AUCD: Poster Session: Engagement of Trainees and Community Members (Training Symposium): Trainees' Experiences Learning the Inclusive Impacts of Providing Wheelchair and Prosthetic Assistive Technology in a Global Health Setting
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Trainee's Experiences with Assistive Technology in Global Health Setting (ARSOBO) [download] |
Presenter
Casey Primeau, TraineeSonoran UCEDD
Other Presenter(s)
Mumina Obeid, Tucson, AZ, United States, AZ - Sonoran UCEDD;Burris Duncan, MD, Tucson, AZ, United States, AZ - Sonoran UCEDD;
Tracy Carroll, PT, MPH, Tucson, AZ, United States, AZ - Sonoran UCEDD;
Lynne Tomasa, PhD, Tucson, AZ, United States, AZ - Sonoran UCEDD;
Description
Sonoran UCEDD trainees found a unique setting to learn about assistive technology and global health through involvement in initiatives at ARSOBO (Arizona Sonora Border), a social business employing individuals to construct medical devices that they themselves use (wheelchairs, prosthetics, and hearing aids). Trainees learned about the impacts of the assistive technology and collaborated with a variety of professionals, gaining mentorship and exposure to a foreign culture.Back to Session: Poster Session: Engagement of Trainees and Community Members (Training Symposium)