International Society of Wheelchair Professionals
@ISWPorg
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Building a global network to better the lives of wheelchair users #AbilityMeetsMobility
Joined January 2015
Season's greetings to our ISWP Community!
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Get ready for a global wave of good: @GivingTuesday is TOMORROW! 🌍💙 With bonus funds available from @GlobalGiving, there’s never been a better time to support ISWP’s mission and vision. Let’s create change together!
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The International Society of Wheelchair Professionals (ISWP) aims to improve the assessment and provision of appropriate wheelchairs globally. Inappropriate wheelchairs can lead to a range of risks,...
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A reminder to join us tomorrow for our Membership Webinar & Website Demonstration! 📅 Date: November 20, 2024 🕒 Time: 12:00 pm CET / 11:00 am GMT 🔗 To Register: Members should have received an email with the link or contact info@iswp.org
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Wheelchair Alliance K has released their latest report entitled 'Wheelchair Provision: How to Drive Effective Change'. Read it here https://t.co/FHDhQnscac
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The Wheelchair Alliance, an organisation which represents the voices of wheelchair users, has published a report calling for a ‘more integrated approach’ and ‘greater prioritisation of wheelchair...
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Are you a member of ISWP? Join us for an ISWP Membership Webinar & Website Demonstration! 📅 Date: November 20, 2024 🕒 Time: 12:00 pm CET / 11:00 am GMT 🔗 To Register: You should have received an email with the link or contact info@iswp.org
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The @WheelchairAllianceUK is conducting a survey. The responses will add evidence to discussions with the Department for Transport regarding the alteration to the classification of #wheelchairs and its impact on #WheelchairUsers.
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22 days until #GivingTuesday! 🎉 With bonus funding available from @GlobalGiving, GivingTuesday is the perfect day to give. The more you give, the closer we get to reaching our fundraising goal of $US600,000. Let’s make a big impact together! #MoveAMillion
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On Friday our Programme Manager @BethSheehan attended #AATC2024 on the Gold Coast. A great opportunity to listen to the 5Ps in the context of Australia, the challenges and uplifting moments of tourism and accessible travel and the international sector of #AssistiveTechnology.
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ISWP Board Member Marie Abou Saab presented at the 1st ISPO Arabic Regional Congress for Prosthetics and Orthotics in Jordan. Marie presented on #WheelchairProvision in Lebanon. It was a great opportunity to be involved at their first congress in the region. #ISPOCongressJordan
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Wishing our colleagues in the #Prosthetic and #Orthotic sector a wonderful International Day. We appreciate the collaborative efforts with @ispo and the wider rehabilitation field #Wheelchairs #AssistiveTechnology #DisabilityAdvocacy
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This GivingTuesday, ISWP is asking for support to conduct needs assessments to understand local contexts, needs and barriers for wheelchair provision. With @GlobalGiving’s matching funds on Dec 3rd, your donation will make more impact! https://t.co/9OIS5mtu7V
#MoveAMillion
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🌏 80 million people are potentially in need of a wheelchair 🏡65 million who need a wheelchair live in LIC-LMIC countries 👨🏾🦼➡️65-95% of people who need a wheelchair don’t have access to one 👳🏼♀️ By 2050, the world’s population of people aged 60 years and older will double
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🎬New Film! #UnlockTheEveryday Times Square Takeover 🎉 🎞️Watch the short recap video 📚 Find out more here: https://t.co/0lzf96t1TE 🎥 Watch accessible versions of the short recap Youtube: https://t.co/R1Bk6aFD0S
#UnlockTheEveryday #SummitOfTheFuture #UNGA79
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Unlock the Everyday is a campaign backed by ATscale and partner organizations from across the global health, development, and disability sectors. ATscale is a cross-sector global partnership, hosted...
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🚨New Research Alert! Explore the publication "Utilization of Assistive Technology in Clinical Settings" and how AT is transforming healthcare and boosting patient outcomes! 🌟 Read more: https://t.co/dvkXnUbDUk
#AssistiveTechnology #HealthcareInnovation #PatientCare #Research
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Competencies defined in practice standards and frameworks promote safe and effective healthcare by underpinning training curricula and service standards. The provision of mobility assistive products...
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🚨 Exciting News! 🚨 Justin Jesudas, ISWP board member, will be presenting on "Access to Empowerment: Workforce Development in Global Wheelchair Service Provisioning" at the #CreaTeConference2024, happening October 18-19 in Bengaluru, India.🌍♿️ #CreaTE2024 @MobilityIN
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A big thanks to International Home Care and Rehabilitation Exhibition (H.C.R), Japan organisers as well as to everyone we had the pleasure of meeting. 🙏 ISWP presented on the topic, "Wheelchair Seating for Enhancing Elderly Care" #WheelchairProvisionGuidelines #AssistiveTech
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🌍 Join us at the International Home Care & Rehabilitation Exhibition (HCR) 2024 in Tokyo from Oct 23! 🇯🇵 Don’t miss our presentation on “Wheelchair Seating for Enhancing Elderly Care” with @AlexKamadu and Krithika Kandavel on Oct 4 at 1:00 PM JST. 🔗
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ISWP is proud to announce that we are now full members of @GAATO! Another great opportunity to strengthen our partnerships globally. #AssistiveTechnology #DisabilityInclusion #SDGs #Wheelchairs
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Congratulations to @ATscale and their #UnlockTheEveryday campaign in Times Square this week. Fantastic to see #AssistiveTechnoloy on the big screen and the momentum globally. #UnlockTheEveryday #UNGA79 #UNSustainableDevelopmentPlatform
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