RESNA 27th International Annual Confence

Technology & Disability: Research, Design, Practice & Policy

June 18 to June 22, 2004
Orlando, Florida

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This bar graph displays the QUEST measures of satisfaction with device features and service provision among the four mobility device users (power wheelchair, manual wheelchair, scooter, cane/crutches/walker). When study participants were asked to give the three most important device features, several group differences emerged: 1) 60% of the power wheelchair and manual wheelchair users rated comfort as one of their top concerns: 2) Safety was less often reported as highly important to manual wheelchair users; 3) Power wheelchair and scooter users rated the importance of repairs and servicing higher than did manual and cane, crutches and walker users; 4) people who use cane, crutches and walkers rated effectiveness as more important than manual wheelchair users; and 5) as expected, power wheelchair and scooter users rated the weight of their devices as less important than did manual wheelchair users and cane, crutches and walker users.