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  2. Wheelchair ramp - Wikipedia

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    A concrete wheelchair ramp A portable wheelchair ramp. A wheelchair ramp is an inclined plane installed in addition to or instead of stairs.Ramps permit wheelchair users, as well as people pushing strollers, carts, or other wheeled objects, to more easily access a building, or navigate between areas of different height.

  3. International Symbol of Access - Wikipedia

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    The wheelchair symbol is "international" and therefore not accompanied by Braille in any particular language. Specific uses of the ISA include: Marking a parking space reserved for vehicles used by people with disabilities/blue badge holders; Marking a vehicle used by a person with a disability, often for permission to use a space

  4. Accessibility of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority

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    Wheelchair ramps inside fare control each stretch out from the mezzanine to the F and <F> , N and Q platforms. The ramp from the D platform to the mezzanine is not accessible; that platform is instead accessed first via two elevators, one each from the D and N platforms to an overpass and then via a ramp from the latter's platform.

  5. Bridge plate (mechanism) - Wikipedia

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    Some low-floor buses also use bridge plates (in this case, extending to the curb) to provide for wheelchair access, but many low-floor buses instead use a ramp that normally serves as part of the floor but can be flipped out through the door (using a hinge at the door) onto the curb or street; in this case the ramp is long enough that it can ...

  6. Wheelchair lift - Wikipedia

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    A wheelchair lift in the front door of a TriMet bus in Portland, Oregon, in 2010 A bus in Prague with wheelchair lift extended, 2006. A wheelchair lift, also known as a platform lift, or vertical platform lift, is a fully powered device designed to raise a wheelchair and its occupant in order to overcome a step or similar vertical barrier.

  7. Curb cut effect - Wikipedia

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    A curb cut. The curb cut effect is the phenomenon of disability-friendly features being used and appreciated by a larger group than the people they were designed for. The phenomenon is named for curb cuts – miniature ramps comprising parts of sidewalk – which were first made for wheelchair access in particular places, but were also welcomed by people pushing strollers, carts or luggage.

  8. Gillig Low Floor - Wikipedia

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    Of the two body configurations for low-floor buses, the Gillig Low Floor is a low-entry bus (the front two-thirds to three-fourths of the interior is low-floor) with a low-step entry (nearly curb height) and integrated manual wheelchair ramp while the rear part of the interior (behind the rear axle) is raised to provide sufficient space for the ...

  9. Accessibility - Wikipedia

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    Wheelchair ramps allows those on wheelchairs or personal mobility devices to board low-floor public transport vehicles. A significant development in transportation, and public transport in particular, to achieve accessibility, is the move to "low-floor" vehicles.

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