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Transportation safety standards for wheelchair users: a review of voluntary standards for improved safety, usability, and independence of wheelchair-seated travelers.

The purpose of the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Wheelchair Transportation Safety (RERC WTS) website is to "make measurable improvements in transportation safety, usability, and independence for people who remain seated in their wheelchairs when traveling in public, school, and private motor vehicles". The RERC WTS website provides information regarding the WC-19 voluntary industry standard on crash-tested wheelchairs and seating systems and has links regarding this information for consumers, prescribers, manufacturers, and transporters. The website also contains information and links regarding research, news, and knowledge translation for this area!

PDF-XChange Viewer is an alternative viewer for PDF files that enables you to view and annotate PDF files. You can add text, sticky notes, and other annotations and save them to the file, which will be compatible with the standard Adobe PDF reader. Screen shots included in details, user and peer ratings, product details.

Chart of wheelchairs and seating systems that successfully crash tested with 4 point strap-type securement.

Apple's Commitment to Accessibility For more than 20 years, Apple has provided new and innovative solutions for people with disabilities, allowing them to access - and enjoy using - the Mac, iPod, iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV. Apple includes assistive technology in its products as standard features - at no additional cost.

Disability Rights Wisconsin is an advocacy and protection group for individuals with disabilities (http://www.disabilityrightswi.org). The aims of the group are outlined clearly on the "About Us" page. In addition to providing these services, it also aims to provide access to services through advocacy and legal expertise. It achieves these goals by providing information that is easily accessed on the website such as resources and a direct link to access services from Disability Rights Wisconsin. The information available through the website is relevant and provides answers to common questions by outlining priority issues that DRW staff can assist with, program list, who to contact and how to contact them, and types of issues that the agency is not able to help with. The information on the website appears to all come from credible sources such as from laws, government, and overlooked by staff and board members. There are links provided to additional resources on the "Links" page for further reading and information. The website is maintained and updated on a regular basis, and new information is posted on the home page. Overall, the website does appear to meet quality standards in accordance to the Discern instrument, as well as the Hoss-Hanson article.