{"id":403,"date":"2019-04-25T11:15:48","date_gmt":"2019-04-25T15:15:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/wheelchair\/?page_id=403"},"modified":"2026-04-10T15:00:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T19:00:09","slug":"thesis","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/wheelchair\/thesis\/","title":{"rendered":"Thesis: An assessment of wheelchair provision in Uganda (Neil Voorneveld)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Thesis: An assessment of wheelchair provision in Uganda (Neil Voorneveld)\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p>Neil Voorneveld dedicated his Master&#8217;s thesis to understanding more about wheelchair provisions for people with disabilities in rural Uganda. Neil&#8217;s research, which was funded by a workshop grant from IDRC, contributed to the larger project of Design Innovation in Kasese by providing a more thorough understanding of the gaps and needs of the local community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"page-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/curve.carleton.ca\/c7e913e0-e204-460b-820d-d0979d5aee2d\">An Assessment of Wheelchair Provision in the Majority World With a Focus on Uganda through Fieldwork<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Abstract:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/curve.carleton.ca\/c7e913e0-e204-460b-820d-d0979d5aee2d\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"311\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/wheelchair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/Screen-Shot-2019-04-25-at-11.11.38-AM-240x311.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/wheelchair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/Screen-Shot-2019-04-25-at-11.11.38-AM-240x311.png 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/wheelchair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/Screen-Shot-2019-04-25-at-11.11.38-AM-160x208.png 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/wheelchair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/Screen-Shot-2019-04-25-at-11.11.38-AM-768x996.png 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/wheelchair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/Screen-Shot-2019-04-25-at-11.11.38-AM-400x519.png 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/wheelchair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/Screen-Shot-2019-04-25-at-11.11.38-AM-360x467.png 360w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/wheelchair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/232\/Screen-Shot-2019-04-25-at-11.11.38-AM.png 916w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This research provides an assessment of wheelchair provision for people with disabilities in the majority world. The research was conducted through a series of questionnaires, interviews, and observations with multiple stakeholders to gain different perspectives on the same topic. It discusses the limitations of national small-scale wheelchair provision, the limitations of international large-scale wheelchair provision, and the state of wheelchair service-delivery in the majority world. The research with international large-scale wheelchair producers was conducted in Canada, while the research with the remaining stakeholders was done during fieldwork over a ten day period in Uganda. The results of the research provide several insights into wheelchair provision, including limitations to standardization, resources, business training, micro-logistics and reverse-logistics. While wheelchair service-delivery is present in Uganda, it is not regulated or consistent among national small-scale wheelchair producers and international large-scale wheelchair producers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Neil Voorneveld dedicated his Master&#8217;s thesis to understanding more about wheelchair provisions for people with disabilities in rural Uganda. Neil&#8217;s research, which was funded by a workshop grant from IDRC, contributed to the larger project of Design Innovation in Kasese by providing a more thorough understanding of the gaps and needs of the local community. 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