ANSI/RESNA Subcommittee on Wheelchairs and Transportation (SOWHAT)
Chair: Larry Schneider
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Background/Rationale
CLICK HERE to review background and raionale for the SOWHAT activities
Announcements
The next meeting will be held at the Rosen Centre Hotel - Orlando, Florida Tuesday & Wednesday - June 22 and 23, 2004 in conjunction with the RESNA Annual Conference in Orlando, Florida.
Meeting Minutes
- Birmingham, March 1996 (192k.pdf)
- Orlando, November 1996 (192k.pdf)
- Indianapolis, November 1997 (192k.pdf)
- Long Beach California, June 25/26, 1999-(16k.pdf)
- Vancouver, Feb. 26-27, 2000, (32K.pdf)
- Pittsburgh, Oct. 22, 2000 (32K.pdf)
- Pray, Montana, May 27, 2001
- Minneapolis, Minnesota July 1, 2002
- Atlanta, Georgia June 22 and 23, 2003 (123kb .pdf)
Draft Standards
ANSI/RESNA WC-19: Wheelchairs for Use in Motor Vehicles
- Final Draft WC-19 ver. 12/23/99 (484k pdf)
- Summary of Voting Comments (32k pdf)
ANSI/RESNA WC-20: Seating Devices for Use in Motor Vehicles
- Initial Draft WC-20 ver. 2002-06-21 (216k pdf)
- ANSI/RESNA WC-20 DRAFT Wheelchair Seating for Use in Motor Vehicles, 2002-7-02 (876kb pdf)
Reference Documents
Listing of SOWHAT reference documents-CLICK here-12k.pdf
Applications Guideline-(a work in progress)
- To view draft Table of Contents (only)
- Status: posting of first full draft-Spring, 2002
SOWHAT Report to RESNA-TGB--June, 01
Other Transportation Resource Documents
- Transportation for Individuals with Disabilities (U.S Department of Transportation)
- Transportation Vehicle Guidelines (U.S. Access Board, also known as the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board)
Membership Information
Contact: Larry Schneider:<lws@umich.edu> or phone 734-936-1103
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.