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Bus accessibility for persons with sensory disabilities

Creator:: Hron, Martha
Abstract:: With the passage of the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) it has become a civil rights violation to deny access to persons with disabilities to public transportation. The ADA requires transit agencies to provide accessible buses or equivalent services to persons with mobility, sensory or cognitive impairments. This study examines...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: become a civil rights violation to deny access to persons with disabilities to public transportation. The

A force plate for measuring contact forces during dependent transfers onboard aircraft

Creator:: Schafer, Christopher A.
Abstract:: The transfer of air travelers with disabilities between a mobility aid and an aircraft seat is a major source of injury for both the travelers and the airline personnel assisting in the transfer. The risk to both parties might be reduced through the biomechanical study of the transfer task. Such...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: 1.1. BACKGROUND ON DISABILITIES The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 defines disability

Design of a mechanically assisted dependent transfer mechanism for use on board commercial aircraft

Creator:: Gibson, Brenton D.
Abstract:: Business and recreation in the modern day world often include air travel as their cornerstone. Travelers who are disabled and wheelchair bound have to undergo a transfer process to board and deplane a commercial aircraft. This transfer process is typically done manually, with agents physically lifting the passenger who is...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: passenger with disabilities, who is otherwise qualified to fly, based solely on their disability [2

Effect of lateral force on passenger comfort during a mechanically assisteddependent transfer

Creator:: Mast, Jonathan J.
Abstract:: Air travel presents several problems for passengers with disabilities. One in particular is how they get from their wheelchair and to an aircraft seat. The commonly used manual transfer method is hazardous to the assistants and the passenger. There are other alternatives, but they have plenty of room for improvement....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: skyrocketed. It has become the preferred means of transportation for people traveling distances of more than

Wheeled Mobility Devices Performance and Passive Securement Systems

Creator:: Mather, Andrea
Abstract:: Wheeled mobility devices (WhMD) pose unique safety risks to users while riding public transportation. Unsecured or improperly secured WhMDs create safety concerns for other transit riders and operators. Tests using accelerometers and visual observations were conducted to understand how WhMD orientation and securement in articulated buses, streetcars, and light rail...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: for public 2 transportation is to move people. Public transportation is designed and

Biomechanics of dependent transfers on an aircraft

Creator:: Higginson, Brian Keith
Abstract:: The dependent transfer of a traveler with disabilities on board an aircraft places the transferors, as well as the traveler, at risk of disabling lower back injury. This risk is increased on board an aircraft due to the confined space in which the transfer takes place. The purpose of the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: predicted by the year 2015 (FAA, 2007). With the population of people with disabilities expected to

Clothing for people with physical handicaps

Creator:: Oregon State University. Extension Service, Washington State University. Cooperative Extension, University of Idaho. Cooperative Extension Service, United States. Department of Agriculture, Pacific Northwest Cooperative Extension, and Koester, Ardis W.
Resource Type:: Learning Object
Full Text:: Clothing for People With Physical Handicaps A Pacific

Adaptive gardening techniques for the visually impaired

Creator:: Oregon State University. Extension Service, Foster, S. (Susan), Duvall, C. (Clyde), and Powell, J. (Jan)
Abstract:: Published June 1992. Reviewed July 2012. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: Techniques for the Visually Impaired S. Foster, C. Duvall, and J. Powell Most people with visual impair

Gardening adaptations for people with gripping and lifting problems

Creator:: Oregon State University. Extension Service, Throckmorton, Edith, and Powell, Jan
Abstract:: Published June 1992. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: G E A S I E R E. Throckmorton and J. Powell Gardening Adaptations for People with Gripping and

Attitudes Toward Disability in Self and Other : Assessment and Educational Intervention

Creator:: Bonnett, Amy K.
Abstract:: Negative attitudes towards people with disabilities persist in our society, limiting the inclusion of people with disabilities in a multitude of social roles. Despite existing research on the nature of these attitudes and interventions to improve them, people with disabilities continue to cite social barriers as some of their greatest...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: disabilities, and has failed to involve people that have personal experience with disability in the research

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Bus accessibility for persons with sensory disabilities

A force plate for measuring contact forces during dependent transfers onboard aircraft

Design of a mechanically assisted dependent transfer mechanism for use on board commercial aircraft

Effect of lateral force on passenger comfort during a mechanically assisteddependent transfer

Wheeled Mobility Devices Performance and Passive Securement Systems

Biomechanics of dependent transfers on an aircraft

Clothing for people with physical handicaps

Adaptive gardening techniques for the visually impaired

Gardening adaptations for people with gripping and lifting problems

Attitudes Toward Disability in Self and Other : Assessment and Educational Intervention

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