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Assistive Technology
The Official Journal of RESNA
Volume 27, 2015 - Issue 4
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Position Paper

The Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA) Position on the Application of Wheelchairs, Seating Systems, and Secondary Supports for Positioning Versus Restraint

Official RESNA Position Papers articulate issues in assistive technology and rehabilitation engineering important to researchers, practitioners, policy makers, and funding sources. These positions are based on a strong evidential foundation, supplemented by the authors’ extensive expertise and strengthened by input from others in the field. Development of these position papers follow specific guidelines, which are available on the RESNA website: http://www.resna.org/knowledge-center/position-papers-and-provision-guides.

Michael BabinecInvacare Corporation, North Olmsted, Ohio, USA
, OTR/L, ABDA, ATP,
Elizabeth ColeUS Rehab, Derry, New Hampshire, USA
, MS, PT,
Barbara CraneUniversity of Hartford, West Hartford, Connecticut, USA
, PhD, PT, ATP/SMS,
Steven DahlingRusk Institute of Rehab Medicine, New York, New York, USA
, ATP,
Delia FreneyKaiser Permanente, Continuing Care Service Center, Union City, California, USA
, OTR/L, ATP,
Barbara Jungbluth-JermynMobility in Focus, LLC, Greendale, Wisconsin, USA
, M.Ed., BS PT, ATP,
Michelle L. LangeAccess to Independence, Inc., Arvada, Colorado, USACorrespondence[email protected]
, OTR, ABDA, ATP/SMS,
Yunn-Yi Pau-LeeLakeview School, Edison, New Jersey, USA
, PT, MA,
Donald N. OlsonNorth Dakota Life Skills and Transition Center, Fargo, North Dakota, USA
, PT, ATP,
Jessica PedersenRehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Franklin Park, Illinois, USA
, MBA, OTR/L, ATP/SMS,
Cynthia PotterHealthquest Community Services, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
, DPT, PT, PCS,
David SavageCommunity Services Group, Hatboro, Pennsylvania, USA
, ATP/SMS, RET &
Mary SheaKessler Institute for Rehabilitation, West Orange, New Jersey, USA
, MA, OTR/L, ATP show all
Pages 263-271 | Published online: 21 Dec 2015
 
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