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Mounting Assistive Technology to Wheelchairs

Presented by Michelle L. Lange

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Description

*This webinar is scheduled for 5:00 PM EDT / 2:00 PM PDT

For wheelchair users, assistive technologies (AT) such as speech-generating devices (SGDs), computers, tablets, and smartphones play a vital role in communication and daily activities. This session explores effective mounting solutions to securely attach these devices to a wheelchair frame, ensuring optimal visual access, ease of use, safety, and stability. Participants will gain insight into mounting terminology, role delineation in product selection and delivery, strategies for determining ideal mount placement, ordering guidance, and funding considerations. Learn how proper device mounting can enhance assistive technology use, ultimately improving client function and independence.

Instructor

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Michelle L. Lange, OTR/L, ATP/SMS

Michelle Lange is an occupational therapist with more than 38 years of experience. She has been in private practice at Access to Independence for more than 19 years. She is a well-respected lecturer, both nationally and internationally, and has authored numerous texts, chapters, and articles. She is the coeditor of Seating…

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Learning Objectives

● Participants will be able to determine if a wheelchair mounting system is clinically indicated for an individual.

● Participants will be able to determine which components of a wheelchair mounting system are required for an individual.

● Participants will be able to analyze optimal placement of assistive technology devices to be mounted in relation to the client.

● Participants will be able to integrate evidence-based mounting strategies into assistive technology and wheelchair interventions to enhance occupational performance in activities of daily living (ADLs) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs).

Agenda

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5:00pm–5:15pm
Chapter 1: Mounting: Team Roles and Terminology
5:15pm–5:30pm
Chapter 2: Mounting: Assessment
5:30pm–5:45pm
Chapter 3: Mounts for Speech-Generating Devices
5:45pm–6:00pm
Chapter 4: Mounts for Computers, Tablets, and Smartphones
6:00pm–6:05pm
Break
6:05pm–6:35pm
Question and Answer Session
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Details

  • July 8, 2025
  • 5:00pm-6:35pm EDT
    • PTs/PTAs, Intermediate
    • OTs/OTAs, Intermediate
    • SLPs, Intermediate
  • Register soon! Limited seats available.

* Available July 4

Disclaimer

Michelle L. Lange, instructor for this educational event, receives compensation from Medbridge for this course. No one with the ability to control content has relevant relationship(s) to disclose, with the exception of Michelle L. Lange, who has a relationship with Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group, which was mitigated.

Accreditation

Requirements

To receive CEU credit all disciplines must attend the webinar for the full duration, complete the quiz with a minimum score of 70%, and complete the participant survey.

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