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Invacare Corporation
行业: Medical devices
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Kahvat takana joitakin pyörätuolit, jotka helpottavat hoitaja työntää tuoli takaapäin.
Industry:Medical devices
The handrim is an essential part of a wheelchair for it is used to propel, brake, steer, negotiate obstacles and manoeuvre.
Industry:Medical devices
Finding another way to do things. It's partly being creative about solving problems and partly being insistent about getting back to the things that are important to you. "Adaptive thinking" involves making changes in your everyday environment. Some examples are: changing how you do certain tasks or activities, changing the "tools" you use to do them or changing the features of places by doing things like adding ramps, widening doorways or getting rid of throw rugs. When you can learn to think "adaptively" you are using the best parts of human nature - resilience and creativity!
Industry:Medical devices
ADA
Act. The civil rights law for people with disabilities passed in 1990, which contain protections for employment, transportation, access to telecommunications, and access to public places.
Industry:Medical devices
Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines. Guidelines issued by Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board which give dimensions and standards to the architectural features required by the ADA .
Industry:Medical devices
Assistive steering devices are selected based on the client's need. They range from reduced effort steering to compensate for reduced strength, to joystick steering to allow one-handed control of steering, braking and acceleration, to spinner knobs to allow for steering with one hand.
Industry:Medical devices
ATS
Assistive Technology Supplier, a credential given by RESNA to indicate years of experience and knowledge to practise in the area of supplying rehabilitation technology devices. The ATS credential can be earned by professionals with knowledge of equipment and funding options. They agree to practise within the scope of their knowledge and to abide by a code of ethical behavior. A similar credential is the CRTS, which is given by NRRTS to their members who earned the ATS certification.
Industry:Medical devices
The part at the centre of a wheel; a wheel rotates around an axle with the help of ball bearings.
Industry:Medical devices
Refers to the best or safest body position to use in order to accomplish a heavy task.
Industry:Medical devices
The two small wheels at the front (or the rear) of the wheelchair which swivel in all directions. They contribute to the manoeuvrability of the wheelchair and come in either solid or pneumatic styles.
Industry:Medical devices
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