{"id":71217,"date":"2019-05-17T16:42:09","date_gmt":"2019-05-17T21:42:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/?post_type=uwmnewsgallery&p=71217"},"modified":"2019-05-17T16:58:35","modified_gmt":"2019-05-17T21:58:35","slug":"occupational-therapy-students-try-out-wheelchairs","status":"publish","type":"uwmnewsgallery","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/gallery\/occupational-therapy-students-try-out-wheelchairs\/","title":{"rendered":"Occupational therapy students try out wheelchairs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Each year, master\u2019s students in the occupational therapy program at 51ÁÔÆæ have the opportunity to learn about, and also ride, wheelchairs<\/a> through a lab in the Assistive and Rehabilitation Technology course at 51ÁÔÆæ. Also known as \u201cMobility Technology Day,\u201d the lab allows students to experience the kinds of technology they may be prescribing during their practice.<\/p>\n

With wheelchairs provided by Home Care Medical, a Wisconsin-based home care product and service supplier, as well as positioning accessories and seating from the Adaptive Engineering Lab in Milwaukee, students tried out the technologies that they’ve learned about in the classroom.<\/p>\n

As a part of the lab, students also went to Home Care Medical\u2019s facilities to test drive the motorized wheelchairs and higher-tech components to further familiarize themselves with assistive technology.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Each year, master\u2019s students in the occupational therapy program at 51ÁÔÆæ have the opportunity to learn about, and also ride, wheelchairs through a lab in the Assistive and Rehabilitation Technology course at 51ÁÔÆæ. 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