Department of Justice Civil Rights Division Disability Rights Section ADA Requirements: Wheelchairs, Mobility Aids, and Other Power-Driven Mobility Devices The Department of...
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ADA Requirements - Wheelchairs, Mobility Aids, and Other Power-Driven Mobility Devices
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Emergency Evacuation Preparedness: Taking Responsibility For Your Safety A Guide For People with Disabilities and Other Activity Limitations
By June Isaacson Kailes, Disability Policy Consultant © June Isaacson Kailes, Disability Policy Consultant, Playa del Rey, California and The Center for Disability Issues and the...
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Executive Summary
Executive Summary Standards for accessible design include requirements based on the anthropometry of wheeled mobility users. Key requirements apply to clear floor area, reach...
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1.0 Background
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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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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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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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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You must allow a passenger with a disability to stow assistive device inside the cabin
You must allow a passenger with a disability to stow his or her cane or other assistive device inside the cabin of the aircraft close to his or her seat if it fits, consistent...
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You must allow passengers to safely stow their wheelchairs
You must allow passengers to safely stow their wheelchairs or parts of wheelchairs (e.g., wheels, seats, etc.) in the overhead bin or under seats. [Sec. 382.41(e)(1)]...
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The carrier must designate priority stowage space for at least one wheelchair in the closet or other stowage area
If there is a closet or other approved stowage area for passengers’ carry-on items of sufficient size to accommodate a folding, collapsible, or break-down wheelchair, the carrier must...
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382.121 What mobility aids and other assistive devices may passengers with a disability bring into the aircraft cabin?
Passengers may bring manual, but not electric wheelchairs, other mobility aids (e.g., canes, including those used by blind passengers), and other assistive devices (e.g., POCs), as well...
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382.123 What are the requirements concerning priority cabin stowage for wheelchairs and other assistive devices?
382.123 What are the requirements concerning priority cabin stowage for wheelchairs and other assistive devices?...
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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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§ 35.137(a) Use of wheelchairs and manually-powered mobility aids
(a) Use of wheelchairs and manually-powered mobility aids....
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C. Mobility Aids and Assistive Devices
[Secs. 382.43(a) and (b)] You must permit passengers with a disability to provide written instructions concerning the disassembly and reassembly of their wheelchairs....
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§ 35.137(a) Use of wheelchairs, scooters, and manually powered mobility aids
(a) Use of wheelchairs, scooters, and manually powered mobility aids. ...
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§ 382.41 Stowage of personal equipment
(e) Carriers shall provide for on-board stowage of passengers’ wheelchairs (including collapsible or break-down battery-powered wheelchairs, subject to the provisions of paragraph (g)(5)...
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§ 382.43 Treatment of mobility aids and assistive devices
Wheelchairs and other assistive devices shall be returned to the passenger in the condition received by the carrier....
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Communication / Devices / Equipment / Other
Equipment examples: I use a: Motorized wheelchair Suction machine Home dialysis Respirator Cochlear implant Indwelling catheter...
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Ability Self-Assessment
Assistive Device Users Yes No What will it take to get your wheelchair or other important assistive devices out of the building?...
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DEFINITION: MOBILITY DEVICES
The definition of mobility devices has expanded to include not only traditional devices, such as wheelchairs and scooters, but any power-driven mobility devices used by a person with a mobility...