[Scirehab-UW] New SCI Forum Video - Ultralight Wheelchair Skills: From Rehab to Real World

Dear Northwest Regional Spinal Cord Injury System Subscribers,   The SCI Forum presentation “Ultralight Wheelchair Skills: From Rehab to Real World,” which took place on November 8, 2011 at Harborview Medical Center, is now available for viewing on our website at http://sci.washington.edu/info/forums/reports/wc_skills_2011.asp.   Learn the skills you need to successfully navigate your ultralight manual wheelchair in a variety of situations and environments so you can more fully participate in the activities you enjoy. In this video, physical therapist Elisa Smith, DPT of Harborview Medical Center provides practical tips and explanations for learning and perfecting wheelchair skills, including wheelies for curbs and maneuvering in small spaces, on gravel roads, up and down hills, and more. Wheelchair users with spinal cord injuries are shown demonstrating several of these skills. Please give us your feedback after watching the video. Just click the "two-minute survey" link on the forum page, or go to https://catalysttools.washington.edu/webq/survey/csalzman/26614.   We now have 32 videos on a variety of topics related to living with SCI that you can watch online at http://sci.washington.edu/info/forums/forum_videos.asp.   *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     * Cynthia Salzman, MHA Public Information Specialist Northwest Regional Spinal Cord Injury System Department of Rehabilitation Medicine University of Washington, Box 356490, Seattle, WA 98195 Phone: 206-685-3999; Fax: 206-685-3244 csalzman@uw.edu