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The international symbol of access depicts a person in a wheelchair A wheelchair is wheeled mobility device in which the user sits. The device is propelled either manually (by pushing the wheels with the hands) or via various automated systems. Wheelchairs are used by people for whom walking is difficult or impossible due to illness, injury, or disability. People with both sitting and walking disability often need to use a wheelbench. Types of wheelchair Wheelchair fitted with ...
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Resources
- ABLEDATA: Get Product Info (National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research)
- Access Board
- Access Transition (Alliance for Technology Access)
- Adapting Motor Vehicles for People with Disabilities (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration)
- AgrAbility Project (Dept. of Agriculture)
- Alliance for Technology Access
- Assistive Devices (National Library of Medicine)
- Assistive Devices for the Home: Tools and Tips to Make Life Easier (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Assistive Technology (Administration on Aging)
- Assistive Technology and Your Child (Nemours Foundation)
- Assistive Technology Connections: State Contact List (Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America)
- Assistive Technology Glossary (Family Center on Technology and Disability)
- Assistive Technology in K-12 Schools (Alliance for Technology Access)
- Assistive Technology Products for Farmers/Ranchers: AgrAbility Database (Dept. of Agriculture)
- Assistive Technology: Frequently Asked Questions (Alliance for Technology Access)
- Assistive Technology: What You Need to Know (Alliance for Technology Access)
- Assistivetech.net (Center for Assistive Technology & Environmental Access)
- Buying Medical Devices Online (Center for Devices and Radiological Health)
- Caring for a Child Dependent on Medical Technology (Nemours Foundation)
- Emerging Trends in Medical Device Technology (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)
- Family Center on Technology and Disability
- FASTATS: Disabilities/Impairments (National Center for Health Statistics)
- FDA Approves Stair-Climbing Wheelchair (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)
- Financial Assistance for Prosthesis and Other Assistive Devices (Amputee Coalition of America)
- Frequently Asked Questions about FCC Provisions for People with Disabilities (Federal Communications Commission)
- Grants-in-Aid for Adaptive Equipment (Lighthouse International)
- Home Healthcare Medical Devices: A Checklist (Food and Drug Administration)
- Informed Consumer's Guide to Funding Assistive Technology (ABLEDATA, NIDDR, ED)
- Introduction to Adaptive Computer Technology (Lighthouse International)
- Make Sure the Medical Device You Choose Is Designed for You (Center for Devices and Radiological Health)
- Medicare Announces New Initiatives on Power Wheelchair Coverage and Payment Policy (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
- Multiple Sclerosis: Assistive Devices (National Multiple Sclerosis Society)
- National Center on Physical Activity and Disability
- National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
- National Rehabilitation Information Center (National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research)
- New Wheelchair Keeps People on the Move (Food and Drug Administration)
- NIDRR's Long Range Plan - Technology for Access and Function Research (National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research)
- Robotic Limbs (Society for Neuroscience)
- Search Assistive Technology Resources (Family Center on Technology and Disability)
- Welcome To...We Can Play! (Alliance for Technology Access)
- What Are Assistive Listening Devices or "ALDs"? (American Speech-Language Hearing Association)
- Wheelchairs (Nemours Foundation)
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