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. Recommendations of Diagnostic Imaging Equipment Manufacturers on Transfer Surface Low Height
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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...
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Minimum Clear Opening
While the Department recognizes that it may be possible to maneuver most wheelchairs through a doorway with a slightly more narrow opening, such doors do not permit ready access on the constant-use...
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General description of monetized benefits for water closet clearance in single-user toilet rooms—in-swinging doors (Req. # 32)
. #32), the expert panel determined that the primary beneficiaries would be persons who use wheelchairs....
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Stabilized Engineered Wood Fiber for Accessible Playground Surfaces
However, because these surfaces are soft and uneven, they can be difficult for those who use mobility aids such as wheelchairs and walkers....
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Standard Stall
Stalls should be located and configured to allow forward or latch-side approaches which provide easier wheelchair access than hinge-side approaches....
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4.3.2 Seat Height
Keeping the height of a transfer surface close to the height of a wheelchair seat reduces the effort necessary to transfer and provides a safer environment, especially in bathing and toilet...