International Society of Wheelchair Professionals
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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.
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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! .#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: .🎥 Watch accessible versions of the short recap Youtube: #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: #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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ハンドメイドの自助具から最先端技術を活用したロボット介護機器まで世界の福祉機器を一堂に集めた国際展示会。 福祉・介護などの各分野の制度改革や事業活動を紹介する国際シンポジウム、セミナー情報など国際福祉機器展H.C.R.に関する情報を掲載しています。
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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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