Sustainable wheelchair provision

Rosemary J. Gowran, Elaine Murray, Terje Sund, Emily Steel, Elizabeth McKay, Bernadette O'Regan

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Abstract

Objective: This session is to heighten awareness, generate debate, facilitate dialogue, reflect and review current practices and unite as a community of people with a common goal to build a system for sustainable wheelchair provision within their own country. Main contents of paper: The focus is to introduce the concept of sustainable development and its relationship with wheelchair provision. Results: The outcomes of a doctoral thesis utilising this concept, giving consideration to the importance of context, understanding stakeholder perspectives and collaboration to create a strategy for sustainable wheelchair provision is presented. Conclusions: The importance of developing an open understanding of the essential and central role wheelchair provision plays in meeting basic human rights is identified. Setting up positive lines of communication using a common language between all those involved is required to develop a holistic and committed approach for good practice. Identified mandatory policies relating social responsibility, the environment and economic efficiencies is essential.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationEveryday Technology for Independence and Care. AAATE 2011
Pages1241-1250
Number of pages10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2011

Publication series

NameAssistive Technology Research Series
Volume29
ISSN (Print)1383-813X
ISSN (Electronic)1879-8071

Keywords

  • human rights
  • soft systems approach
  • sustainability
  • wheelchair provision

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