TOGETHER, WE
CAN MAKE A
DIFFERENCE!
Join our global community in advancing
appropriate wheelchair service provision worldwide!
TOGETHER, WE
CAN MAKE A
DIFFERENCE!
Join our global community in advancing appropriate wheelchair service provision worldwide!
BECOME AN
ISWP MEMBER
Discover a world of expertise and make a positive impact by becoming a Member of the International Society of Wheelchair Professionals (ISWP) today! As a member, you’ll gain exclusive access to our comprehensive courses, honing your skills in assisting individuals with disabilities and working towards valuable certifications. Join a community of compassionate professionals dedicated to creating a more inclusive world. Elevate your expertise, broaden your horizons—unlock the full spectrum of learning opportunities as an ISWP Member.
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF WHEELCHAIR PROFESSIONALS (ISWP)
ISWP was born out of the need for greater coordination in the wheelchair sector in terms of collaboration, product knowledge, testing and training.
ISWP was born out of the need for greater coordination in the wheelchair sector in terms of collaboration, product knowledge and testing and training. At ISWP, we focus on improving the quality of lives of wheelchair users, especially those in less-resourced countries, by focusing on 3 pillars:
Advocating for governments to pay for appropriate wheelchairs and services.
Training professionals on assessing and fitting clients with appropriate wheelchairs and training wheelchair users on how to use and maintain their wheelchairs.
Improving the quality of wheelchairs by working with manufacturers, suppliers, and wheelchair technicians to raise the standards.
NEW!
Digital certification badges available!
Log into your ISWP profile, go to the Wheelchair Academy, view your certificate then download your badge for use in your email signature or LinkedIn!
NEW!
Digital certification badges available!
Log into your ISWP profile, go to the Wheelchair Academy, view your certificate then download your badge for use in your email signature or LinkedIn!
SHARE YOUR
IMPACT STORY
By sharing about the real impact of wheelchair service training and certification, you help others learn, improve services, and support access to appropriate wheelchairs. We want to hear from wheelchair users as well as wheelchair professionals! This guide gives simple steps to help you share your ISWP impact story.
TRAINING &
CERTIFICATION
To access all the available courses on our website, kindly ensure that you first become a Member by completing the registration process.
Members Only
ISWP Wheelchair Service Provider Certification
Members Only
ISWP Wheelchair Service Provider Certification
Members Only
ISWP Trainer Certificate
Members Only
Wheelchair Training Online Courses
TRAINING &
CERTIFICATION
To access all the available courses on our website, kindly ensure that you first become a Member by completing the registration process.
Members Only
ISWP Wheelchair Service Provider Certification
Members Only
ISWP Wheelchair Service Provider Certification
COLLABORATORS & PARTNERS
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We`re proud to have delivered the first phase of
the Developing Sustainable Wheelchair Provision Education and Training in Nepal project: the WHO Wheelchair Service Training Programme, delivered in partnership with ISWP, SESOBEL, the Spinal Injury Rehabilitation Centre (SIRC) Nepal, the Royal Academy of Engineering, and the University of Limerick.
In September 2026, 12 rehabilitation professionals were trained at the Basic Level and at the Intermediate Level.
Together, we`re strengthening knowledge, building local capacity, and empowering health and social care professionals to deliver
appropriate wheelchair services that promote dignity, independence, and participation.
This is just the beginning of a sustainable, in country training programme that will support wheelchair users across Nepal.
From training to transformation: building a future where every wheelchair user can access the right wheelchair and the right support.
Ability meets mobility.
Thank you, Numotion, for your generous grant in support of our mission!
Every day, Numotion helps people get the complex rehab technology they need, so it means a great deal to have their support behind our work training providers, advancing certification, and strengthening wheelchair service provision in communities around the world.
Grants like this move us closer to a world where appropriate wheelchair provision is the standard, not the exception.
Thank you for believing in this work.
Ability meets mobility.
#ISWP #AppropriateWheelchairProvision
In Their Words: Ramma Inam 🔊
Ramma Inam is a Consultant Occupational Therapist in Pakistan with over 14 years of professional experience.
As a mentee in our mentorship programme, here`s what she had to say:
"The programme has strengthened my clinical reasoning, increased my confidence in applying evidence-based practice, and enhanced my approach to person-centred wheelchair service provision."
ISWP’s mentorship programme pair mentees with experienced mentors across the wheelchair sector. Stories like Ramma`s are what our mentorship programme is all about.
If you`re looking for a mentor, reach out to us to find out more!
Ability meets mobility.
#ISWP #Mentorship #OccupationalTherapy
For over a decade, the ISWP community has been working together to strengthen wheelchair provision around the world.
But the true impact isn`t found in numbers alone.
It`s found in the provider who gained new skills. The organisation that trained a new workforce. The wheelchair user who gained independence. The family whose daily life changed for the better.
These are the stories that inspire action.
If you`ve been part of the ISWP community, as a wheelchair user, provider, trainer, organisation, or partner, we`d love to hear from you!
🎥 Record a 20-30 second video
📸 Share a photo
✍️ Write a short story
Send your story to info@iswp.org or tag ISWP on social media.
For more info: https://iswp.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/ISWP-Share-your-impact-story-.pdf
Together, we can show why appropriate wheelchair provision matters and why investing in people, training, and systems changes lives.
Missed it live? Now you can catch up!
Marta Figueiredo`s webinar recording, `Seating & Mobility for Children`s Participation Outcomes`, is now available for purchase. This session explores how seating and mobility interventions shape children`s participation in everyday life, moving beyond clinical fit and posture to focus on attendance, engagement, functional performance, and belonging.
If you missed it live, this is your chance to access these insights on your own time.
👉 To purchase the recording, send us a DM, and we`ll send you the link!
Ability meets mobility.
Thank you to everyone who joined us this week for our webinar with Marta Figueiredo on Seating and Mobility for Children`s Participation Outcomes!
It was a rich session that reframed how we think about wheelchair and seating provision for children, shifting the focus from clinical fit and posture to real-life participation: what children do, with whom, where, and how it shapes their identity and sense of belonging.
Swipe through for a few of our favourite takeaways 👉
Missed the session? Keep an eye out, the recording will be available soon.
Ability meets mobility.
#ISWP #Webinar #Paediatrics #AppropriateWheelchairProvision
Today is International Day of Charity, marked every year on September 5 in honour of Mother Teresa`s legacy of service to the poor and marginalised. The day was officially established by the UN General Assembly in 2012 to inspire charitable action and social responsibility worldwide.
At ISWP, we see that spirit of giving reflected every day: appropriate wheelchairs restoring independence, unlocking education and employment, and giving people the dignity to fully participate in their communities. But for millions worldwide, access to a wheelchair that fits their needs is still out of reach.
Your donation helps us train and mentor providers, support certification and build capacity, and expand access to appropriate wheelchair provision in communities that need it most.
This International Day of Charity, consider giving. Every contribution moves us closer to a world where mobility is not a privilege, but a right.
👉 Donate today: https://iswp.org/donate/
Ability meets mobility.
#InternationalDayOfCharity #ISWP #Donate #AppropriateWheelchairProvision
A historic milestone for global inclusion, equity, and opportunity 🌍 📢
The United Nations General Assembly has adopted its first-ever resolution on "Access to Assistive Technology," a landmark step for global inclusion. Adopted by consensus, led by Pakistan, it establishes global consensus on the life-changing impact of assistive products.
More than 2.5 billion people worldwide need one or more assistive products, including wheelchairs, hearing aids, prosthetics, and digital tools. Yet access remains deeply unequal, as low as 3% in some resource-limited settings. This is a human rights and economic imperative: assistive technology helps break the disability-poverty cycle and strengthens social participation.
The resolution urges governments to build sustainable systems within Universal Health Coverage, expand trained personnel, and ensure Organizations of Persons with Disabilities have a seat at the policy table.
It also carries a personal story: drafted and negotiated by Saima Saleem, Pakistan`s first visually impaired career diplomat and herself a user of assistive technology.
ISWP is proud to welcome this milestone alongside partners including UNICEF, WHO, CHAI, Humanity & Inclusion, CBM, GDI Hub, and the International Disability Alliance.
#AssistiveTechnology #UNGA80 #UHC #LeaveNoOneBehind
