Em-power: Maximizing Functional Independence for Children with Severe Cerebral Palsy

The IndieTrainer system will be used to provide the power wheelchair (PWC) skills training sessions. The IndieTrainer is comprised of a mobility device and an array of video-based gamified training modules designed to facilitate PWC training. The IndieTrainer mobility device temporarily converts a manual wheelchair into a powered wheelchair, thereby allowing children to remain in their own manual wheelchair and use their own custom seating system during power wheelchair skills training activities. Principles outlined in the Assessment of Learning Powered mobility use (ALP) Facilitating Strategies for each ALP Assessment phase will guide the intervention sessions.