SPMN Links
The Scottish Posture and Mobility Network aims to establish links with other groups operating in this or related fields.
If you wish to link your site to ours, or if you can suggest other sites we should link to, please contact website@spmn.org.uk
The list below contains links relevant for SPMN group members and other interested parties.
Other Groups
- Australian Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology Association (ARATA) - Australian forum for issues in assistive technology
- National Wheelchair Managers' Forum - for England and Wales
- Posture and Mobility Group (PMG) - our sister organisation south of the border
- Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA) - Interdisciplinary association for the advancement of rehabilitation and assistive technologies
- British Society of Rehabilitation Medicine - Represents doctors who practice in rehabilitation medicine
- Scottish Society of Rehabilitation (SSR) - For health and social services workers in Scotland
- Society for Research in Rehabilitation - Multidisciplinary research society
- British Association/College of Occupational Therapists - Professional body for Occupational Therapists
- Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine (IPEM) - Professional body for Engineers and Scientists in healthcare
- British Association of Prosthetists and Orthotists
- The Foundation for Assistive Technologies - For the promotion of Assistive Technology products
- British Healthcare Trades Association - For commercial suppliers
Other sites
- The Carer - For tips and advice to all carers on getting help, everyday practicalities, accommodation, health issues, money matters and bereavement.
- Equal Access - For access to technology information in developing countries
- Equal Research Network - Academic research on disability and age issues
- ISO wheelchair standards - Reports, minutes, and draft standards for International Standards development
- Scottish Health Service - Web site for Scottish National Health Service
- Westmarc Homepage - WESTMARC provides a rehabilitation technology service for the west of Scotland, including Greater Glasgow and Clyde NHS, Argyll, Ayrshire and Arran NHS, Dumfries and Galloway NHS, Lanarkshire NHS and Forth Valley NHS.
- Wheelchair community - Virtual community for wheelchair users and other interested parties
- Medicine and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) - For regulatory assistance, and safety matters, and incident reporting
- Mobility Unit of Department of Transport - For policy and regulations on transport matters
- Pittsburgh University - For academic research from a major research centre in mobility and posture