and 1005 of the 2010 Standards require at least twenty-five percent (25%) of railings, guards, or handrails (if provided) to be at a 34-inch maximum height (so that a person seated in a wheelchair...
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2010 ADA Definition
Wheelchair: Wheelchair means a manually-operated or power-driven device designed primarily for use by an individual with a mobility disability for the main purpose of indoor or of both indoor and outdoor locomotion. This definition does not apply to Federal wilderness areas; wheelchairs in such areas are defined in section 508(c)(2) of the ADA, 42 U.S.C. 12207(c)(2).
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Accessible Fishing Piers and Platforms
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Ground-Level Accessible Routes
The required 60-inch width enables two wheelchairs to pass each other or to change direction (below, bottom)....
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Introduction
Wood chip surfaces on trails create difficulties for those who use mobility aids, such as wheelchairs and walkers, due to their softness, shifting, and uneven surface....
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Conclusions
Results showed that transferring to a height similar to the average wheelchair seat to floor height of the sample (21”, 53.3 cm) is achievable by 95% of adult wheelchair users who independently...
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G. Women's Spa and Fitness Center Locker Room
Clear space sufficient to allow a person using a wheelchair to make a parallel transfer onto the bench will be provided. 2010 Standards §§ 222.1, 305, 803.4, and 903....
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"Other Power-Driven Mobility Device" (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The Department's proposed regulatory text on accommodating wheelchairs and other power-driven mobility devices is discussed below in § 35.137 of the section-by-section analysis....
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Design Guidelines for the Hearing and Visually-Impaired
For individual dwelling units, the Act requires the following: doors sufficiently wide to allow passage by handicapped persons in wheelchairs; accessible route into and through the dwelling...
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Overview
Some use manual or power wheelchairs or electric scooters....
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T213 Seats
This is similar to the requirement that wheelchair spaces be located as near as practicable to a doorway used for boarding and alighting....
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Check-Out Aisles [7.3]
Transaction machines and writing shelves located at accessible aisles should be within reach and usable from wheelchairs....
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Practice Plans Through Regular Drills
On September 11, 2001 one wheelchair user who did escape from the World Trade Center using an evacuation chair explained to the press that she had forgotten that the evacuation chair was...
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Automated Revolving Doors
Automated Revolving Doors Automated revolving doors, if large enough, may be usable by many people who use wheelchairs although ADAAG requires that a revolving door not be the only means...
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3.3.15.1 Forward reach – unobstructed
Only 32% of our study’s manual wheelchair users, 22% of power chair users and 8% of the scooter users could complete forward reaches beyond the mobility device or foot at heights of 500‒...
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§100.203(c)
Example (2): An applicant for rental housing has a child who uses a wheelchair. The bathroom door in the dwelling unit is too narrow to permit the wheelchair to pass....
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Collapsible Water Retainer Shower Dam for Shower Threshold Information Video
Sometimes called a Collapsible Water Retainer, it collapses when a wheelchair rolls over it....
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Healthcare Stories - Mary Smith
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Healthcare Stories - Karen Schneiderman
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Medical Diagnostic Equipment: ADA Standard Section 5.
Review the updated information on the revisions to the ADA Standards regarding medical diagnostic equipment.
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KirbyBuilt Providence Walk-Thru Picnic Table
Convenient walk-thru design accommodates 1 wheelchair. Tabletop & Seats: Plastic - injection molded, ribbed & reinforced Tabletop Length: 8 ft....
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UltraPlay Engineered Wood Fiber Surface
Manufactured from engineered, non-toxic, crushed wood fiber Is a good solution for playgrounds erected on dirt or grass Once settled, forms a "knitted" or compacted layer that will support a wheelchair...
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Exercise Machines and Equipment
Section 1004.1 of the 2010 Standards requires a clear floor space “positioned for transfer or for use by an individual seated in a wheelchair” to serve at least one of each type of exercise...
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Library Card
This tech tip includes drawings for gates that can be used to close roads and trails to motorized vehicle access while still allowing access by wheelchairs and, in some cases, horses....
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Bathroom
To specify space for wheelchair maneuvering in a powder room would, in most cases, require enlarging the room significantly....
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Characteristics of Study Participants
3) Ambulatory with assistive device – persons with a mobility limitation who used an assistive device, such as crutches, a cane, a walker, a surgical implant or prosthetic limb; or 4) Wheelchair...
