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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Emergency Evacuation Preparedness: Taking Responsibility For Your Safety A Guide For People with Disabilities and Other Activity Limitations
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Background
Some engineered wood fiber (EWF) and chipped wood surfaces on playgrounds are difficult for those who use mobility aids, such as wheelchairs and walkers, because the surfaces are soft and...
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Introduction
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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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Tips for Communicating with Individuals with Mobility Impairments
If possible, put yourself at the wheelchair user's eye level. Do not lean on a wheelchair or any other assistive device. Never patronize people who use...
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§ 36.311 Mobility devices.
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§ 36.311(a) Use of wheelchairs and manually-powered mobility aids
A public accommodation shall permit individuals with mobility disabilities to use wheelchairs and manually-powered mobility aids, such as walkers, crutches, canes, braces, or other similar...
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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...
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382.121 What mobility aids and other assistive devices may passengers with a disability bring into the aircraft cabin?
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,...
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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? This section is related to the requirements for priority stowage...
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382.125 What procedures do carriers follow when wheelchairs, other mobility aids, and other assistive devices must be stowed in the cargo compartment?
382.125 What procedures do carriers follow when wheelchairs, other mobility aids, and other assistive devices must be stowed in the cargo compartment? As under the current 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. We also...
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Section 36.311 Mobility Devices (Section-by-Section Analysis)
general rule that in any areas open to pedestrians, public accommodations shall permit individuals with mobility disabilities to use wheelchairs and manually-powered mobility aids, including walkers...
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§ 382.41 Stowage of personal equipment
§ 382.41 Stowage of personal equipment. (a) All stowage of qualified individuals with a disability wheelchairs and other equipment covered by this Part in aircraft cabins shall be...
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Communication / Devices / Equipment / Other
List specific communication needs: If (under stress after seizure), I may not make sense for a while. Leave me alone for 10-15 minutes, my mind should clear. I...
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Ability Self-Assessment
Evaluate your capabilities, limitations and needs, as well as your surroundings to determine what type of help you will need in an...
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D. Stowing and Treatment of Personal Equipment
You should be familiar with the legal requirements for storage and treatment of personal equipment used by passengers with a disability, including ventilator/respirators,...
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Storing Assistive Devices in the Aircraft Cabin
[Sec. 382.41(c)] Under the circumstances, you should reassess the storage space and consider either moving the passenger closer to her walker or the walker closer to the passenger....
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Wheelchairs Unable to be Stowed in the Aircraft Cabin as Carry-on
Wheelchairs Unable to be Stowed in the Aircraft Cabin as Carry-on When a folding, collapsible, or break-down wheelchair cannot be stowed in the cabin as carry-on baggage, you must...
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§382.121 What mobility aids and other assistive devices may passengers with a disability bring into the aircraft cabin?
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§382.123 What are the requirements concerning priority cabin stowage for wheelchairs and other assistive devices?
[Doc. No. DOT-OST-2004-19482, 73 FR 27665, May 13, 2008, as amended at 78 FR 67924, Nov. 12, 2013]
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§382.125 What procedures do carriers follow when wheelchairs, other mobility aids, and other assistive devices must be stowed in the cargo compartment?