Access Board and the National Center on Accessibility From 2008 to 2012, the National Center on Accessibility (NCA) at Indiana University-Bloomington conducted a longitudinal study on...
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Surfacing the Accessible Playground: 7 Things Every Playground Owner Should Know About the Accessibility of Their Playground Surfaces
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Participants
In the last transfer study a total of 120 participants were enrolled consisting of 95 men and 25 women with an average age of 47.7 ± 15.3 years, body weight of 171.5 ± 48.0 lbs, and height...
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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....
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Summary
In summary, a variety of data sources were examined for their potential for providing information on the safety of the emerging road and trail users that are the focus of this FHWA study...
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Appendix A
Appendix A Case Studies Illustrating the Proper Application of the IDEA Analysis and the Title II Effective Communication Analysis...
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Conclusions
The results of the expert review of the literature highlight the need for future studies particularly as it relates to how environmental factors such as height and gap distances, use of...
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3.3.5 Seat Height
The values in the current standards for seat height are below the means for people we measured and those in the UDI study (Figure 3‒5)....
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3.3.15.1 Forward reach – unobstructed
3.3.15.1 Forward reach – unobstructed A large percentage of WhMD users in our study could not reach beyond the most forward point of their WhMDs or foot, and the difference between users...
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Conclusion
During this second phase of the independent wheelchair transfer study, platform transfers with and without grab-bars and a backrest and two-step transfers were evaluated....
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Selection of Playgrounds
Selection of Playgrounds Newly constructed public playgrounds were selected for participation as test sites in the study. ...
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The Impact of Transfer Setup on the Performance of Independent Transfers: Phase I Final Report
Cooper, PhD April 17th, 2012 This report is available on the web: http://herl.pitt.edu/ab/ DISCLAIMER This study was conducted by the Human Engineering Research Laboratories...
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§8.6(a)(1)(ii)
(ii) The recipient is not required to provide individually prescribed devices, readers for personal use or study, or other devices of a personal nature....
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Executive Summary
Many differences were discovered in both the standards and research studies....
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Seeger et al.
Seeger et al. (1994) studied only device size. Participants included 240 individuals. About 73% of the sample lived in nursing homes and other institutions....
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Methodology
This study was approved by the University of Pittsburgh's Institutional Review Board and all participants provided informed consent before participating in any test procedures....
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Participants
Women constituted 23% of the study population....
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Future Work
The next phase of study will research alternative hand placement options for both initial hand placement and repositioning upon landing on the target surface. ...
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Recommendations for Future Research
Recommendations for Future Research The evaluation of the 11 trail surface materials in this study has provided valuable information in regards to soil stabilizers and natural aggregate...
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Other Road and Shared Use Path Users
A full evaluation of these devices and vehicles as part of this study was either not possible or unnecessary for one of the following reasons: They are used very infrequently so...
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Expert opinion on the current knowledge
need for more studies in this area....
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4.3 Reach Ranges
We do not know how forward reach was measured in the UDI study....
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12185(c) Advisory committee
(c) Advisory committee In conducting the study required by subsection (a) of this section, the Office of Technology Assessment shall establish an advisory committee, which shall consist...
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Independent Wheelchair Transfers in the Built Environment: How Transfer Setup Impacts Performance Phase 2: Final Report
Cooper, PhD November 18, 2015 This report is available on the web: http://herl.pitt.edu/ab/ DISCLAIMER This study was conducted by the Human Engineering Research Laboratories...
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Other Road and Shared Use Path Users with Disabilities
While it was beyond the scope of this study to evaluate the characteristics of these groups, it is recommended that the needs of these road and shared use path users be investigated and...