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Tools for Teaching Others about
Wheelchair Transportation Safety!

A primary objective of the WTS project is to share information with our stakeholder groups. We have assembled resources that will be useful to you as you teach others. We will continue to add PowerPoint presentations, videos, handouts, brochures, bookmarks and other resources that will help you teach others.

The Menu:

Download: The Wheelchair Crash Test Video

We compiled each of the videos of wheelchair crash testing that are shown on this site (A Look at Wheelchair Crash Testing). We made them into one continuous DVD. Each individual video is labled and shows either misuse or proper use of wheelchair securement straps, occupant restraints and the contribution of a WC19-compliant wheelchair. As you will see below, we now have these videos of the "Sled Test Series on Correct Use and Misuse" in multiple video formats and at several quality levels.

Here is some guidance for viewing the videos below:

  1. A browser feature called ActiveX must be enabled in order to allow viewing videos.
  2. If your computer is within a secure network (i.e., at a school, hospital or corporate office) the system administrator may restrict downloading and playing movies. You may need to get technical assistance to by-pass restrictions in order to view, download videos or install video players.
  3. The videos are silent. This allows you as the presenter to customize a description to the audience viewing the video.

Here is some guidance for downloading and saving the videos below:

  1. Choose the movie format that works best with your computer software or operating system.
  2. The dimension of the image is related to the amount of information in the file. The larger the dimensions of the movie image, the more information and the larger the file size.
  3. Once the video is downloaded and saved to a disc, use the quality of video you select as part of a powerpoint or other type of presentation.
  4. It is difficult to give universal instructions on how to download and save a video file as the process varies by computer operating system and browser software.
    1. In Internet Explorer, when you select a link to a video, you as the user have several options. Within in an information window, the browser creates the option to play, download, or save the video file.
    2. In Firefox (in both Mac & Windows versions), simply "right click" or "option click" ("control click" on the Mac) to see a dialog box that allows you to download and save the file to your computer.
    3. In Safari (in both Mac & Windows versions), simply "right click" or "option click" ("control click" on the Mac) to see a dialog box that allows you to download and save the file to your computer.

MediaSite Live Presentations on the Web

This new toolbox resource adds video presentations on wheelchair transportation safety to this website. MediaSite Live is a technology that lets Windows and Macintosh computer users view archived video stored on a central website designed to serve these videos. Our webserver is located at the U of Pittsburgh.

Note: for the following video formats, user may need to download addition software such as Windows Media Player, QuickTime Player or Real Player. Follow the on-screen prompts.

  1. Wheelchair Transportation Safety - Ride Safe 2008: a video presentation of the information contained within the RideSafe Brochure - by Mary Ellen Buning, PhD, OTR/L, ATP
  2. Transportation Safety for Wheelchair Occupants: a video presentation by Linda Van Roomalen, PhD, University of Pittsburgh
  3. Coming soon... A Clinical Update on Wheelchair Transportation Safety: a video Presentation from the RESNA 2008 conference in Crystal City, VA.

Download PowerPoint Presentations and Handouts

  • Ride Safe Presentation - this is a broad purpose presentation on wheelchair transportation safety that takes about 30-40 minutes to deliver. It covers the issues of 4-point wheelchair securement, 3-point occupant safety restraint, the use of a WC19 compliant wheelchair. It also discusses best practices with a non-WC19 compliant wheelchair. The PowerPoint presentation includes complete notes pages to support the individual delivering this presentation. This is a large file (20.2 MB) due to all the images so downloading it may take some time. Look below to learn how to order brochures or bookmarks to support your presentation.

  • Ride Safe Handouts:
  • Print the 3 slides per page Ride Safe handout (8 pages)
  • Print the 6 slides per page Ride Safe handout (4 pages)

Do you want and easy address to link people in your audience to some commonly used resources on our website? Try this link: http://www.rercwts.org/info We call it the "Info Page."

Additional Handouts on Wheelchair Transportation Safety

These handouts are in PDF format which makes them ready to use. They are all less than 600K so they will download quickly. There is also a nice collection of reader-friendly magazine articles written by project staff located in the Publications section that could serve as handouts.

Training Resources Produced by Others

Request WC19 Bookmarks and Ride-Safe Brochures

The WC19 bookmark is 2"x5" and printed on glossy card stock. It serves to remind audience members about our website with more information on WC19.

Use this Request Form to ask for these printed materials so that you can distribute them at your next presentation, workshop, seminar or educational program! If you cannot use the request form, please e-mail ruffing@pitt.edu or telephone at 412.586.6908.

The Ride Safe Brochure is 10"x 22" and is available in printed on glossy paper with 5 folds. It has clear illustrations and images to show the basics of wheelchair transportation safety. It is now available in Spanish too.

To get a copy of the Ride Safe brochure, use one of the following methods:

  1. Link to the PDF of the English version or the Spanish version of this brochure and print a color copy for distribution to your audience.
  2. Contact the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute and request printed copies, please note that there is a fee for these printed copies. Request can be made via e-mail at umtridocs@umich.edu, by telephone at 734-764-2171, or by FAX at 734-936-1081.

Tell us about your training

Our granting agency, the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, asks us to report on the impact of our educational outreach. Will you drop us an e-mail about your educational presentation? Tell Ashli about it at: ashli@pitt.edu. Tell her...

  • who will be in your audience or who you are planning to distribute them to,
  • how many will be in your audience, and
  • where the presentation will take place.

Last updated: July 27, 2009

Acknowledgement:

Department of Education, Washington DC
This Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center (RERC) on Wheelchair Transportation Safety
is funded by NIDRR grant #H133E060064

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