A larger sample of individuals with disabilities who use a variety of different mobility devices (manual and power wheelchairs, walkers, crutches, etc.) should be tested on these surfaces...
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2010 ADA Definition
Wheelchair Space: Space for a single wheelchair and its occupant.
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Recommendations for Future Research
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Demographic Questionnaire Data
60 Male; 16 Female Average Age 49.0 (±13.8) Chair Type: 37 Manual; 39 Power Hours/Day in Wheelchair...
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III-3.4200 Right to participate in the regular program
ILLUSTRATION: An individual who uses a wheelchair may be excluded from playing in a basketball league, if the recreation center can demonstrate that the exclusion is necessary for safe operation...
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Section 36.213 Relationship of Subpart 8 to Subparts C and D (Section-By-Section Analysis and Response to Comments)
This general requirement would appear to categorically prohibit "segregated'' seating for persons in wheelchairs....
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Size or weight limitations. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
For instance, service animals may perform tasks such as providing balance and support or pulling a wheelchair. Small animals may not be suitable for large adults....
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Section 37.27 Transportation for Elementary and Secondary Education Systems
financial assistance; (2) the school is subject to section 504; and (3) the school's transportation system provides transportation services to individuals with disabilities, including wheelchair...
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Allowances for Typical Roadway Geometry
The cross slope of curb ramps, blended transitions, and turning spaces at pedestrian street crossings without yield or stop control where vehicles can proceed through the intersection without...
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Taking Measurements
Measuring slope using a 24-inch level and tape measure Using the Tape Measure When measuring the width of a parking space or access aisle, the width of an accessible route or the height...
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Meeting Purpose
For example: Many mobility device users including wheelchair users and others unable to use steps: Will need assistance May need to use evacuate devices...
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Background
preferred ADA toilet configuration does not work as well as it should for the majority of older adults, including both those who stand to transfer, as well as those who transfer directly from wheelchair...
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Section 37.43 Alteration of Transportation Facilities by Public Entities
section requires that any alteration, to the maximum extent feasible, results in the altered area being accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities, including persons who use wheelchairs...
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Section 37.5 Nondiscrimination
If a taxi company charges $1.00 to stow luggage in the trunk, it cannot charge $2.00 to stow a folding wheelchair there....
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Mark J. Mazz, AIA: Architectural Consultant on Accessibility
There is no artificial light in this space. I believe it’s coming in from all four walls and from up above. It’s an interior room....
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2.3 Implications of MDE Accessibility for Clinical Staff
Box 2.3 In his 60s, overweight and in a wheelchair, the patient had been seeing doctors and nurses regularly for his diabetes....
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7.1 Basic Understanding of Diagnostic Imaging Equipment
Manufacturers see imaging equipment systems as an inextricably linked amalgam of the machine with its multiple technological components and accessories that generate the images and the spaces...
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Guest Bathrooms
lavatories or countertops shall be installed with the bottom edge of the reflecting surface 35 inches (890 mm) maximum above the finish floor or ground. 806.2.4.1 Vanity Counter Top Space...
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Findings
However, the design may not have allocated for the 30 x 48 inch clear floor space to transfer at the swing or the required 60 inch diameter turning space adjacent to the swing. ...
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1134A.6 Showers
A water closet may project a maximum of 12 inches (305 mm) into the opening, provided that a minimum of 36 inches (914 mm) clear space is maintained between the water closet and the shower...
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Aquatic Access Pool Lift IGAT-180
It is user-operable, and its seat height is easily adjustable to accommodate various wheelchair heights....
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Pilot Rock FSW-26/18 Campfire Ring
The fire ring is filled with aggregate (not included) to about 9" above the ground to provide the elevated fire surface needed for wheelchair access. ...
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ClickAndGo Tactile Maps
Information for individuals who are mobility impaired can also be included, allowing users to easily identify and plan wheelchair accessible routes....
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Access to Programs and Services in Existing Facilities
For example, if there is not enough space to install a ramp with a slope that complies with the Standards, a public entity may install a ramp with a slightly steeper slope....
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Jean Tessmer
I have specified and had this particular pocket door privacy latchset installed in new construction where I did not have enough door clear floor space for a swing door....
