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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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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1.0 Background
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Introduction
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1. Background
(Cooper, et al., 2002) However, in an active and highly accessible environment, such as the convention centers and cities where they hold the National Veterans Wheelchair Games (NVWG), WC...
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Wheelchairs
Wheelchairs Most people are familiar with the manual and power wheelchairs and electric scooters used by people with mobility disabilities....
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2. In § 37.3, add the definition “Direct threat” and revise the definition “Wheelchair” to read as follows
In § 37.3, add the definition “Direct threat” and revise the definition “Wheelchair” to read as follows:...
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May a transit operator require that wheelchairs be secured in buses and vans?
Therefore, the operator may decline to provide service to a rider who refuses to allow his or her wheelchair to be secured....
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"Wheelchair" (Section-by-Section Analysis)
A wheelchair may be manually operated or power-driven." The proposed definition of "wheelchair" is informed by several existing definitions of "wheelchair."...
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"Wheelchair" (Section-by-Section Analysis)
A wheelchair may be manually operated or power-driven." The proposed definition of "wheelchair" is informed by several existing definitions of "wheelchair." ...
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§ 35.104 Wheelchair
Wheelchair means a device designed solely for use by an individual with a mobility impairment for the primary purpose of locomotion in typical indoor and outdoor pedestrian areas. ...
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§ 37.3 Wheelchair
Wheelchair means a mobility aid belonging to any class of three- or more-wheeled devices, usable indoors, designed or modified for and used by individuals with mobility impairments, whether...
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What kinds of securement equipment must be provided in buses and vans?
Section 38.23(d) of the DOT ADA regulations requires all ADA-compliant buses and vans to have a two-part securement system, one to secure the wheelchair, and a seat belt and shoulder...
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Will you need assistance in an emergency evacuation?
Yes No Limitations that interfere with walking or using stairs (joint pain, mobility device user - wheelchair, canes, crutches, walker)....
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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...
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7. Q: What procedures should law enforcement officers follow to arrest and transport a person who uses a wheelchair?
Officers should use caution not to harm an individual or damage his or her wheelchair....
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May a transit operator deny boarding to a rider whose wheelchair is difficult to secure?
If the transit operator has a policy that requires securement, or if a rider asks that the wheelchair be secured, Section 37.165(f) of the DOT ADA regulations requires transit personnel...
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Does a wheelchair user have to use the seat belt and shoulder harness?
Under the broad nondiscrimination provisions in Section 37.5 of the DOT ADA regulations, a transit operator is not permitted to mandate the use by wheelchair users of seat belts and...
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§ 36.311 Mobility devices.
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§ 36.311(a) Use of wheelchairs and manually-powered mobility aids
(a) Use of wheelchairs and manually-powered mobility aids....
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Wheelchair
Wheelchair....
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§ 38.159(d)(3) Mobility aids accommodated
The securement system shall secure common wheelchairs and mobility aids and shall either be automatic or easily attached by a person familiar with the system and mobility aid and having...
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382.129 What other requirements apply when passengers’ wheelchairs, other mobility aids, and other assistive devices must be disassembled for stowage?
382.129 What other requirements apply when passengers’ wheelchairs, other mobility aids, and other assistive devices must be disassembled for stowage?...
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382.131 Do baggage liability limits apply to mobility aids and other assistive devices?
382.131 Do baggage liability limits apply to mobility aids and other assistive devices? These provisions are substantively the same as their counterparts in the existing rule....
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Emergency Evacuation Preparedness: Take Responsibility for Your Safety
The media repeatedly reported stories about the two wheelchair users who successfully escaped from the World Trade Center using evacuation chairs on September 11th, 2001....
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Combination Wheelchair/Horse Accessible Gates
The greatest challenge was to find a gate that allowed horses and wheelchairs to pass, but restricted all motorized traffic....