Acknowledgments The development of objective surface measurement devices and objective surface testing was conducted with funding from the National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research...
Search Results "EPAMDs: Electronic Personal Assistive Mobility Devices"
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Acknowledgments
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¾ Inch Minus Limestone
It would be an item to consider when evaluating the intended use of a trail for those visitors using mobility devices and assistive devices such as crutches and canes....
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Segway Human Transporter
Segway Human Transporter The Segway Human Transporter (HT) is a self-balancing, electric-powered transportation device (figure 6)....
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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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6.1 General
Medical care facilities included in this section are those in which people receive physical or medical treatment or care and where persons may need assistance in responding to an emergency...
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382.3 What do the terms in this rule mean?
A new definition of “CPAP machine” or continuous positive airway pressure machine, a type of respiratory assistive device, has also been added....
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G. Completing the Survey and Checklist
One person can measure while the other records the information and takes photos. For each item, check either “Yes” or “No.”...
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Ramps M303:3.3, 3.3.1, 3.3.2
Patients are always supervised and assisted by a healthcare provider when taking weight....
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§8.22(c)
demonstration to the reasonable satisfaction of HUD of a need for a higher percentage or number, based on census data or other available current data (including a currently effective Housing Assistance...
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BACKGROUND
The ISP is a person within the meaning of 42 U.S.C. § 12111(7) and 42 U.S.C. § 2000e(a), an employer within the meaning of 42 U.S.C. § 12111(5) and 42 U.S.C. § 2000e(b), and a covered entity...
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Efforts to maximize benefits
The Electronic Industries Foundation, in its "Resource Guide for Accessible Design of Consumer Electronics", 1996, notes "Today, one factor contributing to market share is the increasing...
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G.12 - May an agency exempt an acquisition from the requirements of Section 508 if such procurement is undertaken to comply with the Government Paperwork Elimination Act (GPEA)?
GPEA, which was enacted in October 1998, requires agencies generally to provide for the optional use and acceptance of electronic documents and signatures and electronic record keeping,...
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2. Question: What is the minimum width needed for a level boarding railroad passenger station platform to meet the accessibility requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)?
with disabilities, including persons who use mobility aids like wheelchairs or walkers. 49 CFR 37.9, 37.41-37.43, 37.55....
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5.3.2.1 Transfer Sides Recommendation for Stretchers
For stretchers, the Committee recommends the transfer surface be located to provide the ability to transfer from a mobility device onto both long sides of the surface....
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1002.4.3 Gaps
EXCEPTION: Where compliance is not operationally or structurally feasible, ramps, bridge plates, or similar devices complying with the applicable requirements of 36 CFR 1192.83(c) shall...
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Error/Omission: Parts of an accessible route with slopes that exceed 1:20 lack required features including handrails and edge protection.
People who use a mobility device such as crutches, a cane, or a walker may lose their balance or fall while using a sloped section that does not have handrails or edge protection....
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Other Road and Shared Use Path Users
Bicycle rickshaws and pedal carriages-Pedal vehicles with three or four wheels that are intended to carry one or more passengers in addition to the person pedaling the vehicle....
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Background
The Committee was convened by the Access Board in June 1996 to assist the Board in fulfilling its mandate to issue guidelines under the Telecommunications Act....
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1. Question: What is the minimum width needed for a non-level boarding railroad passenger station platform to meet the accessibility requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)?
railroad station platforms, including non-level boarding platforms, used for intercity rail passenger service or commuter rail passenger service must be readily accessible to and usable by persons...
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1. Thigh Breadth
Figure 1 provides a box-plot showing the distribution for thigh breadth stratified by gender and mobility device type....
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F206.2.3 Multi-Story Buildings and Facilities
Where a two story public building or facility has one story with an occupant load of five or fewer persons that does not contain public use space, that story shall not be required to be...
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702.3.1 ANSI/AIIM/ISO 14289-1-2016
Document Management Applications - Electronic Document File Format Enhancement for Accessibility - Part 1: Use of ISO 32000-1 (PDF/UA-1), ANSI-approved February 8, 2016, IBR approved for...
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Location: ADA Standard Section 206.3
Section 206.3 covers scoping requirements in the most current ADA Standards for the required locations of accessible routes.
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1. Location
Curb ramps must be placed to enable a person with a mobility disability to travel from a sidewalk on one side of the street, over or through any curbs or traffic islands, to the sidewalk...