Search Results "Obesity"

• Research and History > Research Documents > A Longitudinal Study of Playground Surfaces to Evaluate Accessibility - Final Report
  I. Introduction to the Study

  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report an estimated 17 percent of children ages 2‒19 are obese with increased caloric intake, sedentary behavior and lack of physical activity...

• Rulemaking Process Documents > Committee Activity and Reports > Recommendations on Standards for the Design of Medical Diagnostic Equipment for Adults with Disabilities, Advisory Committee Final Report
  2.3 Implications of MDE Accessibility for Clinical Staff

  decrease with improved accessibility of medical diagnostic equipment for other individuals with limited mobility, such as the older individuals, pregnant women, and persons with extreme obesity...

• Research and History > Research Documents > Anthropometry for Persons with Disabilities
  Sampling Strategies

  11 Lower limb amputation 9 Cerebral palsy 8 Traumatic paraplegia 7 Respiratory and cardiovascular disease 5 Obesity...

• Rulemaking Process Documents > Committee Activity and Reports > Recommendations on Standards for the Design of Medical Diagnostic Equipment for Adults with Disabilities, Advisory Committee Final Report
  2.2 Evidence of Physical Accessibility Barriers

  colleagues conducted a “secret shopper”-type telephone survey.25 The researchers called subspecialty offices ostensibly to make an appointment for a fictional patient with hemiparesis who was obese...