Safely Transporting People in Wheelchairs for OTs and Physiotherapists

For most people, getting out and about is vital to community participation and quality of life. If you need to travel in a wheelchair in a vehicle, this can be a high-risk activity.

This session will focus on considerations for safe transport including features of the wheelchair and vehicle considerations as well as a practical component to experience securing a wheelchair in an accessible vehicle. 

Clothing: Please wear appropriate clothes for the weather as we will be in the carpark for the practical part of the session. 

Learning Outcomes: Improved understanding of the risks associated with travelling in a wheelchair in a vehicle and increased knowledge of how to manage these risks. 

Recommended for: Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists who have clients that need to travel in their wheelchair.

Attendees: Spots are limited. If tickets are sold out, please add your name to the waitlist. If there is sufficient demand, we will gladly arrange additional sessions.

Presenter: Belinda Carpenter is an Occupational Therapist with more than 20 years of experience, specialising in assistive technology (AT) throughout most of her career. Her work centres on providing high-level clinical support to teams of therapists, as well as delivering specialised AT and home modification services to clients of all ages.

Belinda is passionate about service improvement and knowledge sharing to improve client outcomes. She brings a wealth of leadership and industry experience to her role, having served as the Assistive Technology Practice Lead at Novita for six years, and previously as the Manager of Specialist Equipment Services with the Domiciliary Equipment Service in South Australia.

Belinda’s extensive clinical background also includes key positions within the former Independent Living Equipment Program in the South Australian government, as well as foundational experience with a regional health service in Victoria.