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A standing frame (also known as a stand, stander, standing technology, standing aid, standing device, standing box, tilt table) is assistive technology that can be used by a person who relies on a wheelchair for mobility. A standing frame provides alternative positioning to sitting in a wheelchair by supporting the person in the standing position.
A standing wheelchair is an automated device that assists its user in moving from a seated, to standing position and oftentimes back to flat if the chair has the capabilities of doing so. Standing wheelchairs are common among individuals with: muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis, and other ailments that compromise mobility functions.
A wheelchair with a lightweight power add-on attached. The most recent generation of clip-on handcycles is fully electrical wheelchair power add-ons that use lithium-ion battery, brushless DC electric motor and light-weight aluminium frames with easy to attach clamps to convert almost any manual wheelchair into electrical trike in seconds. That ...
Two kinematic mirror mounts, with mirrors. A mirror mount is a device that holds a mirror. [1] In optics research, these can be quite sophisticated devices, due to the need to be able to tip and tilt the mirror by controlled amounts, while still holding it in a precise position when it is not being adjusted.
Gooseneck swivel on jigger-mast of Nippon Maru sail training vessel in Yokohama harbor. The gooseneck is the swivel connection on a sailboat by which the boom attaches to the mast. The boom may pivot in any direction, from side to side or up and down, by swiveling on the gooseneck. [1] The gooseneck may be a two-axis swivel as pictured.
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
Etruscan mirror back incised with the Judgement of Paris, 4th–3rd century BCE (Musée du Louvre). Bronze mirrors preceded the glass mirrors of today. This type of mirror, sometimes termed a copper mirror, has been found by archaeologists among elite assemblages from various cultures, from Etruscan Italy to Japan.
Professional photojournalist and fashion photographer L.B. "Jeff" Jefferies, recuperating from serious injuries from his waist to his foot, is restricted to a wheelchair in his Greenwich Village apartment. His mid-floor rear window looks out onto a courtyard with small garden plots and other apartments in the surrounding blocks.