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
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Donating wheelchairs isn’t simply good or bad. It’s about getting the right wheelchair to the right person, through the right service. 💚
ISWP’s new responsible wheelchair donation toolkit moves beyond the debate about whether donations are good or bad. It offers a practical framework to make sure donations are appropriate, effective and part of local wheelchair provision systems.
Inside the toolkit:
📌 ISWP’s position and eight core principles on donated wheelchairs
📌 The risks of inappropriate donation, and how to avoid them
📌 Minimum requirements for acceptable donations
📌 Practical guidance for before, during and after donation
📌 Case studies from Thailand, Romania and Lebanon
📌 Practical tools, including a donor decision guide, a service partner readiness guide and a wheelchair screening checklist
It considers the different perspectives and responsibilities of wheelchair users, donors and recipient organisations, so that every donation strengthens services rather than bypassing them.
Be among the first to explore it at our launch webinar. 👇
📅 Thursday 22 October 2026
🕗 8:00 am UK | 9:00 am CEST
🕑 2:00 pm UK | 3:00 pm CEST
✅ Free. Registration required.
🔗 https://iswp.org/responsible-wheelchair-donation-toolkit/
#AppropriateWheelchairProvision #ISWP #WheelchairDonation #AssistiveTechnology #WheelchairServices
What makes a wheelchair donation a good donation? 🤔
Wheelchair donations can transform lives, but only when they respond to real needs and are supported by appropriate wheelchair services within a national system. When they don’t, they can cause harm, create waste and leave wheelchair users and local services carrying the cost.
So what does responsible wheelchair donation look like in practice?
Join ISWP on Thursday 22 October for the launch of our new toolkit to support the ethical, safe and effective donation of new and used wheelchairs. 🦽
Hear from wheelchair users, donors, recipient organisations and international assistive technology experts as they share real experiences and practical lessons.
This is one conversation you won’t want to miss.
📅 Thursday 22 October 2026
🕗 Session 1: 8:00 am UK | 9:00 am CEST
🕑 Session 2: 2:00 pm UK | 3:00 pm CEST
✅ Free to attend. Registration required. We’re excited to have a great line-up of speakers at the webinar, including:
🎤 David Constantine
🎤 Karen Reyes, @atscale_partnership
🎤 Emma Smith, WHO Regional Office for Europe
🎤 Cristi Ispas, Motivation Romania
🎤 Joey Tell, RICD Wheelchair Project, Thailand
🔗 Register (link in bio)
#AppropriateWheelchairProvision #ISWP #WheelchairDonation #AssistiveTechnology #WheelchairServices @sittingimages @karenreyescastro @cristi.ispas @fundatia.motivation.romania @colleenfrancis @karakrawat @shonaquip_social_enterprise @shonamcdonald5 @roniquewalters @arnecompernolle @alexkamadu @beppi_83
FREE webinar recordings, thanks to a generous supporter 🎉🎉
Sheila Purvey, one of our wonderful supporters, has kindly funded 10 recordings of Marta Figueiredo`s webinar, Seating and Mobility for Children`s Participation Outcomes, for ISWP members.
If you`d like to take advantage of this member benefit, email info@iswp.org by 30 October. Places are limited, so don`t miss out.
Thank you, Sheila, for helping make learning more accessible!
Ability meets mobility.
#ISWP #Webinar #MemberBenefits #AppropriateWheelchairProvision
ISWP`s resources were proudly showcased at the 2026 China Care & Rehabilitation EXPO (CR EXPO) in Beijing, held in September, sharing our work with the Chinese assistive technology community.
Thank you to the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) for extending the invitation and making our participation possible, and to the Expo organisers for creating space for international organisations to share their work.
Sharing knowledge across borders helps more people access the right wheelchair and the right support.
#ISWP #CREXPO2026 #AppropriateWheelchairProvision #AssistiveTechnology
We’re excited to share that we now have 1 449 individuals around the world certified at the Basic, Intermediate, or Trainer level. 👏🏻
Recently, we collaborated with Bethany Kids (Kenya), Wheelchair Project (Thailand), and the Spinal Cord Centre (Nepal) together with SESOBEL to deliver Basic level Wheelchair Training and Certifications at basic level in each country.
Thank you to our partners for helping more people access the right wheelchair and the right support.
Ability meets mobility.
#ISWP #AppropriateWheelchairProvision #Certification
"An appropriate wheelchair is not simply one that fits the body. It is one that allows the person using it to remain the person making decisions about where to go, how to participate and how to live."
These are the words of Massimo Lorusso from Milan, Italy, who shared his perspective as a wheelchair user for our community.
Appropriate wheelchair provision starts with listening to the people who live in their wheelchairs every day. Thank you, Massimo, for sharing your voice with us.
📍 Massimo Lorusso, Milan, Italy
@tunonarrenderti
Ability meets mobility.
#ISWP #AppropriateWheelchairProvision
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
