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Adults – poor back up© Rosemary Joan Gowran2011Alluding to the fact that he could end up starving,dehydrated and soiled, this is what he said,“Yeah the chair broke down, a couple of breakdowns lastweek, I couldn’t even get home. The battery on thisstopped at the gates. I couldn’t even get on the bus. Eh,so that was scary and em. I’m lucky I still live at homebut, if I was to live eh totally independent. I’d be totallystuck…Ye know. Wouldn’t be able to feed myself or dothe toilet or get a drink of water. Ye know that’s how bad itwould be you know? [U4, p.2, Data Set 1]26/11/2012Dr Rosemary Joan GowranUniversity of Limerick
Strategy for a Sustainable Wheelchair &Seating Provision Process Cluster 1: Access to Services(criteria, geographical boundary) Cluster 2: Assessment and Delivery Cluster 3: Tracing, Tracking and TakingCare of Equipment Cluster 4: Education and Research26/11/2012Dr Rosemary Joan GowranUniversity of Limerick
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Page 6 and 7: Investing Community Capital‘the n
Page 8 and 9: Who Cares?“Mobility and movement
Page 10 and 11: It’s my skin, It’s my legs“Bu
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Page 14 and 15: WSAT is a Primary Assistive Technol
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Page 20 and 21: Children waitingFailure of the comm
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Page 28 and 29: What next - the way forward Creatin
Page 30 and 31: Goals Essential for SustainabilityW
Page 32 and 33: Thank YouDr Rosemary Joan Gowran BS

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