Sharon Sutherland

10/07/2025

Podcast #2 for me!! What fun I had chatting with Hawken and Angie from Wheelchair Nerds about my professional journey and some lessons learned along the way related to 24 hour postural care with emphasis on seating!

We made it to episode 50!! 🥳 We had the pleasure of interviewing the one and only Sharon Sutherland, a world-renown expert in 24/7 posture. For this landmark episode, we want to thank everyone who has listened and supported us as we connect and inform people who utilize, prescribe, and provide seating and wheeled mobility equipment.

Listen here https://hub.permobil.com/wheelchair-nerds-ep-50 or on your favorite music app (Spotify/Apple)

28/06/2025

I read this today and my first thought was
“What a Powerful message” filled with truth, sadness and a dire need for change in the culture surrounding people with intellectual, developmental and physical disabilities

Thank you Ben for sharing this.

Let’s be clear about something.

A van ride is not a day out.

Not for you.
Not for me.
Not for anyone.

If someone packed you into a van, drove around for a bit, maybe looped the same streets, then brought you back and called it a "day out," you'd call that insulting. You’d ask: “Where did we go? What did we do?”

And you’d be right to ask.

But too often, people with intellectual and developmental disabilities don’t get asked. They get loaded in and loaded out, and that’s supposed to be enough. It’s supposed to be stimulating, enriching, maybe even a treat. But really? It’s just movement without meaning.

A van ride isn't a choice. It isn’t a memory made. It’s transportation, and when there’s no destination, it’s just time being filled. That’s not inclusion. That’s killing time.

And people know. People know when they’re being patronized. They know when something’s being done to them instead of with them. They know when they’re being managed instead of respected.

We have to stop pretending that busy is the same as belonging.
We have to stop calling it a day out when it’s really just a loop around the block in a world that keeps them outside of it.

If we truly believe in rights, in dignity, in inclusion then we need to start asking different questions.

Not “Did they get out today?” but:
“Did they choose where to go?”
“Did they feel welcomed there?”
“Did they laugh, learn, live something?”

Because people with intellectual and developmental disabilities deserve more than motion.

They deserve meaning.
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Cerebral Palsy Support Group AOTI - Association of Occupational Therapists of Ireland Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists Brothers Of Charity Services

Let’s be clear about something. A van ride is not a day out. Not for you. Not for me. Not for anyone. If someone packed you into a van, drove around for a bit, maybe looped the same streets, then brought you back and called it a "day out," you'd call that insulting. You’d ask: “W...

09/06/2025

My daily beach walks have become a terrific opportunity to keep up with audiobooks and podcasts!
All related to my professional field of expertise and passion, which is 24-hour postural care and related function/mobility!This past week I have really enjoyed these podcasts and audiobook…

Not Friends, Not Family: Professionals that Just Get It | S4 | E34
Rachel Wright
Born at the Right Time


This really great audiobook!
“Out of My Mind” By Sharon Draper

https://lnkd.in/e6fg-PmF

And the importance of On-time Mobility: A wheelchair Nerd Podcast!
Episode 47: The Importance of On-Time Mobility with Lisa Kenyon

https://lnkd.in/eKaZdvcX

If this is your area of interest, check these out! There are soooooo many more


Occupational Therapy NI AOTI - Association of Occupational Therapists of Ireland The Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists (CAOT) Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists
World Physiotherapy International Society of Wheelchair Professionals

09/06/2025

This is fantastic! I hope our beach in will one day be accessible to all🙏🤞

Beach Access for All!!

With June fast approaching, our access team want to share information on accessibility at a number of our beaches in County Wexford. For more information visit https://www.wexfordcoco.ie/environment-and-climate-change/beaches/beaches-and-beach-wheelchairs
Wexford People Slaney News South East Greenway .ie Visit Wexford County Wexford PPN

13/05/2025

This is fantastic news. HealthPassport apps have been a terrific vehicle toward consistency in a human centered approach. 👍👍👍

25/04/2025

I love to see “The Life Box” being used by clinicians around the globe! A very simple observation that can be helpful to clients, clinicians, carers and so many others♥️
Thank you @ rexthedisabilityphysio for sharing my “LifeBox” message!

To learn more about The Life Box and its many suggested applications please check our website:

https://postureandmobility.com/blogpost/lets-talk-about-the-life-box

There is a webinar specifically related to The Life Box here https://postureandmobility.com

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1HS2TTtyB8/?mibextid=wwXIfr

10/03/2025

The is the message we strive to spread globally. Thank you Tamara Kittelson and all involved for sharing