Welner table

The Welner table is a medical examination table designed to facilitate accessibility for both patients and doctors with physical disabilities. It was designed by American obstetrician-gynecologist and disability rights activist Sandra Welner.

Welner's work with disabled women patients led her to invent the Welner table, a universally accessible examination table with a wider than usual range of adjustments in position and height, down to as low as 20 inches (510 mm) above floor level for easier transfers from a wheelchair.[1] The table also serves the needs of disabled physicians by allowing a wider range of positions for performing examinations.[2][1]

References
  1. Waldman, Hilary (1998-03-03). "New Equipment, New Outlook". Hartford Courant.
  2. Srikameswaran, Anita (2001-10-23). "Obituary: Dr. Sandra Welner / Obstetrician-gynecologist, champion for disabled women". Post-Gazette.

Further reading
  • Welner, Sandra L. (1999). "Conducting a Physical Examination on a Woman with a Disability". Sexuality and Disability. 17 (3): 199–203. doi:10.1023/A:1022120704060. S2CID 141185485.
  • Welner, Sandra L.; Hammond, Cassing (2009). "Gynecologic and Obstetric Issues Confronting Women with Disabilities". The Global Library of Women's Medicine. doi:10.3843/GLOWM.10076.


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