title: Promoting self-exploration and function through an individualized power mobility training program.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This case report describes the development and implementation of an intervention program that used a Power Wheelchair Trainer (Trainer) to enable an individual with severe impairments to participate in power mobility training.
  
  
  METHODS
  The participant was an 18 year-old female with spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy, Gross Motor Function Classification Level V. The examination included the Power Mobility Screen and the Caregiver Priorities & Child Health Index of Life with Disabilities (CPCHILD). Switches on the participant's headrest provided control of the Trainer. Intervention consisted of power mobility training in an engaging environment that was set-up to focus on specific power mobility skills.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Scores on the Power Mobility Screen and the CPCHILD were higher after intervention.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The outcomes of this case report appear to support the use of the Trainer, which allowed the participant to practice power mobility skills and participate in self-exploration of her environment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Therapy (Drs Kenyon, Brockway, Hannum, and Proctor) and Padnos College of Engineering and Computing (Dr Farris), Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
authors.forename: Lisa K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Kenyon
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Farris
authors.forename: Kaelee
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Brockway
authors.forename: Nanette
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hannum
authors.forename: Kevin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Proctor
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014910:Wheelchairs