Health & Wellness
Dr Ferdiliza Dandah S. Garcia (center),
President of the Philippine Society of
Wheelchair Professionals, Inc. based
in UP-Manila introduces the training
module to participants of the four-day
training course on Wheelchair Service
Training Package: Basic Level
Better Mobility
Through Proper
Training, Usage of
Wheelchairs
A PWD trainee measures the various parts
of his wheelchair to ensure that it is properly
adjusted to conform to his size during the
practicum
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ith wheelchairs being the most
commonly used assistive device to
enable mobility for the disabled,
there is also that imperative to
provide the most effective training
needed on their proper usage. Doing
so equally improves the autonomy,
self-esteem and well-being of their beneficiaries.
It was also in this light when the Department of Health
(DOH)-CALABARZON, in partnership with the Philippine
Society of Wheelchair Professionals, Inc. - UP Manila,
conducted the First Wheelchair Service Training Package:
Basic Level for Service Providers and Persons with
Disabilities (PWDs) between February 19 and 22, 2019 at
the Ciudad Christhia Resort 9 Waves in San Mateo, Rizal.
23 personnel from the province of Laguna including 17
PWDs and federation officers were among the first batch
of trainees.