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Surfacing the Accessible Playground: 7 Things Every Playground Owner Should Know About the Accessibility of Their Playground Surfaces
The research study was funded by the U.S. Access Board....
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1017.3 Clear Tread Width
We and National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research sponsored research to collect anthropometric data from a sample of about 500 individuals who use manual wheelchairs, power...
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Shredded Rubber
During pilot site visits and testing of the study protocol, the research team found sites with SHR containing tramp metal. ...
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Q5.) What dimensions and conditions can practitioners reasonably consider to be compliant when the conditions, as constructed, do not meet the technical requirements exactly and there are no official, published, industry-developed tolerances?
More information can be found in David Ballast’s book mentioned above and in the Access Board’s research study at http://www.access-board.gov/research/completed-research/dimensional-tolerances...
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Abstract
pilot study conducted human subject testing and objective measures of firmness and stability on nine types of exterior surfaces as part of Phase II of the Accessible Exterior Surfaces research...
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National Council on Disability Staff Past and Present
Bedell, Acting Executive Director Betty Jo Berland, Research Specialist (on detail) Kathleen A. Blank, Program Specialist Brenda Bratton, Executive Assistant Ethel D....
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2.4.4. Costs Determined to Be De Minimis
This section outlines the Department’s research regarding the costs pertaining to repairs and notice. ...
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4. Summary of Practice
Figure 1 provides PRI value descriptors from research conducted at the Human Engineering Research Laboratories for simulated and community surfaces made of wood, segmental paving units,...
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The Project
for Aquariums,” known as the “Talking Tactile Fish Project” for short, was a three-year Field Initiated Development Grant funded by the National Institute for Disability Rehabilitation Research...
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Purpose
Access Board, the National Center on Accessibility, and Oklahoma State University, researchers sought to provide qualified professionals, resource specialists and operations staff of parks...
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Bails et al.
Bails’ research focused on testing of full-size simulations of elements found in the built environment, such as doorways, environmental controls, furniture and fixtures....
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Product Data and Unit Costs
The Access Board and its contractor, Eastern Research Group, collected product data and unit costs for a broad sample of examination tables and weight scales, including products with accessible...
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6. Dissemination Activities
Presented at Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting. Washington D.C. January 13-17, 2013 Duvall JA, Cooper RA, Sinagra EJ, Stuckey DR, Brown, JD, Pearlman JL....
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3.3 Need for "Overriding" Principle
The principle used by the Lexington Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center (RERC) was to emphasize the integrity of the sound signal as it is delivered through earphones by focusing...
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Focus and Sponsorship
This work can thus serve as an important source document for future researchers. Writing the history of the ADA is not an easy task....
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Receivers
With this information, the researchers developed objective means for specifying the overall characteristics of any assistive listening system, from sound source to listener’sear, to be able...
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References
Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH. Churchill T, Bradtmiller B, and Gordon CC (1988) Computer Software Used in the U.S....
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Market Monitoring Report
At this point, the Board does not have a schedule for when the first report will begin or when it will be issued, since it must be incorporated into the Board's on-going research and technical...
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What values are recommended for ground and floor surfaces along an accessible route?
Research findings suggest that such surfaces should have a slip resistance somewhat higher than might be provided for individuals without disabilities....
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INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS OF PEDESTRIANS WITH VISION DISABILITIES
Previous research has shown that at many roundabout crossings a substantial number of drivers fail to yield to apparently blind pedestrians (4) (5)....
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Strobe Type and Color
Strobe Type and Color Research indicates high-intensity xenon strobe lamps to be the most effective and white light the most discernible....
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Issue 12: Audible beaconing
Research now shows that pedestrians are not able to use the signal for directional information.14 Even with today’s newer technologies, audible beaconing (or a too-loud signal volume)...
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1. Scope
an estimate of pathway roughness for sidewalks and other pedestrian surfaces. 1.3 This practice is based on an algorithm developed at the University of Pittsburgh Human Engineering Research...