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Service
Wheelchair & Seating
Shriners Children's wheelchair, seating and mobility program is a custom seating clinic available to children with seating needs. Practitioners, technicians and volunteers use tools like seat simulation, pressure mapping and hands on adjustments.
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Video
Ms. Wheelchair America Visit
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Videos/2017/08/Ms-Wheelchair-America-VisitContestants of the Ms. Wheelchair America pagaent visited Shriners Hospitals for Children.
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Patient Story
Former Shriners Children’s Spokane Patient Inspires Future Wheelchair Athletes
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2022/04/Susannah-ParalympianSusannah is a three-time Paralympic athlete.
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Patient Story
Shriners Hospitals for Children Inspires WCMX Wheelchair Skating Champion
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2020/08/Shriners-Hospitals-for-Children-inspires-WCMX-wheelchair-skating-championIn Sacramento, 16-year old Alyssa was tearing up the skate park. She launched herself into a 12-foot vertical drop, shot straight down the concrete bowl lined with chipped pool tiles and raced full speed to the other side where she spun back around with a look of fierce determination.
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News
Shriners Children’s Spokane Patients Roll into Halloween with Custom Wheelchair Costumes
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2021/12/Halloween-Wheelchair-Costumes-in-SpokaneSpokane patients put their creations on display during a wheelchair parade.
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News
Wheelchair Costume Clinic Finds a Way Amid a Pandemic
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2020/11/Wheelchair-costume-clinic-finds-a-way-amid-a-pandemicCountless events have been cancelled or gone virtual, thanks to the coronavirus pandemic; however, the Halloween Wheelchair Costume Clinic at Shriners Hospitals for Children — Salt Lake City wasn’t going to be stopped!
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Patient Story
Alejandro is a professional athlete in throw, shot put and discus
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2020/08/Alejandro-es-atleta-profesional-en-lanzamiento-bala-y-discoAlejandro is a professional athlete in field athletics. He specializes in javelin throw, discus and shot put in the F57 category and belongs to the Mexican Federation of Wheelchair Sports representing the State of Mexico.
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News
Blake A. Carroll Scholarship Winner is Olivia Sauer
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2021/01/Blake-A-Carroll-scholarship-winner-is-Olivia-SauerOlivia Sauer, a scheduling coordinator in the wheelchair and seating department, was announced as the winner. A student at the University of Utah, Olivia is working toward a Bachelor of Science degree in health society and policy with minors in psychology and nutrition.
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News
'Baby Bug' Mobility Invention Allows Child to Move Around
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2020/12/Baby-Bug-mobility-invention-allows-child-to-move-aroundThe latest invention from the Shriners Hospitals for Children — Salt Lake City wheelchair, seating and mobility department is more than just a way for our youngest patients to learn to get around. It’s also a groundbreaking tool that encourages their overall development.
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News
Spirit Halloween Gives Largest Donation Yet, Despite a Pandemic
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2021/01/Spirit-Halloween-gives-largest-donation-yet-despite-a-pandemicThe Spirit Halloween Stores in Utah and Idaho raise the money to support Shriners Hospitals for Children — Salt Lake City, and in particular, the Wheelchair Costume Clinic every year.
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