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video Manual Wheelchair Assistance
ILC Reference NO 92:83:003
Item sourced from ILC QLD database
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Full Title: Manual Wheelchair Assistance: A Matter of Co-operation
A 20 minute video that presents practical information about providing assistance to people who use manual wheelchairs for mobility. It outlines some general guidelines about using the technology of the wheelchair to make transfers and movements easier. The video also emphasises communicating and working closely with the person in the wheelchair, and using correct back care techniques to complete safe handling procedures.
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PUBLICATION DETAILS: Compiled By: Yooralla Society of Victoria - Independent Living Centre (Melbourne)
Publication Place: Victoria, Australia
Year: 1991
Duration: 20 mins
CONTENTS: Three clients and their families demonstrate various techniques and skills in manual wheelchair assistance and handling.
* The first client is a woman with multiple sclerosis. Her primary carer is her husband. They demonstrate lifting the manual wheelchair in to and out of boot.
* The second client has quadriplegia. He and his paid carer demonstrate accessing the environment. They negotiate up and down kerbs, with the use of tipping levers; accessing uneven terrain; and descending a steep ramp and slope.
* The third client is a young women who has paraplegia. She discusses the importance of maintaining castors and rear wheels. She then demonstrates accessing an inaccessible entrance, with the assistance of two people completing a safe lift.
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