Mounting Assistive Technology to Wheelchairs (Recorded Webinar)
Presented by Michelle L. Lange
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This course is a recording of a previously hosted live webinar event. Polling and question submission features are not available for this recording. Format and structure may differ from those of standard Medbridge courses.
For wheelchair users, assistive technologies (AT) such as speech-generating devices (SGDs), computers, tablets, and smartphones play a vital role in communication and daily activities. This session explores effective mounting solutions to securely attach these devices to a wheelchair frame, ensuring optimal visual access, ease of use, safety, and stability. Participants will gain insight into mounting terminology, role delineation in product selection and delivery, strategies for determining ideal mount placement, ordering guidance, and funding considerations. Learn how proper device mounting can enhance assistive technology use, ultimately improving client function and independence.
Learning Objectives
- Determine if a wheelchair mounting system is clinically indicated for an individual
- Determine which components of a wheelchair mounting system are required for an individual
- Analyze optimal placement of assistive technology devices to be mounted relative to the client
- Integrate evidence-based mounting strategies into assistive technology and wheelchair interventions to enhance occupational performance in activities of daily living (ADLs) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs)
Meet your instructor
Michelle L. Lange
Michelle Lange is an occupational therapist with more than 38 years of experience. She has been in private practice at Access to Independence for more than 19 years. She is a well-respected lecturer, both nationally and internationally, and has authored numerous texts, chapters, and articles. She is the coeditor of Seating…
Chapters & learning objectives
1. Mounting: Team Roles and Terminology
This chapter will review team members and who recommends equipment, orders it, obtains funding approval, and mounts the equipment to the wheelchair. Mounting terminology will be reviewed.
2. Mounting: Assessment
This chapter will present assessment for a mounting system, including determining placement on the wheelchair frame based on the client’s vision, visual field, access method to control the assistive technology device, and specific wheelchair frame configuration.
3. Mounts for Speech-Generating Devices
This chapter will present available mounting systems for both heavier and lightweight speech-generating devices. Specific features will be addressed.
4. Mounts for Computers, Tablets, and Smartphones
This chapter will present available mounting systems for both heavier and lightweight speech-generating devices. Specific features will be addressed.
5. Question and Answer Session
This chapter is a viewer-submitted question and answer session facilitated by Michelle Lange.