Do Medicare and Medicaid issue wheelchairs that contribute to keeping people homebound?
Document Type
Oral Presentation
Campus where you would like to present
Ellensburg
Event Website
http://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/source/
Start Date
16-5-2021
End Date
22-5-2021
Keywords
Wheelchairs, Accessibility, Disability, Diversity, Sustainability
Abstract
Medicare and Medicaid only issue wheelchairs to people who need one to get around their own home. If wheelchairs do not have the ability to navigate typical outdoor surfaces or climb slopes such as a standard vehicle wheelchair ramp, they can contribute to keeping people homebound. This project examines how the standards for the specifications of wheelchairs issued by Medicare and Medicaid may limit users’ abilities to participate in activities of daily living outside their home.
Winner, College of Education and Professional Studies Presentation Award.
Recommended Citation
Congdon, Angela, "Do Medicare and Medicaid issue wheelchairs that contribute to keeping people homebound?" (2021). Symposium Of University Research and Creative Expression (SOURCE). 73.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/source/2021/CEPS/73
Department/Program
Accessibility Studies
Additional Mentoring Department
https://cwu.studentopportunitycenter.com/do-medicare-and-medicaid-issue-wheelchairs-that-contribute-to-keeping-people-homebound/
Do Medicare and Medicaid issue wheelchairs that contribute to keeping people homebound?
Ellensburg
Medicare and Medicaid only issue wheelchairs to people who need one to get around their own home. If wheelchairs do not have the ability to navigate typical outdoor surfaces or climb slopes such as a standard vehicle wheelchair ramp, they can contribute to keeping people homebound. This project examines how the standards for the specifications of wheelchairs issued by Medicare and Medicaid may limit users’ abilities to participate in activities of daily living outside their home.
Winner, College of Education and Professional Studies Presentation Award.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/source/2021/CEPS/73
Faculty Mentor(s)
Naomi Petersen