...I like to talk about why businesses and housing who don't like put in a wheelchair accessible ramp and why they don't make their businesses and housing wheelchair accessible. Businesses and housing isn't good with people in wheelchair because don't want to put in a wheelchair accessible ramp and change them to be wheelchair accessible, but they should try to make it wheelchair accessible so they can get more customers, make them independent in their home, and understand the laws of putting a wheelchair accessible ramp and making it wheelchair accessible into a business and homes. My first main point for business is reading the Guide to Disability Right Laws. The reason why is because people have no idea what people in wheelchair go through...
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...1. The average return on sales (ROS) in the US wheelchair industry is between 1-2% in 1993. What are the most important structural conditions that make the industry unattractive? Evaluating the industry based on Porter’s Five Forces framework, the following stand out as the most import conditions making the industry unattractive: Bargaining Power of Customers: About seventy-five percent of wheelchair sales in the US were covered by insurance. Medicare was the primary insurance program, and other insurers often followed Medicare’s lead. Medicare limited reimbursements, which kept a lid on the price of standard and lightweight standard chairs. More expensive chairs were not fully covered, which could dampen demand for those products. Rivalry among Existing Competitors: The American market for wheelchairs was dominated by three firms Sunrise Medical, Invacare, and Everest & Jennings. With perhaps the exception of some hi-tech power models, wheelchairs are essentially commodity products, so there is little room for differentiation. And since manufacturers set prices to conform to Medicare standards, it doesn’t cost relatively more to switch from one manufacturer’s brand to another's. This being true, sales and sales growth were more dependent on how competitors got their products through the channel, and profitability was a slave to cost structure. In Sunrise’s case, its competitor Invacare had gained significant market share in every category other than ultralight (case...
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...Systems 3.6 – Analysis Short Paper Exercise Publication Summary This report will provide a brief summary of an article titled, “Smart Powered Wheelchair Platform Design and Control for People with Severe Disabilities” by Youcef Touati, Arab Ali-Cherif (Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence Lab. LIASD, University of Paris 8, Saint-Denis, 93526, France), published on Scientific and Academic Publishing’s website. The author explains the development of innovative systems for the disabled and elderly based on new technology according to individual needs. Research from medical, paramedical, and advanced technology fields contributed to the development of new strategies, which contribute to a role in helping the disabled and elderly live more autonomously [1,2]. The design ensures reliability of an interactive, powered wheelchair with obstacle avoidance capability in a constrained environment, though methods such as edge detection [3], potential field [4] and impedance control [5]. The principle is to generate a virtual force between mobile system and environment using exteroceptive (relating to, being, or activated by stimuli received by an organism from outside) localization tools such as Ultrasonic (US) sensors, Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR), a Wireless Internet Camera Server (WICS), and onboard processing. The wheelchair can be controlled and monitored using a force-feedback joystick. Generated virtual forces are transferred and translated via a wireless network...
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...Brain-Controlled Wheelchairs A Robotic Architecture By Tom Carlson and José del R. Millán © photodisc & techpool studios I ndependent mobility is central to being able to perform activities of daily living by oneself. However, power wheelchairs are not an option for many people who, due to severe motor disabilities, are unable to use conventional controls. For some of these people, noninvasive brain– computer interfaces (BCIs) offer a promising solution to this interaction problem. Brain-Actuated Wheelchairs Millions of people around the world suffer from mobility impairments, with hundreds of thousands of them relying on power wheelchairs for activities of daily living [1]. However, many patients are not prescribed power wheelchairs either because they are physically unable to control the chair using a conventional interface or because they are deemed incapable of safely operating them [2]. Consequently, it has been estimated that between 1.4 and 2.1 million wheelchair users might benefit from a smart-powered wheelchair if it were able to provide a degree of additional assistance to the driver [3]. Digital Object Identifier 10.1109/MRA.2012.2229936 Date of publication: 8 March 2013 In our research with brain-actuated wheelchairs, we target a population that is or will become unable to use conventional interfaces due to severe motor disabilities. Noninvasive BCIs offer a promising new interaction modality that does not rely on a fully functional peripheral nervous...
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...responding to customer requests, or meeting customer needs) Bus Operator * Memorizes routes, transfer points, and fare structures, for all line assigned divisions * Perform a complete pre-pull-out inspection of bus, safety check equipment, and informs mechanic when adjustment or repairs are necessary * Refer to and implements route maps, time schedules and instructions for pull-outs, line service, pull-ins , and off-route trips * Collects and count fares, issue transfers tickets and transports passenger on public transit bus * Provided schedule, route and fare information to passengers seeking assistance * Operate wheelchair lift and assist passengers with disabilities in boarding, riding and alighting in a safe manner which may included pushing a wheelchair up & down the ramp * Secures wheelchairs of passengers with disabilities and clearly communicates the action being taken * Receives and transmits two-way radio messages involving accidents, emergencies, criminal activities, and other unauthorized Metro business * Report hazardous or dangerous conditions along bus route and at passengers loading zones,...
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...Friction Drive Module (FDM) | 15-16 | 3.2.3 | Ramp | 16-17 | 3.3 | Usability | | 3.3.13.3.2 | Modified Steering MechanismExpanding Width | 1819 | 3.4 | Summary | 19 | Chapter 4 | Evaluation of Ideas | | 4.1 | Methods | 20 | 4.2 | Effectiveness | 20-21 | 4.3 | Feasibility | 21 | 4.3.1 | Limitations | 21 | 4.3.2 | Solutions | 21-24 | Chapter 5 | Project Summary | | 5.1 | Summary of Project | 25 | 5.2BibliographyAnnexes | Future Directions | 25-2627-2829-44 | | | | | | | Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Project Aim This project aims to improve on the design of microcars to enable wheelchair bound drivers to utilise it as the needs of this particular demographic are usually not considered when designing microcars. Our proposed idea allows for two commuters, either a wheelchair or a non-wheelchair user (who can be seated on a wheelchair) to utilise our newly designed microcar. This is done through the improvement of current measures. 1.2...
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...physical exercise for them. However this is obviously not the case for people with wheel chairs, as they are unable to go up the stairs. In addition to this, opening doors by themselves will also be a challenge as wheel chairs will make it difficult to move out of the way when they open the door. This could be the door which they use to access their own house, toilets, shops, rooms etc. People using wheel chairs are still able to drive, but again, driving becomes another task when they are unable to enter the car itself without being reliant on someone. At this point, a bus may be their only resort, but even a bus denies physical access to them due to the small gap between the kerb and the bus and in trains there are limited amount spaces for wheelchair users. Travelling is indeed a test for them as they are surrounded by many environmental barriers which deny physical access to disabled people. Moreover, ATM machines are built high enough for the average person to be able to use, but...
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...Walk a Mile in My Shoes My journey with the assistive device was remarkable as well as informative. Even though I have seen a lot of disabled people who are using assistive devices, I never focused my thoughts on them. But I have been always willing to help them. After came to America I realized one thing, people who are disabled, always try to be independent here. But in my home country it is different, I felt like over there disabled people are more dependent. After my experience on wheelchair and crutches I have a new respect and attitude towards disabled people. And now I am more grateful to God for being a healthy individual. I got crutches on 22nd July from Baker College as a part of my “Walk a Mile in My Shoes” project. I started my journey on crutches from my house. I was little shy, so I took my 6 year old daughter with me. We have a club house near to our home where we have a swimming pool. There was a slope walkway to enter the pool area. So I stopped above the ramp and I thought nobody was watching me. But one gentleman from the club house came out and offered help. But I told him that I am okay. It made me aware that people are considering impaired people and most of the time they are willing to help. And found that it is so hard to use crutches on the ramp. But it was not that much hard to move around on even places. From there I went to a park. Over there I tried to use the restroom. I did try both type of doors, manual and power opening doors...
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...himself. His school automatically assumed that being physically impaired meant that he was unable to accomplish the same academic tasks as his typical peers and placed him in remedial classes. This made it difficult for him to find a place to fit in and be accepted. Mr. Hyatt states that he continues to feel that way as an adult. Vgotsky postulated that children learn within the context of their culture (Wikipedia). The cultural framework of Mr. Hyatt’s world dictated that he had to do what all other disabled youth did upon leaving high school and that was go to work in the special workshop. Mr. Hyatt’s family and school teachers did not place high expectations on him and didn’t expect him to do anything other than sit in his wheelchair for the rest of his life. It wasn’t until he expressed the vision of his future to a disabled adult that worked with him...
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...the portrayals of American culture, but what do you envision when you hear the word disabled? What do you envision when you hear handicap? One aspect of our culture that has been misrepresented in the media is the portrayal of people with handicaps or disabilities. According to the portrayal in the media, rumor has it that people with disabilities are needy, dependant, submissive and always the center of distasteful jokes. Disability by definition means inability to perform some or all of the tasks of daily life, therefore a disability can mean a array of things such as inability to walk, talk, breathe, read, write or think on one’s own. But thanks to the media when most people think of person with disability they see a person in a wheelchair, on crutches,. In image 1 what is the first thought? What do you see? As depicted in the media...
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...to people with disabilities. Likewise, don’t lavish praise on a person with a disability for having the “courage” to overcome a disability. 5. Be patient and give your undivided attention, especially with someone who speaks slowly or with great effort. 6. Never pretend to understand what a person is saying. Ask the person to repeat or rephrase. 7. It is okay to use common expressions like “see you soon” or “I’d better be running along.” 8. Relax. We all make mistakes. Offer an apology if you forget some courtesy. Keep a sense of humor and a willingness to communicate. Interacting with a wheelchair user 1. Personal space – Do not push, lean on, or hold onto a person’s wheelchair unless the person asks you to. The wheelchair is part of his or her personal space. 2. Eye-to-Eye – Try to put yourself at eye level when talking with someone in a wheelchair....
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...Strategic plan part 1 conceptualizing a Business This paper will discuss how the plans for Just Kids Adventure land was thought of and what it means to the owner as well as how it will affect the children their peers and also their families and the community as a whole. . According to the World Health Organization, a disability is…“any restriction or lack (resulting from any impairment) of ability to perform an activity in the manner or within the range considered normal for a human being.”(WHO.com) People with disabilities are discriminated at although some may not be intentional needless to say a disabled person just wants to be accepted for who they are. The propose business deals with the children who are disabled who have to sit and watch their friends pay on the playgrounds or even at the local arcades. “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” (www.archives.gov) The right to play is recognized as a human right in UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Define your business, products or services, and customers by developing a mission statement. Ensure that you are differentiating your product or service. Create a vision for this organization that clearly demonstrates your decision on what you want your business to become in the future. Just Kids adventure land is a place where children with...
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...Associate Program Material Aging and Disability Worksheet Part I Identify 2 or 3 issues faced by the aging population. 1. Unequal treatment in employment 2. Interests and culture differs from the rest of society 3. Obtaining insurance is difficult for the elderly due to their age and the coverage that they may require due to their age. Answer the following questions in 100 to 200 words each. Provide citations for all the sources you use. • What is ageism? How does ageism influence the presence of diversity in society? Ageism is “prejudice and descrimination against older adults”. (Schaefer, 2012). Ageism influencecs the presence of diversity in society in a negative way because it eliminates the elderly from social activities, the work force, and other areas in society due to the differences between them and the current generation. The elderly are the minority in population and women typically out live men by a 5 to 2 ratio, leaving more women behind than men. This issue influences diversity in a large way, causing many lonely women left behind in a group that is typically separate from the rest of society. • What is the Age Discriminitation in Employment Act (ADEA)? How does the ADEA address issues for the aging population? The Age Discriination in Employment Act when into effect in 1968 to protect workers who were at least 40 years of age or older from being let go from their jobs because of age and being replaced with workers...
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...Around the age of 8, I could easily differentiate between those that were physically able and those that were not. I learned a lot about physical ability when my uncle was involved in a work related accident. He was working for a construction crew that was building a new factory formerly known as Crompton. He was helping to roof the facility when he fell through a hole that had simply been covered by a tarp. He fell a distance of 30 feet to the ground below him which left him paralyzed from the waist down. We would go and visit him whenever dad was at home. My mother carefully explained to me why some people, my uncle included, needed to use a wheelchair and why others did not. Having this new found empathy for individuals with differing physical...
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...all learners as well as ensuring any resources used are appropriate and not offensive or stereotypical. Diversity is about valuing the differences that people have and appreciating their individual characteristics. To promote diversity it is necessary to encourage a widening participation amongst the group that gives learners the opportunity to share their own understanding of life and religions while learning from their peers experiences, thereby encouraging ongoing peer support. Moreover, it is making sure that the classroom is accessible and safe especially for people with sensory disabilities or lack of mobility. For instance, if there is wheelchair users on the course, a ground floor venue is likely to be the preferred option or where a particular class has to be above the ground floor it must have the option for the wheelchair user to be able to use a lift. For students that have a disability (such as being blind or deaf, etc.) it may be useful for the student to have learning support whilst attending the classes. Inclusion means...
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