The Manual Wheelchair Training Guide [Paperback]

Anita Perr (Author), Peter Axelson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 1998 | ISBN-10: 1882632109 | ISBN-13: 978-1882632107 | Edition: 1

This book was designed to be used by wheelchair users, their families, friends, caregivers, and anyone else who might need comprehensive information about manual wheelchair skills. The illustrated instructions provide guidance for wheelchair users on how to negotiate indoor environments, obstacles, and outdoor terrain.

The skills and information in this guide will hopefully help increase the independence of wheelchair users, decrease the number of wheelchair accidents caused by the lack of education and training, and limit the frustration caused by those receiving or giving inadequate or improper assistance. The wheelchair skills and instructions in this book were compiled with the assistance of expert wheelchair users and rehabilitation professionals. These experienced individuals provided input on the wheelchair techniques, text content, and illustrations.

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About the Author

Peter W. Axelson received a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering and Product Design in 1979 and a M.S.M. E. degree in Smart Product Design in 1982, both from Stanford University.

He is the Director of Research and Development at Beneficial Designs, Inc., a rehabilitation engineering design firm that develops prototypes, devices and systems for production, performs design review, tests rehabilitation equipment, and conducts rehabilitation research. PAX Press, a division of Beneficial Designs, is his publishing company.

Peter is best known for his development of the ARROYA sit-ski in 1978 and the first chairlift-compatible mono-ski with a shock absorber in 1985. He raced as a member of the U.S. Disabled Ski Team from 1985 to 1992, competing and medaling in three world championships. Peter has also developed many other adaptive recreational devices for people with disabilities.

Peter is the Chairman of the ANSI/RESNA Wheelchair Standards Committee, a trustee for the Paralyzed Veterans of America Spinal Cord Research Foundation, and a member of the Recreation Access Advisory Committee to the Access Board (U.S. Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board) and the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) Playground Surfacing Task Group.

Product Details

• Paperback: 141 pages
• Publisher: Pax Pr; 1 edition (October 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1882632109
• ISBN-13: 978-1882632107
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.8 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,199,931 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Why so expensive?, January 27, 2011

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Druidess3 - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Manual Wheelchair Training Guide (Paperback)

I found out about this book through Wheelchairnet.org, which has sections of the book available to preview. When I searched for it here on Amazon, and found out it was $130, I was astonished. It has useful information, but it is certainly not NEARLY worth THAT amount of money. How do they justify that price? A med-school level textbook containing hundreds of pages of detailed information (not on wheelchair skills, of course -- I use the textbook as an example of information put out by highly-educated people) can be had for half that amount. I'm appalled the authors and/or publisher have set the price so high. The persons needing this book have tens of thousands of dollars in medical bills to pay off. Why are the authors and publisher being outrageously pompous and greedy?