1.0 Background Relevance The standards used to ensure accessibility for people who use wheeled mobility devices (WhMDs) like wheelchairs and scooters are based on research in anthropometry...
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Section 1.0 Background
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1.0 Background
1.0 Background The standards used to ensure accessibility for people who use wheeled mobility devices like wheelchairs and scooters are based on research in anthropometry, the measurement...
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5.0 Conclusions
5.0 Conclusions The research demonstrated that there is a need to revise the standards for wheeled mobility access to reflect the body structure and functional abilities of this population...
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11B-502.7.2 Wheel stops
A curb or wheel stop shall be provided if required to prevent encroachment of vehicles over the required clear width of adjacent accessible routes....
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Legal standard for other power-driven mobility devices. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Legal standard for other power-driven mobility devices....
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4.3.1 Reference WhMD Users
4.3.1 Reference WhMD Users The original ADAAG included, in its Appendix, only one reference WhMD user – a male in a manual wheelchair, while the ADA-ABA does not have any. Our...
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Facilities Specializing in Treating Conditions That Affect Mobility: ADA Standard Section 223.2.2
Section 223.2.2 covers scoping requirements in the current ADA Standards for facilities specializing in treating conditions that affect mobility.
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2.2.6 Door Use
2.2.6 Door Use Our study of door use had three main objectives all intended to provide groundwork for future studies aimed at design guidelines and standards that would make...
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3.3.5 Seat Height
This is probably due to the increasing use of positioning systems, thick cushions and the availability of a wider range of wheel sizes since the 1970’s....
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Appendix 1 – Details of Research Methodologies
Appendix 1 – Details of Research Methodologies
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§8.3 Project
Project means the whole of one or more residential structures and appurtenant structures, equipment, roads, walks, and parking lots which are covered by a single contract for Federal financial...
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Residential Dwelling Units with Mobility Features: ADA Standard Section 233.3.1.1
Section 233.3.1.1 covers scoping requirements in the current ADA Standards for residential dwelling units with mobility features.
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3.3.6 Knee Clearance Height, minimum
3.3.6 Knee Clearance Height, minimum Knee clearance heights for the four sets of standards range from 650 mm (25.6 in.) (Australia) to 700 mm (27.6 in.) (U.K.) (Figure 3‒6). The...
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3.3.8 Knee Clearance Depth, minimum
3.3.8 Knee Clearance Depth, minimum Knee clearance depths for the four sets of standards range from 200 mm (8 in.) in Canada to 280 mm (11 in.) in the U.S. (Figure 3‒8). None of...
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3.3.7 Toe Clearance Height, minimum
3.3.7 Toe Clearance Height, minimum There is relatively large disparity between the standards for toe clearance height, with the U.S. having the lowest (230 mm or 9 in.),...
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3.3.9 Toe Clearance Depth, minimum
3.3.9 Toe Clearance Depth, minimum Toe clearance depths for the standards range from 150 mm (6 in.) in the U.S. to 230 mm (9 in.) in Canada (Figure 3‒9). None of the comparison...
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Anthropometry for Persons with Disabilities: Needs for the 21st Century
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3.3.3 Clear Floor Width
3.3.3 Clear Floor Width The findings on clear floor width are based on the findings on occupied width from anthropometric studies shown in Figure 3‒3. Neither the DfT or DETR...
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3.3.4 Clear Floor Length
3.3.4 Clear Floor Length The mean value of clear floor length for our study (1250 mm or 49 in.) is above the clear floor length provided in the U.S. standards (1220 mm or 48...
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Facilities Not Specializing in Treating Conditions That Affect Mobility: ADA Standard Section 223.2.1
Section 223.2.1 covers scoping requirements in the current ADA Standards for facilities not specializing in treating conditions that affect mobility.
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Cells with Mobility Features: ADA Standard Section 807.2
Cells required to provide mobility features shall comply with 807.2....
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"Other Power-Driven Mobility Device" and "Wheelchair" (Section-by-Section Analysis)
‘‘Other Power-Driven Mobility Device'' and ‘‘Wheelchair'' (Section-by-Section Analysis) Because relatively few individuals with disabilities were using nontraditional mobility devices...
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Cells with Mobility Features: ADA Standard Section 232.2.1
Section 232.2.1 covers scoping requirements in the current ADA Standards for cells with mobility features.
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"Other Power-Driven Mobility Device" and "Wheelchair" (Section-by-Section Analysis)
‘‘Other Power-Driven Mobility Device'' and ‘‘Wheelchair'' (Section-by-Section Analysis) Because relatively few individuals with disabilities were using nontraditional mobility devices...