Wheelchair assessment training held for city hall
BALON DAGUPAN NEWS
LATTER DAY SAINTS CHARITIES AND DAGUPAN LGU
By Patrick Cendreda
DAGUPAN CITY – Sixteen employees of the city government attended a three-day basic wheelchair assessment-training program conducted by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints on July 17,18 and 19.
The three-day training program was facilitated by service missionaries from the Latter Day Saints Charities, who presented the proper procedure in assessing the needs of intended beneficiaries.
The assessor is expected to correctly measure beneficiaries’ physical sizes to ensure that each wheelchair is perfectly fitted for the patient and is suitable for his/her physical condition.
Other topics taught were learning the different parts and types of wheelchairs, how to measure the wheelchair size needed by the patients, how to determine the correct posture for the beneficiary, and guaranteeing comfort and stability.
Also part of the initial assessment is the conduct of interviews with the beneficiary to further observe their condition.
According to service missionary Elder Lauro Bautista, each person with disability needs different wheelchair specifications, thus the need of proper assessment and prescription.
He pointed out that as part of their equity, the beneficiaries or their family members are asked to render 40 hours of community service.
After completion of the program the assessors composed of barangay nurses, occupational therapists and physical therapists from the City Social Welfare and Development Office and City Health Office were given certificates recognized by LDS Charities.
An initial 26 wheelchairs were distributed on the last day of the training.
The wheelchair assessment and distribution program is a partnership
project between the Dagupan LGU and LDS Charities.
The two signed a memorandum of agreement for the acquisition and distribution of
wheelchairs and other orthopedic mobility devices to persons with disabilities in the city last May 12. Under the MOA, the number of wheelchairs to be provided by LDS Charities will not be limited.
Mayor Belen Fernandez thanked the LDS Charities for providing the much-needed devices for PWDs, as well as facilitating workshops for the assessors.
Fernandez also noted that the goals of LDS Charities complements the city government’s Alagang Balon Dagupan Program that seeks to deliver quality social services to indigents.
“I am thankful for our partnership with LDS Charities since the city did not have to spend for the provision of wheelchairs and the trainings,” said Fernandez. (CIO)
Share your Comments or Reactions
Powered by Facebook Comments
