate heavy equipment. Wheelchair lifts can also be used to move an unoccupied scooter into a vehicle. ref http www.clockmobility.com loader and lift devices Wheelchair Lifts ref References Reflist Refbegin ..., National Ag Safety Database NASD . External links Commons category Wheelchair lifts http www.usdoj.gov ... Dealers Association http www.abilitylifting.co.uk Wheelchair Lift at Ability Lifting Category Wheelchairs ... more details
Image Wimbledon 2005 25 .JPG thumb Wimbledon Men s Wheelchair doubles Image Wimbledon 2005, Wheelchair.jpg thumb Wimbledon Men s Wheelchair doubles Wheelchair tennis is one of the forms of tennis adapted ..., but there are two major differences from pedestrian tennis they use specially designed wheelchair .... ref Cite web author International Tennis Federation title Rules of Wheelchair Tennis url http www.itftennis.com wheelchair rules index.asp accessdate 2009 01 17 ref This is one of the official Paralympic ... hold rackets taped to the hand and use electric powered wheelchairs. History Wheelchair tennis got ... wheelchair tennis. ref Cite web author International Tennis Federation title About Wheelchair Tennis url http www.itftennis.com wheelchair generalinfo index.asp accessdate 2009 01 17 ref Since then, much ... Seoul 1988 accessdate 2011 07 12 ref It was the 1992 Summer Paralympics in Barcelona that wheelchair ... Federation as a NEC Wheelchair Tennis Tour. In wheelchair tennis there are four top ranked major ... team event held annually. To wrap up the season, they have NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters singles ... Garros , and US Open tennis US Open have each created wheelchair tennis category. It is also played at Paralympic Games and FESPIC games as well. Each year Wheelchair Tennis Masters are held for single ... Ammerlaan , Esther Vergeer , and Korie Homan . See also ITF Wheelchair Tennis Tour List of Wheelchair Tennis Champions References reflist External links http attennis.com wheelchair tennis.aspx AtTennis Wheelchair Tennis News and Resources http www.itftennis.com wheelchair International Tennis Federation Wheelchair Tennis http www.wheelchairtennis amsterdam.com masters indexen.htm NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters http www.usta.com PlayNow Wheelchair.aspx United States Tennis Association Wheelchair Tennis http www.tennisfoundation.org.uk disabilitytennis Wheelchair Tennis Tennis Foundation Great Britain Wheelchair Tennis http www.bbc.co.uk gloucestershire content articles 2007 05 29 ... more details
for the wheelchair derivative of the sport of rugby league Wheelchair rugby league Image Wheelchair rugby game 2.jpg thumb 250 px right Canada s Garett Hickling vs USA s Bryan Kirkland , at a wheelchair rugby game. Wheelchair rugby known as quad rugby in the United States is a team sport for Disabled ... . The United States name of quad rugby is based on the fact that all wheelchair rugby players need ... classified as quadriplegia quadriplegic . Wheelchair rugby is played indoors on a hardwood court. The rules include elements of wheelchair basketball , ice hockey , team handball handball and rugby ... Wheelchair Rugby Federation IWRF which was established in 1993. History Wheelchair rugby s roots go back to wheelchair basketball and ice hockey . It was created in 1976 by Jerry Terwin, Duncan Campbell, Randy Dueck, Paul LeJeune and Chris Sargent, five Canadian wheelchair athletes ... At that time, wheelchair basketball was the most common team sport for wheelchair users. That sport ..., the name of the sport outside the United States was officially changed from Murderball to Wheelchair ... Britain. In 1990, Wheelchair Rugby first appeared at the World Wheelchair Games as an exhibition ... by the International Stoke Mandeville Wheelchair Sports Federation ISMWSF . In the same year, the International Wheelchair Rugby Federation IWRF was established as a sports section of ISMWSF to govern the sport. The first World Wheelchair Rugby Championships IWRF World Wheelchair Rugby Championships were held in Nottwil , Switzerland, in 1995. Wheelchair rugby appeared as a demonstration ... was then born and bought back to Australia where it has flourished. Rules Image Wheelchair rugby court.png thumb 300 px right Wheelchair rugby court Wheelchair rugby is mostly played by two teams ... gender sport, and both male and female athletes play on the same teams. Wheelchair rugby is played ... s wheelchair must cross the line while the player has possession of the ball. A team is not allowed ... more details
A wheelchair ramp is an inclined plane installed in addition to or instead of stairway stairs . Ramps permit wheelchair users, as well as people pushing stroller s, cart s, or other wheeled objects, to more easily access a building. A wheelchair ramp can be permanent, semi permanent or portable. Permanent ramps are designed to be bolted or cemented in place. Semi permanent ramps rest on top of the ground or cement pad and are commonly used for the short term. Permanent and semi permanent ramps are usually of aluminum, concrete or wood. Aluminum ramps are more durable than wooden ramps and can be moved or reconfigured. ref cite web url http www.handicappedequipment.org buying a wheelchair ramp title Wheelchair Ramp publisher HandicappedEquipment.org ref Portable ramps are usually aluminum and typically fold for ease of transport. Portable ramps are primarily intended for home and building use but can also be used with vans to load an unoccupied mobility device or to load an occupied mobility ... wheelchair ramps Wheelchair ramp types and specifications ref Ramps must be carefully designed in order ... widths and maximum slopes. A less steep rise can be easier for a wheelchair user to navigate, as well as safer in icy climates. Wheelchair ramps or other ways for wheelchair users to access a building, such as a wheelchair lift are required in new construction for public accommodations in the United ... wheelchair ramps.com Modular Ramps ADA Modular Ramp Specs.aspx title ADA Specifications for Wheelchair ... External links commons category Wheelchair ramps http www.wheelchairrampguide.org wheelchair ramp plan.html Wheelchair ramp plans http www.usdoj.gov crt ada adahom1.htm Americans with Disabilities Act http www.wheelchairramp.org WheelchairRamp.Org http www.portable wheelchair ramps.com Ramp Wizard Ramp Wizard.asp Wheelchair Ramp Slope Calculator http www.handicappedequipment.org buying a wheelchair ramp Buying a Wheelchair Ramp Room Category Accessible building Category Wheelchairs Category ... more details
Image Paralympic Curling.jpg 200px thumb Wheelchair curling at the 2006 Winter Paralympics Wheelchair curling is an adaptation of curling for athletes with a disability affecting their lower limbs or gait. Wheelchair curling is governed by the World Curling Federation , and is one of the sports in the Paralympic Games Winter Paralympic Games . Wheelchair curling is played with the same rocks and on the same ice as regular curling, though the rocks are thrown from a stationary wheelchair and there is no sweeping. Rocks may be thrown by hand while leaning over the side of the wheelchair, or pushed by a delivery stick. This is a pole with a bracket that fits over the rock handle, allowing the rock to be pushed while applying correct rotation. Stones delivered between the house and the near hogline ... by time clocks. Eligibility is limited to people with disabilities such that a wheelchair is used ... on the use of power chairs at WCF sanctioned events. Wheelchair curling can be played by people ... force, and a tolerance for cold. It is not an aerobic activity. Without the need for sweepers, wheelchair curling is well suited to two person formats such as stick curling. Wheelchair curling began in Europe in the late 1990s and in North America in 2002. The first World Wheelchair Curling Championships ... test, beat USA 7 5 to win bronze. World Wheelchair Curling Championship 2002 SUI Urs Bucher 2004 ... 2009 World Wheelchair Curling Championship 2009 CAN Jim Armstrong curler Jim Armstrong 2011 World Wheelchair Curling Championship 2011 CAN Jim Armstrong Wheelchair curling at the Winter Paralympics Paralympic champions Wheelchair curling at the 2006 Winter Paralympics 2006 CAN Chris Daw Wheelchair ... Commonscat Wheelchair curling http www.worldcurling.org World Curling Federation http www.paralympic.org International Paralympic Committee http www.wheelchaircurling.com Wheelchair curling resources Bowling Team Sport Category Wheelchair curling Category Winter Paralympic Games de Rollstuhlcurling ... more details
Wheelchair netball is a variation of netball adapted for play in wheelchair s. A hybrid version of basketball and netball was introduced at the Grand Festival of Paraplegic Sport in 1949. ref name Brittain2009 Cite book last Brittain first Ian title The Paralympic Games Explained series Sport in the Global Society publisher Routledge year 2009 isbn 0 415 47658 5 oclc 244057438 pages 8 10 ref Six teams composed of 37 athletes competed at the event. ref name Brittain2009 This hybrid version of netball was played at every year s festival until 1954 it was replaced by wheelchair basketball in 1956. ref name Brittain2009 Modern versions of wheelchair netball are similar to standard netball, but with modified rules regarding contact, obstruction and travelling. ref cite book title Netball year 2009 publisher A. & C. Black location London isbn 0 7136 7697 3 page 41 edition 5th ref Notes reflist Team sports Category Netball variants Category Wheelchair sports Netball Netball stub ... more details
Use dmy dates date December 2011 Infobox sport name Wheelchair Dance image Senang Hati Diah Larasati Wheelchair Dance.jpeg imagesize caption Senang Hati Diah Larasati Wheelchair Dance union World DanceSport ... team single competitors, doubles, or teams mgender yes category indoor equipment Wheelchair venue dance hall obsolete olympic paralympic 1998 ref name IPC Wheelchair DanceSport is a partner dance partner dance competition and Dancesport where at least one of the dancers is in a wheelchair . Sport Wheelchair couple dances are for two wheelchair users or for one wheelchair user with a standing partner ... formation dances for four, six or eight dancers. ref name IPC about Wheelchair dancing .... Since 1998, Wheelchair Dance Sport is governed by the International Paralympic Committee International Paralympic Wheelchair Dance Sport Committee IPWDSC , although it is not part of the paralympic ... for two wheelchair users together Formation dances for four, six or eight couples dancing in formation ... Germany Social Wheelchair dancing is a popular social and recreational activity, with participants in over 40 countries. ref name Rogers 2001 The physical benefits of wheelchair dancing include the maintenance ... skills. Wheelchair dancing is an activity that integrates the wheelchair user and able bodied person ... Collegiate DanceWheels Program was created to instruct students in wheelchair dancing. This is the first ... refs ref name IPC cite web url http www.paralympic.org Sport IPC Sports Wheelchair Dance Sport index.html title Wheelchair Dance Sport publisher International Paralympic Committee accessdate 30 October ... About the Sport work IPC Wheelchair Dance Sport publisher International Paralympic Committee accessdate ... 2001 url http www.exploredance.com article.htm?id 23 title Wheelchair Dancing work ExploreDance.com ... 2011 url http www.kpbs.org news 2011 jun 21 wheelchair dancing roll title Wheelchair Dancing Is On A Roll ... nation s first wheelchair dance course work UDaily publisher University of Delaware accessdate 30 ... more details
The Whirlwind wheelchair is a wheelchair designed to be made in developing countries using local resources, in a sustainable development effort. It was co designed by Ralf Hotchkiss of Whirlwind Wheelchair International. Hotchkiss, a paraplegic, has traveled extensively, designing wheelchairs that could be built in developing countries. Whirlwind Wheelchair International uses the principle of open source design , ref cite web title OPEN SOURCE DESIGN url http www.whirlwindwheelchair.org open.htm ref and offers construction classes and consulting services. References Reflist External links http www.whirlwindwheelchair.org about.htm Project home page http www.commondreams.org views04 1224 02.htm Ralf Hotchkiss & His Whirlwind Wheelchairs by Ralph Nader . Common Dreams NewsCenter , December 24, 2004 accessed Feb 27 2006 . http www.pbs.org newshour bb health jan june10 haiti1 02 18.html Tough, Low Cost Wheelchairs Needed in Haiti . PBS NewsHour , Feb. 18, 2010. Retrieved 2010 03 15 Category Wheelchairs Category Appropriate technology Category Human powered vehicles disability stub tech stub ... more details
Image Wheelchair Foundation Logo.png thumbnail right Wheelchair Foundation Logo The Wheelchair Foundation WF is a non profit organization founded in June 2000 by real estate developer Ken Behring , and based in Danville, California . The foundation partners with donors individuals, groups and companies to provide wheelchair s to people who need them but can not afford them, mostly in developing nation s. As of September 2008, the WF network has delivered over 750,000 wheelchairs to 150 nations. The foundation partners with various service organization s, including Rotary International Rotary Clubs , the Knights of Columbus and Sister Cities International . The WF International Board of Advisers includes a number of current and former heads of state and celebrities, including co chairs Juan Carlos I of Spain Juan Carlos and Queen Sophia of Spain Sophia of Spain , as well as Mikhail Gorbachev and Nelson Mandela . Independent organizations that make up the Wheelchair Foundation mission are the Canadian Wheelchair Foundation and Wheelchair Foundation UK. WF Australia also existed as an independent entity until 2008 but is now a project of the Rotary Club of Gosford West NSW . Behring has commented about the importance of NGO s in the distribution of the wheelchairs The NGOs are crucial in every country. I think we re currently working with several hundred NGOs. When we were in Afghanistan, we used some people from the disability community, and the U.S. Army also helped us. We regularly give away quite a few chairs in China, working with their Disabled Federation. In Central America, for example, we work with First Ladies. The wives of the presidents usually have a foundation and they have the connections with rehabilitation hospitals. So they ve been very, very helpful all through ... links http www.wheelchairfoundation.org Wheelchair Foundation official website Category Organizations ... based in California Category Wheelchair organizations US philanthropy org stub ... more details
Image Wheelchair Racing Parapan 2007.jpg thumb Brazilian athlete Wendel Silva Soares in the 400 m wheelchair race at the 2007 Parapan American Games Wheelchair racing is the racing of wheelchairs in track and road races. Wheelchair racing is open to athletes with any qualifying type of disability, amputees ... . The main competitions take place at the Summer Paralympics which wheelchair racing and athletics ... allow the athletes to reach speeds of 30 km h or more. ref name Wheelchair Racing cite web url http www.paralympicsontario.ca Wheelchair 20Racing.pdf. title Wheelchair Racing accessdate 2008 03 ... Wheelchair Racing.pdf Bot retrieved archive archivedate 2008 04 11 ref History The World Wars ... from the wheelchair sport movement, the International Olympic Committee IOC recognized Guttmann s work ... in service to the Olympic movement. Since the beginning of the games in Stoke Mandeville wheelchair sports has expanded with the addition of many sports. Beginning with wheelchair archery , lawn ... list. In the 1960s wheelchair basketball , wheelchair fencing fencing , wheelchair snooker snooker and wheelchair weightlifting weightlifting were also introduced. In 1960 the International Stoke Mandeville Wheelchair Sports Federation ISMWSF was formed to allow all international competitions for individuals ... DePauw & Gavron Events The distances involved in wheelchair racing include sprint distances of 100 ... races of 4 x 100 m and 4 x 400 m. There is also a road event which is the wheelchair marathon . Athletes who are in a wheelchair can also participate in field events as well these include shot ... 13 publisher Paralympics ref Athletes who are in a wheelchair due to spinal cord injury or are an amputee are in classes T51 T58. Classes T51 T54 are for athletes in a wheelchair who are competing in track ... movement in their upper limbs. Athletes who are in a wheelchair due to cerebral palsy have different ... T32 T38. Classes T32 T34 are classes for athletes in a wheelchair and classes T35 T38 are for athletes ... more details
is magnified by the drive system, or mounted under the wheelchair and controlled as for a powerchair ... be carried on an aircraft without removing them from the wheelchair and securing them in a shipping ... a separate charger unit. Controller File Electric powered wheelchair Belize2.jpg thumb right A typical ..., thus turning the wheelchair within its own length. Thought control of powerchairs, actually working ... wheelchair. However in both the US Medicare United States Medicare and some private insurers ... useless and where the user is unable to use a manual wheelchair independently. Disability rights ... such as wheelchair spaces on public transport and wheelchair lift s are frequently designed around a typical manual wheelchair in the UK referred to as a reference wheelchair . Powerchairs, however ... by the ability of the user to self propel. Some designs are too large or heavy for certain wheelchair ... DEFAULTSORT Motorized Wheelchair Category Wheelchairs Category Electric vehicles ... more details
Orphan date September 2010 barelinks date May 2011 The RoughRider wheelchair is a low cost, durable and appropriate technology ref Smith, Amy, 2001 in Design that Matters , http www.web.media.mit.edu Feb, 20, 2001 ref wheelchair designed for use in developing countries. The design of the RoughRider originally was open source and has been revised with input from wheelchair users in over 40 countries since 1980 ref Hotchkiss, R. 1985, Independence through Mobility A Guide to the Manufacture of the ATI Hotchkiss Wheelchair, published by Appropriate Technology International, Wash. D.C. 1985 ref The RoughRider was created to fill the demand for a reliable wheelchair for over 20 million disabled people in the developing world who need a wheelchair and do not have one. ref Perlman,J, Cooper, R.A. and McCartney, M. 2006 Towards the development of an effective technology transfer model of wheelchairs to developing countries Disability and Rehabilitation Assistive Technology 1 1 2 103 110, June 2006 ref History The earliest recorded history of a wheelchair was inscribed in stone on a Chinese Sarcophagus in the 6th century A.D. ref Cooper, R.A. 1998, Wheelchair Selection and Configuration , pg 2 ref There have been many variations on the basic design since then but standard features always included rear wheels, front caster wheels, footrests, side frames and seating features. Until recently wheelchairs were designed for relatively smooth surfaces and paved streets and were not designed for rugged environments. Thirty years ago, Ralf Hotchkiss , an engineer with paraplegia and a frequent traveler to developing countries, saw the need for a high quality and rugged chair that could withstand conditions in rough terrain. He began a thirty year process of collaborative design using locally ... forward and is easier to push than standard wheelchair models. ref www.whirlwindwheelchair.org website ... Reflist DEFAULTSORT Roughrider Wheelchair Category Wheelchairs ... more details
A wheelchair trainer or wheelchair treadmill is an apparatus that allows a manual wheelchair user to simulate ... wheelchair wheels are placed in contact with vertical or horizontal rollers which may also be attached ... actual wheelchair propulsion. Wheelchair trainers having independent contact rollers permit ... characteristics of wheelchair wheels and flywheels may be used in determination of stationary ... for two wheelchair trainer devices the Wheelchair Aerobic Fitness Trainer WAFT , sfn Langbein Fehr 1993 ref name WAFT and GameWheels. sfn O Connor Fitzgerald Cooper Thorman 2002 The history of wheelchair ... Office for stationary wheelchair trainers treadmills ergometers dynamometer simulators ... 5,649,883 July 22, 1997 minimizes rolling resistance for 3 wheeled wheelchair race chairs 5,704,876 ... stationary wheelchair propulsion as a beneficial aerobic exercise . Clinical professionals are not currently in agreement regarding the cardiovascular health benefits associated with manual wheelchair propulsion and the possible long term repetitive use injuries attributed to manual wheelchair operation. sup a aerobics aerobics sup These debates have encouraged developments to enhance wheelchair ... of manual wheelchair propulsion. sup a ergonomics ergonomics sup Utilizing lever propulsion technologies on a wheelchair trainer equipped with flywheel and resistance enables one to engage in an activity ... waft.htm title WAFT Wheelchair Aerobic Fitness Trainer publisher Janus Development ... title Aerobic Exercise For The Wheelchair Bound work Science Daily accessdate August 22, 2011 ref ... of texas austin adds.html title University of Texas Austin adds wheelchair accessible equipment ... Demand During Lever Activated Vs Pushrim Wheelchair Propulsion in Persons With Spinal Cord Injury year ... L. last5 Shimada first5 Sean D. year 1997 title Methods for determining three dimensional wheelchair ... S. last5 Crespo Ruiz first5 B. year 2010 title Shoulder joint kinetics during wheelchair propulsion ... more details
Use dmy dates date April 2012 Image Standing wheelchair.jpg thumb A manual standing wheelchair A standing wheelchair also known as a standing chair is assistive technology , similar to a standing frame , that allows a wheelchair user to raise the chair from a seated to a standing position. The standing wheelchair supports the person in a standing position and enables interaction with people and objects at eye level. Types and function Standing wheelchairs can be either manually operated, have power operated wheels but manual lifting mechanisms or be fully powered with, for example, hydraulic lifting mechanisms. They are used both to achieve regular mobility and to stand the person up using hydraulics or other power sources. Some standing wheelchairs may be driven from the standing position, however there is some medical concern of an increased risk of long bone fractures while driving due to the legs being under a heavy load. Diagnosis and users Standing wheelchairs are used by people with mild to severe disabilities including spinal cord injury , traumatic brain injury , cerebral palsy , spina bifida , muscular dystrophy , multiple sclerosis , stroke , rett syndrome , post polio syndrome and more. Spinal cord injury Standing chairs are used by people with both paraplegia and quadriplegia since a variety of standing options are available to accommodate for mild to severe disabilities. Health Benefits Numerous studies have shown evidence that standing wheelchairs may provide specific health benefits. Some of these health benefits include improved circulation, urinary health ... Medicare may help fund some portion of a standing wheelchair, while Medicaid funding varies from state ... RESNA year 2007 title RESNA Position on Wheelchair Standing Devices url http www.rstce.pitt.edu RSTCE Resources Resna position on wheelchair standers.pdf publisher Rehabilitation Engineering ... links to this article DEFAULTSORT Standing Wheelchair Category Assistive technology Category Wheelchairs ... more details
Cup in South Africa. Wheelchair soccer Wheelchair soccer is a variation of soccer the game , in which ... involved in the game. Wheelchair soccer is very similar to the able bodied form of the game in terms of rules and structure the only real difference being that the player uses their wheelchair .... The only thing that is common to all players is that they have a physical disability and are wheelchair ... . The ball is also slightly larger than a regulation sized soccer ball. Wheelchair soccer is in Victoria ... and the Football Federation Victoria . Wheelchair soccer is split up into two regions, Southeast and Northwest ... partner vsf.html Scope Website about wheelchair soccer http www.fipfa.org FIPFA Federation Internationale de Powerchair Football Associations Category Wheelchair sports Category Disabled sports ... more details
Infobox sports league logo NWBA.png pixels 100px sport Wheelchair Basketball founded 1949 motto teams 181 country USA champion N A folded website http www.nwba.org www.nwba.org National Wheelchair Basketball Association NWBA is composed of 181 wheelchair basketball teams within twenty two conferences. Founded in 1949 by Tim Nugent, the NWBA today consists of men s, women s, intercollegiate, and youth teams throughout the United States of America and Canada . The International Wheelchair Basketball Federation IWBF recognizes the NWBA as the National Organization for Wheelchair Basketball NOWB for the United States. See also Harry Vines 1938 2006 former NWBA president and Hall of Fame member External links http www.nwba.org National Wheelchair Basketball Association http www.adana2009.com eng European Wheelchair Basketball Championship A Division Adana 2009 Turkey Category Wheelchair basketball Category 1948 establishments Category Sports governing bodies of the United States Wheelchair basketball Category Basketball leagues in the United States Category United States disability organizations basketball competition stub tr NWBA ... more details
Image CANWheelchairRugbyLogo.jpg right 200px The Canadian Wheelchair Sports Association CWSA French Association canadienne des sports en fauteuil roulant ACSFR is a non profit organization and the sports governing body governing body for wheelchair rugby and powerlifting in Canada . The organization represents Canada in the International Wheelchair Rugby Federation IWRF and the Canada national wheelchair rugby team national wheelchair rugby team in the Canadian Paralympic Committee . The CWSA s President is Donald Royer. The organization is responsible for the selection and training of the teams that represent Canada in international tournaments, including the World Championships and Summer Paralympics Games of the Paralympiad and the qualifiers therefor, as well as for the promotion of the sports amongst prospective players, spectator sports spectator s, and fan aficionado fan s. References reflist http www.cwsa.ca en site Official site of the Canadian Wheelchair Sports Association CWSA External links http www.cwsa.ca en site Official site canada sport stub International wheelchair rugby Category Sports governing bodies of Canada Wheelchair rugby Category Wheelchair rugby ... more details
Infobox tennis event 2009 Wheelchair Tennis Masters Logo NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters 2009 Poster.jpg Logo size 200px date 18 22 November edition category ITF Masters Series location Amsterdam champwcms flagicon NED Maikel Scheffers champwcws flagicon NED Esther Vergeer champwcqs flagicon GBR Peter Norfolk The 2009 Wheelchair Tennis Masters Also known as the 2009 NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters for sponsor reasons . It was held on hard courts between the 18 and 22 November 2009. The tournament was held in Amsterdam and was part of the NEC Wheelchair Tennis Tour, under the Masters Series category of events. ref http www.itftennis.com wheelchair tournaments tournamentoverview.asp?tournament 1100019154&event 1100107167 ref Qualification The top eight in men s and women s competition of the year qualified for the Wheelchair tennis masters. The top four from the Quad category also qualified for this event. Men s Women s Quads s References reflist Category Wheelchair tennis Masters Category Wheelchair tennis tournaments Masters, 2009 ... more details
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Infobox Organization name International Wheelchair Rugby Federation IWRF image IWRF.png size 250px caption Logo IWRF map msize mcaption motto formation 1993, 2010 extinction type List of international sport federations Sport federation location Richmond, British Columbia Richmond , Canada membership language general Eron Main leader title President leader name John Bishop key people num staff budget website http www.iwrf.com www.IWRF.com The International Wheelchair Rugby Federation IWRF is the international governing body for the sport of wheelchair rugby . The IWRF is a volunteer run organization that supervises the international competitions and development of wheelchair rugby. It was created in 1993 as a sport section of the International Stoke Mandeville Wheelchair Sports Federation ISMWSF . The ISMWSF is known as the International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation IWAS since 2005 . The IWRF became an independent sport federation on January 1, 2010. ref http www.iwrf.com aboutus.htm Who We Are , Official site of the International Wheelchair Rugby Federation IWRF ref See also Wheelchair Rugby World Championships IWRF Americas Championship IWRF European Championship IWRF Asia Oceania Championship International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation IWAS References reflist External links http www.iwrf.com Official site International wheelchair rugby Category Wheelchair rugby Category Paralympics sport org stub ... more details
FCB514 color2 A32638 logo name Galatasaray Wheelchair Basketball Team nickname Engelsiz Aslanlar leagues Turkish Wheelchair Basketball Super League founded October 20, 2005 history 2005 present current 2011 12 Galatasaray SK Wheelchair Basketball Season 2011 12 arena Ahmet C mert Sport Hall br small ... S.K. sections Galatasaray Wheelchair Basketball Team is the wheelchair basketball section of Galatasaray ..., called the Ahmet C mert Sport Hall . File GS BJK Wheelchair Basketball match.jpg thumb Galatasaray vs Be ikta Feb 17, 2007 History Galatasaray Wheelchair Basketball Team hold the Turkish title and currently play in European Champions Cup organised by International Wheelchair Basketball Federation ... Wheelchair Basketball Federation IWBF Champions League twice in a row, in years 2007 08 and 2008 ... of the finest wheelchair teams in Europe . Galatasaray Wheelchair Basketball Team also won Kitakyushu ... main 2011 12 Galatasaray SK Wheelchair Basketball Season updated 10 October 2011 ref http www.galatasaray.org ... Ali Asker Turan Guard For a listing of past rosters, see Galatasaray Wheelchair Basketball Team past rosters . Honors Domestic competitions Turkish Wheelchair Basketball Super League Winners 5 2006 07 Galatasaray SK Wheelchair Basketball Season Turkish Wheelchair Basketball Super League 2006 07 2006 07 , 2007 08 Galatasaray SK Wheelchair Basketball Season Turkish Wheelchair Basketball Super League 2007 08 2007 08 , 2008 09 Galatasaray SK Wheelchair Basketball Season Turkish Wheelchair Basketball Super League 2008 09 2008 09 , 2009 10 Galatasaray SK Wheelchair Basketball Season Turkish Wheelchair Basketball Super League 2009 10 2009 10 , 2010 11 Galatasaray SK Wheelchair Basketball Season Turkish Wheelchair Basketball Super League 2010 11 2010 11 Turkish Wheelchair Basketball First League Winners 1 2005 06 Galatasaray SK Wheelchair Basketball Season Turkish Wheelchair Basketball First League 2005 06 2005 06 Sinan Erdem Wheelchair Basketball Cup Winners 2 2005 06 Galatasaray SK Wheelchair ... more details
Infobox Paralympic sport sport wheelchair basketball menevents 1 womenevents 1 Wheelchair basketball ... is considered to be the highest honor in international wheelchair basketball, followed by the Wheelchair Basketball World Championship World Championships of the International Wheelchair ... rowspan 2 Wheelchair basketball at the 1960 Summer Paralympics 1960 rowspan 2 flagicon ITA Rome A wbk USA wbk GBR wbk ISR B wbk USA wbk NED wbk GBR rowspan 2 Wheelchair basketball at the 1964 Summer Paralympics 1964 rowspan 2 flagicon JPN Tokyo A wbk USA wbk GBR wbk ISR B wbk USA wbk ARG wbk ISR Wheelchair ... Wheelchair basketball at the 1972 Summer Paralympics 1972 flagicon FRG Heidelberg wbk USA wbk ISR wbk ARG Wheelchair basketball at the 1976 Summer Paralympics 1976 flagicon CAN Toronto wbk USA wbk ISR wbk FRA Wheelchair basketball at the 1980 Summer Paralympics 1980 flagicon NED Arnheim wbk ISR wbk NED wbk USA Wheelchair basketball at the 1984 Summer Paralympics 1984 flagicon USA New York City New York br flagicon GBR Stoke Mandeville wbk FRA wbk NED wbk SWE Wheelchair basketball at the 1988 Summer Paralympics 1988 flagicon KOR Seoul wbk USA wbk NED wbk FRA Wheelchair basketball at the 1992 Summer Paralympics 1992 flagicon ESP Barcelona wbk NED wbk GER wbk FRA Wheelchair basketball at the 1996 Summer Paralympics 1996 flagicon USA Atlanta wbk AUS wbk GBR wbk USA Wheelchair basketball at the 2000 Summer Paralympics 2000 flagicon AUS Sydney wbk CAN wbk NED wbk USA Wheelchair basketball at the 2004 Summer Paralympics 2004 flagicon GRE Athens wbk CAN wbk AUS wbk GBR Wheelchair basketball at the 2008 Summer Paralympics 2008 flagicon CHN Beijing wbk AUS wbk CAN wbk GBR Wheelchair basketball ... 125px silver medal bgcolor cc9966 width 125px bronze medal Wheelchair basketball at the 1968 Summer Paralympics 1968 flagicon ISR Tel Aviv wbkw ISR wbkw ARG wbkw USA Wheelchair basketball at the 1972 Summer Paralympics 1972 flagicon FRG Heidelberg wbkw ARG wbkw JAM wbkw ISR Wheelchair basketball ... more details
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