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Mobility Aids

Health information topics about Mobility Aids:

Children

    1. Wheelchairs
    Nemours Foundation
    http://kidshealth.org/kid/feel_better/things/wheelchairs.html

    2. Rolling Along! Fun on Wheels
    Alliance for Technology Access
    http://www.ataccess.org/resources/wcp/enpdf/en01Bike.pdf

    3. Fact Sheet on Wheelchairs for Children
    National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research
    http://www.abledata.com/abledata_docs/Children_wheelchair.htm

    4. Car Seats for Children with Special Needs â?
    Medem, Inc.
    http://medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZFWCTDJ3D&sub_cat=...

Coping

    1. Making the Change After a Lifetime of Walking
    University of Pittsburgh
    http://www.wheelchairnet.org/WCN_ProdServ/Consumers/newuser.html

Dictionaries/Glossaries

    1. List of Wheelchair and Seating Words
    University of Pittsburgh
    http://www.wheelchairnet.org/WCN_ProdServ/Consumers/glossary.html

Financial Issues

    1. Financial Assistance for Prosthesis and Other Assi
    Amputee Coalition of America
    http://www.amputee-coalition.org/fact_sheets/assist_orgs.html

Law and Policy

    1. Medicare Announces New Initiatives on Power Wheelc
    Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
    http://www.cms.hhs.gov/media/press/release.asp?counter=1023

Organizations

    1. WheelchairNet
    University of Pittsburgh
    http://www.wheelchairnet.org/

Related Issues

    1. How Do Scooters and Wheelchairs Compare?
    University of Pittsburgh
    http://www.wheelchairnet.org/WCN_ProdServ/Consumers/compare.html

    2. Adapting Motor Vehicles for People with Disabiliti
    National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
    http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/rules/adaptive/brochure/brochure.html

    3. Accessible Vans: The Ins and Outs of Getting Out a
    Muscular Dystrophy Association
    http://www.mdausa.org/publications/Quest/q85vans.cfm

Specific Conditions

    1. Slide Show: How to Choose and Use a Walker
    Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HA00060

    2. Slide Show: How to Choose and Use a Cane
    Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HA00064

    3. New Wheelchair Keeps People on the Move
    Food and Drug Administration
    http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2003/603_move.html

    4. Consumers: People Who Buy and Use Wheelchairs
    University of Pittsburgh
    http://www.wheelchairnet.org/WCN_ProdServ/Consumers/start.html

    5. Slide Show: How to Choose and Use Crutches
    Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HA00063

Statistics

    1. Wheelchair Use in the United States
    Disability Statistics Center
    http://dsc.ucsf.edu/publication.php?pub_id=1


 

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