SMS Reference Materials

SMS Reference Materials

General references that may be used as exam preparation resources for the Seating and Mobility Specialist Certification.

Books

  • Assistive Technologies: Principles and Practice 5th Edition(2020) by Albert M. Cook, Janice Miller Polgar, Pedro Encarnação
     
  • Bouffard J, Lettre J, Campeau-Lecours A, Pacciolla D, Lemelin B, Routhier F. Use of a dynamic arm support to drive a power wheelchair: a case report. Disabil Rehabil Assist Technol. 2022 Jul 22:1-10. doi: 10.1080/17483107.2022.2102258. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35867651.
     
  • Brandt, Å., & Samuelsson, K. A. (2015). Wheelchair Intervention: Principles and Practice. International Handbook of Occupational Therapy Interventions, 299-309.
     
  • Cook and Hussey's, Assistive Technologies: Principles and Practice (2008), p. 437-438
     
  • Endsjo, A. (2017). Wound Care Guide: Considering the wheelchair seating system as a critical support surface in wound care (pp. 11, 15). Comfort Company.
     
  • Ethics and assistive technology service provision, Peterson D., and Murray G.; Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, January-June 2006. 1(1-2):59-67
     
  • European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel, National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel and Pan Pacific Pressure Injury Alliance. Prevention and Treatment  of Pressure Injuries:  Clinical Practice Guldeline. The International Guideline 2019. Emily Haesler (ed.) EPUAP/NPIAP/PPIA: 2019.|RESNA Wheelchair Service Provision Guide 1/26/11
     
  • Mullis, S., Endsjo, A., & Sharpe, L. Wheelchair Seating and Positioning Guide. Permobil, p 36.
     
  • Nilsson, L. and Durkin, J., Assessment of powered mobility use-applying grounded theory to occupational performance (2014), JRRD, volume 51, Number 6
  • Seating and Wheeled Mobility (A Clinical Resource Guide) 1st Edition (2018).  Michelle Lange & Jean Minkel
  • Simacek, J., Wattanawongwan, S., Reichle, J., Hyppa-Martin, J., Pierson, L., & Dimian, A. F. (2021). Supporting aided augmentative and alternative communication interventions for individuals with complex communication needs via telepractice: A tutorial. Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups, 6(5), 1170-1181.
  • The Wheelchair Evaluation: A Clinician's Guide (2nd ed.) Mitchell Batavia, 2010. Jones and Bartlet. p. 218
  • Triwibowo, A., Riyadi, M. A., & Setiawan, I. (2023, May). Wheel Chair Navigation Based on Head Movements for Quadriplegia Patients. In 2023 International Conference on Recent Advances in Electrical, Electronics & Digital Healthcare Technologies (REEDCON) (pp. 723-727). IEEE.
  • Ward, A. L., Sanjak, M., Duffy, K., Bravver, E., Williams, N., Nichols, M., & Brooks, B. R. (2010). Power wheelchair prescription, utilization, satisfaction, and cost for patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: preliminary data for evidence-based guidelines. Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation, 91(2), 268-272.

Articles

Other Resources

  • Wheelchair Skills Test Manual
  • WHO Wheelchair Service Training Package/Trainers Manual
  • World Health Organization, How to use the ICF: A practical manual for using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health
  • RESNA Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice
  • RESNA Position on the Application of Seat Elevation Devices for Power wheelchair Users Literature Update (2019)
  • RESNA Position on the Application of Ultralight Manual Wheelchairs
  • RESNA Standards of Practice
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