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- Title
Provision of powered mobility equipment to young children: the Whizz-Kidz experience.
- Authors
Home, Anne Marie; Ham, Ros; Nilsson, Lisbeth
- Abstract
Locomotion and other motor skills develop rapidly during the first 3 years of life and become the primary vehicle for learning and socializing. Children with physical disabilities are denied such developmental opportunities unless they are provided with powered mobility. A retrospective survey of the experiences of children issued with powered mobility by the charity Whizz-Kidz is reported in this article. INSETS: KEY POINTS;COMMENTARY.
- Subjects
LOCOMOTION; MOTOR ability; PSYCHOLOGY of movement; DEVELOPMENTAL disabilities; CHILDREN with developmental disabilities; CHILD development
- Publication
International Journal of Therapy & Rehabilitation, 2003, Vol 10, Issue 11, p511
- ISSN
1741-1645
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.12968/bjtr.2003.10.11.13462