Funding for this research was provided by:
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (EGP470291, RGPIN402007)
Mitacs (IT08150)
Canada Foundation for Innovation (IOF 2013-26913)
Rick Hansen Foundation
Article History
Received: 24 May 2018
Accepted: 15 October 2018
First Online: 6 November 2018
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: JB is a product consultant to PDG Mobility, the manufacturer of the ElevationTM wheelchair. In addition, JB has a financial interest in the sale of the ElevationTM wheelchair product and is named on the following patents related to the ElevationTM wheelchair: US 7,950,684, US 7,845,665, US 8,042,824, US 8,801,020. LT and CJS declare that they have no competing interests.
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