International Society of Wheelchair Professionals

Season's greetings to our ISWP Community!

@GivingTuesday is here! Join this global wave of generosity by giving today: globalgiving.org/projects/impro… From 00:00 until 11:59pm EST (USA), the more you give, the more we get in bonus funds from @GlobalGiving! #MoveAMillion #ISWP #Wheelchair Provision #GlobalGiving

Get ready for a global wave of good: @GivingTuesday is TOMORROW! 🌍💙 With bonus funds available from @GlobalGiving, there’s never been a better time to support ISWP’s mission and vision. Let’s create change together! globalgiving.org/projects/impro…

A reminder to join us tomorrow for our Membership Webinar & Website Demonstration! 📅 Date: November 20, 2024 🕒 Time: 12:00 pm CET / 11:00 am GMT 🔗 To Register: Members should have received an email with the link or contact info@iswp.org

@GivingTuesday is 15 days away, and we need your help to reach our goal of raising $US600,000 to support appropriate wheelchair provision globally! 🌍 Join us in creating a wave of good on Dec. 3: globalgiving.org/projects/impro… #MoveAMillion #GivingTuesday #GlobalGiving

Wheelchair Alliance K has released their latest report entitled 'Wheelchair Provision: How to Drive Effective Change'. Read it here wheelchair-alliance.co.uk/blog/wheelchai…

Are you a member of ISWP? Join us for an ISWP Membership Webinar & Website Demonstration! 📅 Date: November 20, 2024 🕒 Time: 12:00 pm CET / 11:00 am GMT 🔗 To Register: You should have received an email with the link or contact info@iswp.org

The @WheelchairAllianceUK is conducting a survey. The responses will add evidence to discussions with the Department for Transport regarding the alteration to the classification of #wheelchairs and its impact on #WheelchairUsers. eu.surveymonkey.com/r/DP5NGKD

22 days until #GivingTuesday! 🎉 With bonus funding available from @GlobalGiving, GivingTuesday is the perfect day to give. The more you give, the closer we get to reaching our fundraising goal of $US600,000. Let’s make a big impact together! #MoveAMillion

On Friday our Programme Manager @BethSheehan attended #AATC2024 on the Gold Coast. A great opportunity to listen to the 5Ps in the context of Australia, the challenges and uplifting moments of tourism and accessible travel and the international sector of #AssistiveTechnology.

ISWP Board Member Marie Abou Saab presented at the 1st ISPO Arabic Regional Congress for Prosthetics and Orthotics in Jordan. Marie presented on #WheelchairProvision in Lebanon. It was a great opportunity to be involved at their first congress in the region. #ISPOCongressJordan

Wishing our colleagues in the #Prosthetic and #Orthotic sector a wonderful International Day. We appreciate the collaborative efforts with @ispo and the wider rehabilitation field #Wheelchairs #AssistiveTechnology #DisabilityAdvocacy

This GivingTuesday, ISWP is asking for support to conduct needs assessments to understand local contexts, needs and barriers for wheelchair provision. With @GlobalGiving’s matching funds on Dec 3rd, your donation will make more impact! globalgiving.org/projects/impro… #MoveAMillion

🌏 80 million people are potentially in need of a wheelchair 🏡65 million who need a wheelchair live in LIC-LMIC countries 👨🏾‍🦼‍➡️65-95% of people who need a wheelchair don’t have access to one 👳🏼‍♀️ By 2050, the world’s population of people aged 60 years and older will double

🎬New Film! #UnlockTheEveryday Times Square Takeover 🎉 🎞️Watch the short recap video 📚 Find out more here: lnkd.in/dW3pVRwr 🎥 Watch accessible versions of the short recap Youtube: ow.ly/jYON50TT7ai #UnlockTheEveryday #SummitOfTheFuture #UNGA79

🚨New Research Alert! Explore the publication "Utilization of Assistive Technology in Clinical Settings" and how AT is transforming healthcare and boosting patient outcomes! 🌟 Read more: mdpi.com/2227-9032/12/1… #AssistiveTechnology #HealthcareInnovation #PatientCare #Research

🚨 Exciting News! 🚨 Justin Jesudas, ISWP board member, will be presenting on "Access to Empowerment: Workforce Development in Global Wheelchair Service Provisioning" at the #CreaTeConference2024, happening October 18-19 in Bengaluru, India.🌍♿️ #CreaTE2024 @MobilityIN

A big thanks to International Home Care and Rehabilitation Exhibition (H.C.R), Japan organisers as well as to everyone we had the pleasure of meeting. 🙏 ISWP presented on the topic, "Wheelchair Seating for Enhancing Elderly Care" #WheelchairProvisionGuidelines #AssistiveTech

🌍 Join us at the International Home Care & Rehabilitation Exhibition (HCR) 2024 in Tokyo from Oct 23! 🇯🇵 Don’t miss our presentation on “Wheelchair Seating for Enhancing Elderly Care” with @AlexKamadu and Krithika Kandavel on Oct 4 at 1:00 PM JST. 🔗 hcr.or.jp/en/seminar/34