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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. 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.

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

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    The survey of 4,262 families with disabled children across the UK found that 22% felt their home was dangerous because of unsuitable stairs, while 20% cited poor wheelchair access to get in or ...

  6. 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.

  7. Disability - Wikipedia

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    Disabled people often develop adaptations which can be personal (e.g. strategies to suppress tics in public) or community (e.g. sign language in d/Deaf communities). As the personal computer has become more ubiquitous, various organizations have formed to develop software and hardware to make

  8. 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 ...

  9. A series of drone sightings over military bases across the country have renewed concerns that the US doesn’t have clear government-wide policy for how to deal with unauthorized incursions that ...