ISPO consensus conference on wheelchairs for developing countries: Conclusions and recommendations

The ISPO Consensus Conference on Wheelchairs for Developing Countries was held in collaboration with Leahy War Victims Fund of the United States Agency for International Development (LWVF-USAID) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) at Mobility India, Bengalooru (Bangalore), India from 6 – 11 November, 2006. The report of the meeting, edited by Sarah Sheldon and Norman A Jacobs, will shortly be published by ISPO. The conclusions and recommendations from the conference follow below. These were the result of extensive discussion in syndicate and plenary sessions. Summaries of these discussions as well as the supporting presentations can be found in the published report.