“Power Mobility for Infants and Pre-School Children”

This article is called “Power Mobility for Infants and Pre-School Children”. It is “a brief overview of information regarding the use and introduction of power mobility with infants and preschool children with disabilities. It is intended to provide clinicians with relevant background information and to describe the current best level of evidence.”

It was written by Roslyn Livingstone in 2011. It appeared in Child Development & Rehabilitation.

“RESNA Position on the Application of Power Wheelchairs for Pediatric Users”

This is a 2009 position paper by the Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA) on the Application of Power Wheelchairs for Pediatric Users.

RESNA states: “The purpose of this article is to share typical clinical applications as well as provide evidence from the literature supporting the application of power mobility (PM) for young children and to assist practitioners in decision making and justification.”

“Facilitating Child Participation Through Power Mobility”

Text: recommended researchTamra Yandow and Deborah Sharpe wrote this 2019 research summary of “Facilitating child participation through power mobility”.

The original article appeared in the British Journal of Occupational Therapy, and was written by J. Casey, G. Paleg, and R. Livingstone.

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