Title: Demonstrate basic wheelchair use.
Course: Physical/Occupational Therapy I (14060-I) > Section: Understanding Assistive Technology for Mobility

Demonstration should include

- identifying wheelchair parts
- adjusting wheelchair parts
- identifying wheelchair accessories
- maneuvering different types of wheelchairs
- propelling a wheelchair on different types of surfaces.

Process/Skill Questions:

- If the client’s knees are higher than their hips, which parts of the wheelchair need to be adjusted?
- What environmental adaptations are available in the community to accommodate wheelchair users?
- How would a person in a wheelchair safely get in and out of a car? Go up a curb? Enter a public bathroom?