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RESNA Standards Committee on Wheelchairs and Transportation (WHAT) | Rehabilitation Engineering & Assistive Technology Society of North America
Chair: Miriam Manary
mmanary@umich.edu
Vice Chair: Larry Schneider
lws@umich.edu
Secretary: Nichole Orton
nritchie@umich.edu
These standards affect:
People with physical disabilities who remain seated in their wheelchairs when traveling in motor vehicles, as well as their families and caregivers;
Wheelchair, tiedown/restraint, seating and vehicle manufacturers;
Transit providers, including paratransit, public transit, and school transportation groups;
Clinicians/rehab suppliers who prescribe wheelchairs and seating for people who use wheelchairs;
Rehabilitation and auto safety engineers and researchers; and,
Federal, state, and local governments and policy makers.
RESNA WC-4 Wheelchairs Volume 4: Wheelchairs and Transportation
This standard includes design and performance requirements, test methods, and requirements for manufacturer literature and product labeling for wheelchairs, wheelchair seating systems, WTORS, and wheelchair spaces on large accessible transit vehicles, intended for use in motor vehicles. The documents providing specifications for equipment used in the test methods, including the surrogate wheelchair (SWC), the surrogate four-point, strap-type tiedown (4-point SWTORS), and the surrogate wheelchair frame (SWCF) may be included as parts of the standard but they may also be published as separate technical reports that are referenced in the various parts of the standard.
Section 10: Rear-facing wheelchair spaces in large, accessible transit vehicles
Section 18: Wheelchair tiedowns and occupant restraint systems for use in motor vehicles
Section 19: Wheelchairs used as seats in motor vehicles
Section 20: Wheelchair seating systems for use in motor vehicles
ISO Related Activities:
ISO / TC 173 Assistive products for persons with disability / SC 1 Wheelchairs
ISO/TC 173/SC 1/WG 6 Wheelchair restraint systems Work program
ISO 7176-19 Wheelchairs Part 19: Wheeled mobility devices for use in motor vehicles
ISO 10542-1 Wheelchair tiedown and occupant-restraint systems Part 1: Requirements and test methods for all systems
ISO 10542-2 Wheelchair tiedown and occupant-restraint systems Part 2: Four-point strap-type tiedown systems
ISO 10542-3 Wheelchair tiedown and occupant restraint systems Part 3: Docking-type tiedown systems
ISO 10542-4 Wheelchair tiedown and occupant restraint systems Part 4: Clamp-type tiedown systems
ISO 10543-5 Wheelchair tiedown and occupant restraint systems Part 5: Systems for specific wheelchairs
ISO 10865-1 Wheelchair tiedown and occupant restraint systems for rearward facing wheelchair-seated passengers Part 1: Systems for accessible transport vehicles designed for use by both seated and standing passengers
ISO 16840-4 Wheelchair seating Part 4: Seating systems for use in motor vehicles