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Melrose Kiwi Concept Chairs is a company that designs and fabricates custom-made wheelchairs and wheelchair products. They post wheelchair designs for basketball, rugby, lacrosse, and tennis and have a variety of parts and accessories as well as other mobility products. This is an interesting website that demonstrates that individuals who use wheelchairs can pursue the active lifestyles that they desire.

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!

RESNA's Position on Wheelchairs Used as Seats in Motor Vehicles. This document is designed to assist practitioners in decisions regarding the use of a wheelchair as a seat in a Motor Vehicle. It sites research indicating a high rate of both crash and non-crash related injuries to vehicle occupants seated in a wheelchair and makes recommendations for proper restraints.

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

Gillette's Assistive Technology Department (ATD) "designs and creates customized orthoses, powered wheelchair controls, artificial limbs, augmentative communication devices, protective headgear, custom seating and wheelchair modifications" in Minnesota.

Nice resource for riding safely with a wheelchair in your vehicle. Provides a step by step guide explaining how to get wheelchair into your car and how to ride safely with someone in a wheelchair in your car. Nice resource section too.

Provides information on ANSI/RESNA WC-19 in relation to wheelchairs as seats in motor vehicles.

The Adaptive Driving Alliance is "nationwide group of vehicle modification dealers who provide van conversions, hand controls, wheelchair lifts, scooter lifts, tie downs, conversion van rentals, paratransit and other adaptive equipment for drivers and passengers with disabilities". The website provides information on finding dealers and suppliers, driver evaluation, and an extensive list of online resources.

This is a retail merchant selling wheelchair tie downs and ramps.

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

Wheelchair resources.

Suspension forks for manual and powered wheelchairs.

article written for wheelchair safety in transportation

This website for the Bruno Corporation shows their different models of lifts for users with mobility disabilities. This website shows a variety of different lifts that can be used on vehicles for people driving wheelchairs, scooters, or other mobility devices.

Info about the TMN Robot which transfers wheelchairs into car trunks with he push of a button.

Special Need Transportation - Restraints - This website shows and details car seats for infants and well as special restraints for children with disabilities as well as wheelchairs.

For Question 1A. This website lists the subparts of the ADA and then a description of each subpart. Nice and easy to use.

Lots of great seats and information for children in wheelchairs.

Provides information on the Snug Seat, which is a manufacturer of safety systems for children with disabilities.

The US Department of Veterans Affairs website page on Multiple Sclerosis Centers of Excellence has an article posted entitled "Power Mobility: Is it Time for Wheels?". It is an excellent resource with which to consider whether an individual with multiple sclerosis would benefit from powered mobility and find questions to help consider this.