Welner table explained

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 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]}

Further reading

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

External links

• Welner Enabled - manufacturer of Welner tables

Notes and References

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