Height differentials of 2” (2.54cm) above and below WMD height, gaps and obstacles pose serious transfer-related accessibility problems for WMD users. ...
Search Results "Wheelchair User"
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Practice Plans Through Regular Drills
On September 11, 2001 one wheelchair user who did escape from the World Trade Center using an evacuation chair explained to the press that she had forgotten that the evacuation chair was...
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Automated Revolving Doors
Automated Revolving Doors Automated revolving doors, if large enough, may be usable by many people who use wheelchairs although ADAAG requires that a revolving door not be the only means...
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HEWI Stainless Steel Pull Handles
They are therefore equally suitable for wheelchair users. Pull handles made of stainless steel are characterised by their robustness and easy care....
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803 Dressing, Fitting, and Locker Rooms
Section 803.2 requires wheelchair turning space in accessible rooms....
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11B-411.2.1.3.4 Position
Keypads or buttons shall slope away from the user at 15 to 25 degrees from the vertical plane....
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11B-411.2.1.3.4 Position
Keypads or buttons shall slope away from the user at 15 to 25 degrees from the vertical plane....
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Universal Design for Health Care Facilities
Universal Design for Health Care Facilities: Addressing Safety, Access to Care for a Diverse Patient Population Environment of Care® News, January 2009, Volume 12, Issue...
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1134A.4 Sufficient maneuvering space
Bathing and toilet facilities required to be adaptable shall provide sufficient maneuvering space for a person using a wheelchair or other mobility aid to enter and close the door, use the...
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Parking Spaces [4.6.3]
Universal spaces are wider so that users can park to one side or the other as needed, including car drivers. The length of accessible spaces is not specified....
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Error/Omission: The door to the toilet room swings into the required clear floor space at accessible fixtures, controls, and dispensers.
Result: The entry door to the toilet room cannot be fully opened when a wheelchair user is using the accessible fixture, control, or dispenser....
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Vertical Alignment-Crest Vertical Curves
A maximum grade of 5 percent also provides usable conditions for pedestrians in wheelchairs, whereas steeper grades do not....
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4.3.9 Doorway Design
Since the closing maneuver is the most difficult aspect of door use for wheelchair users, development of a low cost electromechanical closer that would not increase opening force would benefit...
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Healthcare Stories - Alice Wong
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Characteristics of Study Participants
3) Ambulatory with assistive device – persons with a mobility limitation who used an assistive device, such as crutches, a cane, a walker, a surgical implant or prosthetic limb; or 4) Wheelchair...
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PHYSICAL PROVISIONS
Usable with reduced ability to manipulate controls on product Provide at least one mode that does not require user fine motor control....
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3.3 Equipment Barriers and Solutions
against a dark background on the adjustment features, such as the weight amount or seat height and labels that are raised Some parts of the equipment stick out and endanger users...
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VIII. Existing Facilities: Alternatives to Barrier Removal
For example, a restaurant may not charge a wheelchair user extra for home delivery when it is provided as the alternative to barrier removal....
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R212 Street Furniture (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Where multiple single-user public toilet facilities are clustered at a single location, at least 5 percent, but no less than one, of the toilet facilities in each cluster must be accessible...
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D6. Vestibule Clear Floor Space
If an entry has a vestibule, is there a 30-inch by 48-inch clear floor space inside the vestibule where a wheelchair or scooter user can be outside the swing of a hinged door?...
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Examples of access:
A wheelchair user can roll onto the scale platform. A patient with poor balance can walk onto the scale or get weighed sitting in a chair....
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DESTINATION-ORIENTED ELEVATOR
[DSA-AC] Destination-oriented elevators are operated by the user selecting a destination floor at a hall call console located at or near an elevator landing....
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DESTINATION-ORIENTED ELEVATOR
[DSA-AC] Destination-oriented elevators are operated by the user selecting a destination floor at a hall call console located at or near an elevator landing....
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Gurney Accessible Bathroom
Movable wall for shower gurney access Vanity remodeled to clear the space for wheelchair users Hand-held shower 6’ hose on shower Shower heads at four...
