Steve Mitchell, OTR/L, ATP, is a Clinical Specialist in Seating and Wheeled Mobility and Assistive Technology for the Spinal Cord Injury and Disorder Service at the VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System in Cleveland. When the COVID-19 pandemic struck, he had to figure out how to build and configure extremely complex power wheelchairs and alternative driving controls for veterans with ALS, spinal cord injury, or advanced multiple sclerosis... without being in the same room as his clients. Steve shares what's worked in his telehealth experiences, including the technology at the heart of the seating team's strategies.
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