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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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Hoyer Advance-E Power Lift
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Kompan, Inc. M591 - Waterfall Play Structure
The Waterfall is inviting to all young children, and it is wheelchair-accessible....
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Armor-Tile Tactile Systems Modular Paver Systems
Curb Ramps Pedestrian Crossing Vehicular Passage Ways Parking Areas Escalator Approaches Top of Stair Landings and Wheelchair Ramps Transit...
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11B-206.2.4 Spaces and elements
In assembly areas with fixed seating required to comply with Section 11B-221, an accessible route shall not be required to serve fixed seating where wheelchair spaces required to be on an...
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2.2 Evidence of Physical Accessibility Barriers
For example, in the breast cancer study, physicians often examined women who remained seated in their wheelchairs.11 This represents poor quality care, F as a woman disabled by polio who...
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II. Recommendations of Diagnostic Imaging Equipment Manufacturers on Transfer Surface Low Height
This study showed that adding a grab bar for patient support helped some wheelchair users to transfer at a height at which they could not transfer previously....
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II. Rulemaking History
These accessibility requirements relate to, among other things, ramps and lifts, onboard circulation, wheelchair spaces and securement devices, priority seats, stop request systems, and...
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EXHIBIT F ADA Maintenance Checklist
There must be sufficient clear floor space for approach and maneuvering room by a wheelchair. a....
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Boston Center for Independent Living, Inc.
The consequence of examinations in wheelchairs was often second-rate care, undoubtedly resulting in poorer health outcomes in certain instances....
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General Exceptions in FSTAG
Although accessible design is based on wheelchair dimensions, clear space, maneuvering room, and reach ranges, only 4 percent of people with disabilities use wheelchairs....
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III. PROTECTING THE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF THE ADA
One plaintiff, a wheelchair user who was charged with two misdemeanor offenses, alleged that he had to crawl up two flights of stairs to make a required court appearance....
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Check-Out Aisles and Sales and Service Counters
Commenters recommended that the Department consider a regulatory alternative exempting small retailers from the new knee and toe clearance requirement and retaining existing wheelchair accessibility...
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1. Public Right-of-Way
Kirola claims that the bumps on the east side of Fulton caused her wheelchair to "hesitate," and that she "got to spend extra time deciding where [she is] going to go." RT 1382:8-18....
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Accessible Cells in Detention and Correctional Facilities (Section-by-Section Analysis)
For example, at one facility with a population of almost 300 inmates, ten percent (10%) of the inmates use wheelchairs. ...
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What Terminology Should Be Used?
Examples include: A person who is blind—not "a blind person" A person who uses a wheelchair—not "a wheelchairbound person" or "a wheelchair person" A handicap is...
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3.1 Getting Weighed
An accessible scale allows a wheelchair user to roll onto the platform of the scale. ...
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4.1 Introduction
ADA-ABA, AS1428 and BS8300:2001 are manual wheelchairs. The Canadian standard, however, includes illustrations and data on scooters and power wheelchairs....
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Feature 2 - Routes to the Building Entrance
The accessible route is essential for people who have difficulty walking or who use wheelchairs or other mobility devices to get to the accessible entrance of the meeting site....
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Appendix B to Part 382—Cross-Reference Table
Aircraft accessibility: 21(a)(1) 61 Movable armrests. 21(a)(2) 67 Stowage space in cabin for passenger wheelchair. 21(a)(3...
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Section 36.305 Alternatives to Barrier Removal (Preamble, Section-by-Section Analysis)
That section makes clear that the alternative methods requirement does not mandate the provision of personal devices, such as wheelchairs, or services of a personal nature....
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Appendix B – Cross-Reference Table
Aircraft accessibility: 21(a)(1) 61 Movable armrests. 21(a)(2) 67 Stowage space in cabin for passenger wheelchair. 21(a)(3...
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Rulemaking Authority
other federal civil rights regulations, a federal entity may use our guidelines to benchmark accessibility, particularly where there is an individual complaint – someone with, who uses a wheelchair...
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Protocol C Heights Obtained
Participants 24.2 27.0 30.0 33.3 34.3 We compared the two groups for transfer heights to/from the wheelchair...
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ADA Requirements
vision, people who are deaf or hard of hearing, persons with limited use of hands or arms, individuals with mobility impairments who use canes, crutches, braces or walkers, persons who use wheelchairs...
