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Assistive Technology
The Official Journal of RESNA
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RESNA Position on the Application of Power Wheelchairs for Pediatric Users

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Pages 218-226 | Published online: 13 Nov 2009

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Maria Lindström, Ann-Charlotte Bäckström, Catharina Henje & Gunilla Stenberg. (2023) ‘When I use the electric wheelchair, I can be myself’ – real-life stories about occupational identity construction. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy 30:8, pages 1368-1382.
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Lauren Rosen, Teresa Plummer, Andrina Sabet, Michelle L. Lange & Roslyn Livingstone. (2023) RESNA position on the application of power mobility devices for pediatric users. Assistive Technology 35:1, pages 14-22.
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Samuel W. Logan, Samantha M. Ross, Kathleen R. Bogart, Heather A. Feldner, Lisa K. Kenyon & Erica Woekel. (2022) Item development, internal consistency, and known-groups validity of the Self-Directed Mobility Scale. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology 17:3, pages 318-324.
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Miriam L. Weinstein, Michele Lloyd, Kirstie A. Finch & Abbigayle D. Laszacs. (2018) Underappreciated challenges to pediatric powered mobility – Ways to address them as illustrated by a case report. Assistive Technology 30:2, pages 74-76.
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Heather A. Feldner, Samuel W. Logan & James C. Galloway. (2016) Why the time is right for a radical paradigm shift in early powered mobility: the role of powered mobility technology devices, policy and stakeholders. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology 11:2, pages 89-102.
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