Wheelchair accessibility: Descriptive survey of curb ramps in an urban area

Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 17-23

  Bennett, Sean ^a   Lee Kirby, Ronald ^a   MacDonald, Blair ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Accessibility; Curbs; Rehabilitation; Wheelchairs

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSTRUCTION WORK AND ARCHITECTURAL PHENOMENA; HUMAN; POLICY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARD; WHEELCHAIR;

ARCHITECTURAL ACCESSIBILITY; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; URBAN RENEWAL; WHEELCHAIRS;

EID: 65249085049     PISSN: 17483107     EISSN: 17483115     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17483100802542603     Document Type: Article

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