Wheelchair Skills Menu
Falling Backwards
Falling twice onto a thick elevated mat and getting back upright.
Falling onto a low mat.
Getting back upright after a fall, seen from two sides
Navigating Doors and Obstacles
Proceeding forwards through a door that opens away from the person.
Using the environment to help move forward through an opening (“slingshot” method).
Using a door and frame to help move forward (“slingshot” method) through a door that resists opening.
Proceeding forwards through a door that opens towards the person
Proceeding forwards through a door that opens towards the person, better illustrating the user crossing over with one hand to propel the opposite wheel.
Proceeding forwards through a door that opens towards the person, using one arm and one leg. Closing the door is not shown.
Popping the casters off the floor while moving, to get over a 2cm-high obstacle.
Popping the casters over a 2cm-high obstacle, using both stationary and moving approaches.
Popping the casters over a 2cm-high obstacle, without using the hands.
Popping the casters over lines on the floor, as a learning exercise.
Moving forward and backwards over an obstacle in a wheelie position, as a learning exercise.
Using the stationary method: popping the casters over a 13cm-high obstacle, backing up to change the caster direction, then powering over the obstacle.
Using the momentum method over a 13cm-high obstacle, including a transient wheelie.
Using the momentum method over a 13cm-high obstacle, including a transient wheelie.
Using the momentum method over a 13cm-high obstacle, including a transient wheelie.
Using the stationary method: popping the casters over a 13cm-high obstacle, backing up to change the caster direction, then powering over the obstacle.
Using a mirror to assist in timing caster pop over a 13cm-high obstacle, as a learning exercise
