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Transporters: Public, private & paratransit agencies & school districts
Sections on this page:
What is the Current Wheelchair Transportation Standard?
- Travelsafer.org is a website focused on ensuring passenger safety when seated in a wheelchair. It contains a brochure called "Ride Safe" that has been recently update with a clear message and illustrations.
- Read step-by-step directions for insuring a safe ride when seated in a wheelchair.
- This Ride Safe brochure can be downloaded in PDF format brochure so it can be downloaded and printed on a color printer for distribution to others. You will need to use Acrobat Reader to get this brochure.
- Printed copies of this brochure can also be requested from the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute by telephone at 734-764-2171 or by e-mail: umtridocs@umich.edu
Information Resources
Public and Community Transportation
- National Highway Transportation Safety Administration - search on "wheelchair transportation."
- American Public Transit Association - the trade association for public transportation providers.
- The Access Committee of the Board of Directors
- SAFTEA-LU (The Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users is a transportation initiative signed into law on August 10, 2005 and will be in effect until 2009 - See the SAFETEA-LU resource pages at the APTA.
- The Transit Cooperative Research Program - The APTA partners with other organizations to offer research and reports that cover many aspects of public transportation. The collection includes: original research, new data collection, and analysis of solutions for existing problems. Reports are in the form of handbooks, design manuals, analysis tools and some contain spread sheets and check lists so they are ready to be useful tools for the transportation industry. Look for resources in print, on CD, or on the web in PDF format.
- Community Transit Association
- Easter Seals Project Action - Mission: Accessible Community Transportation for our Nation
- National Center for Accessible Transportation at Oregon State
- Transportation Research Board - a division of the National Research Council, an advisor to the Federal Government
- Paratransit Fact Sheet - at the Amputee Coalition of America
- Accessible Rural Transportation - at the Assn for Rural Independent Living
School Transportation
Videos and Training Materials
Helpful Documents
Future Trends: Wheelchair Securement in Large Transit Vehicles
- View a series of Slide Lectures that have been presented at various conferences such as NRRTS, RESNA, and the International Seating Symposium that contains information about:
- Rearward Facing Systems - standards are in development for this system that will allow for independent maneuvering into a rear-facing compartment that will eliminate the need for wheelchair tiedown systems.
- Automated Docking Systems - a standard has been developed for the geometry of this type of system. The standard will allow wheelchair manufacturers to build a universal bracket into wheelchairs that will allow the use of automated, independently operated, wheelchair docks.
Successfully Crash-Tested Wheelchairs
Link to an up-to-date listing of all successfully crash-tested wheelchairs and seating systems along with links to the manufacturer’s homepage and the internal contact person for transportation standards. New models are always being added to this frequently updated page.
Crash-Tested Wheelchair Tiedowns & Occupant Restraints
Note: When communicating with manufacturers who are not on this list, be sure to ask if their products comply with the SAE J2249 Standard for Wheelchair Tiedown and Occupant Restraints (WTORS)
SAE-J2249 Compliant Wheelchair Tiedowns and Docks
SAE-J2249 Compliant Wheelchair Securement and Occupant Restraints
- Q'Straint - wheelchair securement and occupant restraint
- SureLok- wheelchair securement and occupant restraint
Have questions about WC19? Contact us by e-mail at nritchie@umich.edu
Last Updated: July 18, 2008
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