African Journal of Disability

1. Estimating power wheelchair electronics lifespan based on real-world data
Matthew Kim, Gede Pramana, Richard M. Schein, Mark R. Schmeler
Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology  vol: 20  issue: 5  first page: 1523  year: 2025  
doi: 10.1080/17483107.2025.2458727

2. Wheelchair Servicing for Older Adults: Cross-Sectional Study
Anand Mhatre, Abigail Dumm, Muyun Zhao, Lorena Parra Rodriguez
JMIR Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies  vol: 12  first page: e66472  year: 2025  
doi: 10.2196/66472

3. Raising wheelchair quality in India using international testing standards
Ritu Ghosh, Pooja Behera, Soikat Ghosh Moulic, Sama Raju, Anand Mhatre
Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology  vol: 20  issue: 8  first page: 2830  year: 2025  
doi: 10.1080/17483107.2025.2475146

4. Editorial
Jonathan Pearlman, Rory Cooper
African Journal of Disability  vol: 6  year: 2017  
doi: 10.4102/ajod.v6i0.423

5. Development, reliability, and piloting of a wheelchair caster failure inspection tool (C-FIT)
Anand A Mhatre, Stephanie Lachell, Jonathan L. Pearlman
Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology  vol: 15  issue: 2  first page: 195  year: 2020  
doi: 10.1080/17483107.2018.1554714

6. Development of a Hybrid Course on Wheelchair Service Provision for clinicians in international contexts
Yohali Burrola-Mendez, Mary Goldberg, Rachel Gartz, Jon Pearlman, Stefano Federici
PLOS ONE  vol: 13  issue: 6  first page: e0199251  year: 2018  
doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0199251

7. Development of wheelchair caster testing equipment and preliminary testing of caster models
Anand Mhatre, Joseph Ott, Jonathan Pearlman
African Journal of Disability  vol: 6  year: 2017  
doi: 10.4102/ajod.v6i0.358

8. More Than Just Assistive Devices: How a South African Social Enterprise Supports an Environment of Inclusion
Zara Trafford, Erna van der Westhuizen, Shona McDonald, Margi Linegar, Leslie Swartz
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health  vol: 18  issue: 5  first page: 2655  year: 2021  
doi: 10.3390/ijerph18052655

9. Evaluation of the quality and the provision process of wheelchairs in Germany. Results from an online survey
Luis Perotti, Robert Klebbe, André Maier, Cornelia Eicher
Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology  vol: 18  issue: 2  first page: 205  year: 2023  
doi: 10.1080/17483107.2020.1841837

10. Durability and usability evaluation of a tilt-in-space manual wheelchair for children in India
Abigail Dumm, Ritu Ghosh, Sama Raju, Sureshkumar Kamalakannan, Soikat Ghosh Moulic, Anand Mhatre
Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology  vol: 20  issue: 8  first page: 3212  year: 2025  
doi: 10.1080/17483107.2025.2463552

11. Lessons learnt from assistive technology ecosystem strengthening programmes in 12 low- and middle-income countries
Emma Curati-Alasonatti, Natasha Layton, Anil Kashyap, Satish Mishra
Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology  vol: 21  issue: 6  first page: 3303  year: 2026  
doi: 10.1080/17483107.2026.2712129

12. Preliminary test-retest reliability of the Wheelchair Satisfaction Questionnaire
Heather M. Bane, Vicki Sheafer, Karen Rispin
Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology  vol: 17  issue: 5  first page: 555  year: 2022  
doi: 10.1080/17483107.2020.1800115

13. Data-driven framework for adverse manual wheelchair event risk classification and prevention
Anand Mhatre, Muyun Zhao, Theresa Berner, Matthew Yankie, Colin Mair, Caroline Newe
Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology  vol: 21  issue: 6  first page: 2981  year: 2026  
doi: 10.1080/17483107.2026.2658107

14. Development of practice guidelines for Complex Rehabilitation Technology wheelchair service, preventative maintenance, and repair
Jack Fried, Richard M. Schein, Gede Pramana, Weesie Walker, Madelyn Betz, Mark Sullivan, Rita Stanley, Mark R. Schmeler
Assistive Technology  vol: 38  issue: 5  first page: 460  year: 2026  
doi: 10.1080/10400435.2025.2570275

15. Ultralight wheelchair part failures are associated with sensor-monitored road shocks: A pilot study
Anand Mhatre, Carmen DiGiovine, Alyssa Boccardi, Fangzheng Wu, Bryan Hess
Assistive Technology  vol: 37  issue: 2  first page: 135  year: 2025  
doi: 10.1080/10400435.2024.2448178

16. Design and development of a dual-power stroke lever-propelled wheelchair in limited resource setting: a pilot user evaluation
Antony Julius, Anjan Kumar Dash, Jenarthanan Mugundhu Poornachari
Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology  first page: 1  year: 2026  
doi: 10.1080/17483107.2026.2693986

17. Living with spinal cord injury in Mongolia: A qualitative study on perceived environmental barriers
Delgerjargal Dorjbal, Birgit Prodinger, Claudia Zanini, Baljinnyam Avirmed, Gerold Stucki, Sara Rubinelli
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine  vol: 43  issue: 4  first page: 518  year: 2020  
doi: 10.1080/10790268.2019.1565707

18. Power wheelchair usage and repair are associated: a retrospective analysis
Anand Mhatre, Cassandra Loew, Ekim Yurtsever, Colin Mair
Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology  vol: 20  issue: 1  first page: 127  year: 2025  
doi: 10.1080/17483107.2024.2353861

19. Provision of paediatric wheelchairs in low resource settings: a scoping review
Monique Charbonnet, Lorraine Sylvester, Hongwu Wang, Beth W. DeGrace
Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology  vol: 18  issue: 7  first page: 1120  year: 2023  
doi: 10.1080/17483107.2021.1986582

20. Rolling resistance of casters increases significantly after two years of simulated use
Holly Wilson-Jene, Anand Mhatre, Joseph Ott, Benjamin Krider, Clair Smith, Lauren Terhorst, Jonathan Pearlman
Journal of Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies Engineering  vol: 8  year: 2021  
doi: 10.1177/20556683211025149

21. A descriptive analysis of wheelchair repair registry data
Alexandria M. James, Gede Pramana, Richard M. Schein, Anand Mhatre, Jonathan Pearlman, Matthew Macpherson, Mark R. Schmeler
Assistive Technology  vol: 35  issue: 4  first page: 312  year: 2023  
doi: 10.1080/10400435.2022.2044407