ISWP's Training Working Group is working to ensure people in need of wheelchairs are provided with properly fitted chairs through competent training, testing and delivery. The Working Group promotes dissemination and rollout of World Health Organization (WHO) Wheelchair Service Training Packages, including Basic, Intermediate, and Managers and Stakeholders. The group also supports capacity building of wheelchair services and monitoring of personnel within the services to meet WHO guidelines. Working Group members include doctors, trainers, wheelchair technicians, university professors, consultants, and others who are experienced in wheelchair training and provision.
Two subcommittees comprise the Working Group:
Competency: Supports development of the ISWP Wheelchair Service Provision Basic and Intermediate tests, as well as the Trainee Competency Assessment (TCA) for the Training of Trainers course. Promotes mentoring for wheelchair service providers to improve skills to better assess, prescribe and fit wheelchairs and postural support devices.
Integration: Integrates wheelchair provisioning into pre-professional training curricula via evidence-based training materials and methodologies.
Member List
| Name | Organization |
|---|---|
| Dave Calver | UCP Wheels |
| Barbara Crane | University of Hartford |
| Sue Eitel | Eitel Global |
| Eliana Ferretti | Federal University of Sao Paulo (UNIFESP) |
| Lauren Flaherty | Motivation Australia |
| Ritu Ghosh | Mobility India |
| Mary Goldberg -- Chair | University of Pittsburgh |
| Dietlind Gretschel | Western Cape Rehab Centre |
| Eldar Husanovic | Human Study |
| Chapal Khasnabis | WHO |
| R. Lee Kirby | Dallhousie University |
| Tamsin Langford | Motivation UK |
| Xavier Lemire | Handicap International |
| Sergio Mainetti | CBM |
| Rob Mattingly | Independent Consultant |
| Kylie Mines | Motivation AU |
| Sara Munera | University of Pittsburgh |
| Abdullah Munish | Motivation Africa |
| Patience Mutiti | Motivation UK |
| Jamie Noon | Consultant |
| Paula Rushton | University of Montreal |
| Elsje Scheffler | DARE Consult |
| Nicky Seymour | Motivation Africa |
| Samantha Shann | Northumbria University |
| Celia Stubbs | Motivation UK |
| Catherine Sykes | World Confederation for Physical Therapy |
| Nekram Upadhyay | Indian Spinal Injuries Centre |
| Nicole VanderZouwen | Free Wheelchair Mission |
| Eric Wunderlich | Latter-day Saint Charities |
| Tchai Xavier | Independent Consultant |
| Marc Zlot | ICRC |
Meeting Recaps
Training Working Group, May 24, 2017 -- Size: 166KB
Training Working Group, April 26, 2017 -- Size: 204KB
Training Working Group, March 22, 2017 -- Size: 270KB
Training Working Group, February 22, 2017 -- Size: 272KB
Training Working Group, January 25, 2017 -- Size: 208KB
Training Working Group, November 23, 2016 -- Size: 352KB
Training Working Group, July 27, 2016 -- Size: 375KB
Training Working Group, February 24, 2016 -- Size: 261KB
Training Working Group, September 21, 2015 -- Size: 264KB
Training Working Group, September 8, 2015 -- Size: 320KB
Training Working Group, September 2, 2015 -- Size: 250KB
Training Working Group, July 15, 2015 -- Size: 307KB
Training Working Group, June 3, 2015 -- Size: 287KB
Training Working Group, April 29, 2015 -- Size: 258KB
Training Working Group, April 15, 2015 -- Size: 337KB
Training Working Group - Competency Sub-Committee, June 7, 2017 -- Size: 184KB
Training Working Group - Hybrid Sub-Committee, January 18, 2017 -- Size: 634KB
Training Working Group - Hybrid Sub-Committee, November 16, 2016 -- Size: 634KB
Training Working Group - Hybrid Sub-Committee, July 20, 2016 -- Size: 431KB
Training Working Group - Hybrid Sub-Committee, March 23, 2016 -- Size: 233KB
Training Working Group - Hybrid Sub-Committee, February 17, 2016 -- Size: 203KB
Training Working Group - Hybrid Sub-Committee, January 20, 2016 -- Size: 213KB
Training Working Group - Hybrid Sub-Committee, December 8, 2015 -- Size: 186KB
Training Working Group - Hybrid Sub-Committee, October 13, 2015 -- Size: 165KB
Training Working Group - Hybrid Sub-Committee, August 5, 2015 -- Size: 149KB
Training Working Group - Hybrid Sub-Committee, July 7, 2015 -- Size: 205KB
Training Working Group - Integration Sub-Committee, June 14, 2017 -- Size: 155KB
Training Working Group - Integration Sub-Committee, April 12, 2017 -- Size: 260KB
Training Working Group - Integration Sub-Committee, February 23, 2017 -- Size: 147KB
Training Working Group - Integration Sub-Committee, January 11, 2017 -- Size: 535KB
Training Working Group - Integration Sub-Committee, December 14, 2016 -- Size: 535KB
Training Working Group - Integration Sub-Committee, October 19, 2016 -- Size: 610KB
Training Working Group - Integration Sub-Committee, September 14, 2016 -- Size: 621KB
Training Working Group - Integration Sub-Committee, August 10, 2016 -- Size: 598KB
Training Working Group - Integration Sub-Committee, March 9, 2016 -- Size: 265KB
Training Working Group - Integration Sub-Committee, December 3, 2015 -- Size: 179KB
Training Working Group - Integration Sub-Committee, June 24, 2015 -- Size: 181KB
Training Working Group - Integration Sub-Committee, June 3, 2015 -- 192KB