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  2. International Symbol of Access - Wikipedia

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    The International Symbol of Access (ISA), also known as the International Wheelchair Symbol, denotes areas where access has been improved, mostly for those with disabilities. It consists of a usually blue square overlaid in white (or in contrasting colours) with a stylized image of a person in a wheelchair . [ 1 ]

  3. Toronto Transit Commission accessibility - Wikipedia

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    Accessible bus stops are designated with the blue International Symbol of Access (the wheelchair symbol). Narrow sidewalks may make some bus stops unsuitable for ramp boarding, requiring the driver to stop the bus 3 metres (9.8 ft) away from the stop or to have the passenger board from within a bus shelter. [13]

  4. ADA Signs - Wikipedia

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    The term "ADA Signs" has come into common use in the architectural, construction and signage industries with the advent of the Americans With Disabilities Act, or ADA.The Americans with Disabilities Act regulates accessibility; and includes requirements for signage that is conveniently located and easy to read both visually and through tactile touch.

  5. 'I'm 48, I shouldn't be living in a care home' - AOL

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    Wheelchair accessible - these are either fully accessible (usually only social rent) or easily adaptable at the point of purchase or occupation Major cities plan zero wheelchair-accessible homes

  6. List of typographical symbols and punctuation marks

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    The second is a link to the article that details that symbol, using its Unicode standard name or common alias. (Holding the mouse pointer on the hyperlink will pop up a summary of the symbol's function.); The third gives symbols listed elsewhere in the table that are similar to it in meaning or appearance, or that may be confused with it;

  7. Accessibility - Wikipedia

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    The concept of accessible design and practice of accessible developments ensures both "direct access" (i.e. unassisted) and "indirect access" meaning compatibility with a person's assistive technology (for example, computer screen readers). [2] Accessibility can be viewed as the "ability to access" and benefit from some system or entity.

  8. Paratransit - Wikipedia

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    The more general meaning includes any transit service operating alongside conventional fixed-route services, including airport limousines and carpools. [5] Since the early 1980s, particularly in North America, the term began to be used increasingly to describe the second meaning: special transport services for people with disabilities.

  9. Wheelchair - Wikipedia

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    This is useful for a person who gets tired while walking with a walker, or has a limited walking range meaning the person can walk, but after a while, the person will collapse and fall to the ground. A commode wheelchair is a wheelchair made for the bathroom. A commode wheelchair has a hole in the seat so the user does not have to transfer into ...