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Wheelchair Transportation Safety Standards Section

Directory

This page will give you a general idea about what is contained in the different sections of this website.

Home

This takes you to the "home" page for the website, which contains the Introduction

What's New

The What's New section contains new information posted to the website

FAQ

A section addressing Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) is intended for wheelchair users, parents, caregivers and practitioners who need some guidance interpreting the standards and their implications

ANSI/RESNA

The ANSI/RESNA section contains information related to the development activities of the ANSI/RESNA Subcommittee on Wheelchairs and Transportaion (SOWHAT) and its working groups

ISO

The ISO section contains information on the development activities of the ISO/TC173/SC1/WG6, Wheelchair Tiedown and Occupant Restraints/Transportable Wheelchairs working group

SAE

The SAE section contains information related to the SAE Resatraints Task Group, which developed the SAE J2259 standard, Wheelchair Tiedown and Occupant Restraint for Use in Motor Vehicles

Affiliations

This page contains information on the organizations affliliated with this website

Registration

This section includes instructions on how to register to become a participant in the various working groups

Events

This section will advise you on current events in the development of wheelchair tranportation safety standards development, dissemination and education

Seating Standards

This link will take you to the sister website that addresses standards development for wheelchair seating

Search

This section allows you to search by keyword for information contained on this webite, as well as on the sister site related to wheelchair seating standards


This site has been developed and is maintained by:
The Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center (RERC) on Wheeled Mobility and the RERC on Wheelchair Transportation Safety. Both RERCs are sponsored by grants from the National Institute on Disability Research and Rehabilitation (NIDRR), Washington, D.C.