Getting the Right Wheelchair for Travel: A WC19-Compliant Wheelchair

Autor/inn/en	Manary, Miriam A.; Hobson, Douglas A.; Schneider, Lawrence W.
Titel	Getting the Right Wheelchair for Travel: A WC19-Compliant Wheelchair
Quelle	In: Exceptional Parent, 37 (2007) 5, S.48 (2 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0046-9157
Schlagwörter	Assistive Technology; Safety; Transportation; Standards; Restraints (Vehicle Safety) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sicherheit; Verkehrswesen; Standard
Abstract	Children and adults who must remain seated in their wheelchairs while traveling are often at a disadvantage in terms of crash safety. The new voluntary wheelchair industry standard WC19 (short for Section 19 of the ANSI/RESNA wheelchair standards) works to close the safety gap by providing design and performance criteria and test methods to assess whether a wheelchair can perform as a seat during a vehicle crash and work well with safety belt systems. There are three main advantages to a WC19 wheelchair: (1) Reduced risk of injury for wheelchair riders involved in vehicle crashes; (2) Easier and faster wheelchair securement; and (3) Improved compatibility with proper use of seatbelts. [This is Exceptional Parent's second installment in a six part series on Wheelchair Transportation Safety (WTS), produced in partnership with the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute. For Part I, see EJ762213.] (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10