Anthropometry of Wheeled Mobility Project: Final Report

This data depicts the amount of clear floor area required by persons using wheeled mobility devices when performing a forward or side reach to a target location (e.g., reaching to a light switch on the wall) with either the right or left hand. The accompanying table provides dimensions values for clear floor area to accommodate 95% of power chair (n=189), scooter (n=30), and manual chair (n=276), users that were measured as part of the Anthropometry of Wheeled Mobility study. The dimensions of clear floor area are based on four anthropometry dimensions. These dimensions are: (A) occupied width, the horizontal distance between the side-most (lateral-most) points of the wheelchair or occupant on the right and left side; (B) occupied length, the horizontal distance from the front-most (anterior-most) point of the wheelchair or occupant to the rear-most (posterior-most) point of the wheelchair or occupant; (C)the horizontal distance from the reaching shoulder to the front-most (anterior-most) point of the wheelchair or occupant; (D) the horizontal distance from the reaching shoulder to the side-most (lateral-most) point on the opposite (contra-lateral) side of the wheelchair or occupant.