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Yes Cindy's right that a sharp incline is okay for many power chairs but not manual ones. <BR><BR>> Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2008 18:39:57 -0800<BR>> From: lucindap@comcast.net<BR>> To: access@uueugene.org<BR>> Subject: Re: [Access] brezeway room<BR>> <BR>> Hi Mary,<BR>> <BR>> A short steep ramp leading to a threshhold would be harder for a manual <BR>> chair, I think, because of the arm power needed to get up the ramp.<BR>> On the other hand, a threshhold 1" high or more would be hard for a <BR>> power chair to cross (mine can't get into the church office, for <BR>> example) whereas a manual chair, being lighter and easier to tilt, might <BR>> be able to make it.<BR>> <BR>> I'm not an expert on these matters, however, and note that some power <BR>> chairs are more rugged than others and some manuals are lighter and more <BR>> flexible than others. And, of course, the chair occupant can vary in <BR>> strength. (Aren't you glad you asked? ;-) ) Cindy<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> Mary Otten wrote:<BR>> > Hi cindy,<BR>> > For my own education, what would make something inaccessible to a<BR>> > manual chair but accesible to a power chair? My intuition would have<BR>> > been that something might be accessible to a manual but not a power,<BR>> > because of the size of the later. Maybe power chairs can manage<BR>> > threshholds that would be hard for somebody using a manual chair?<BR>> > Educate the ignorant, if you would, please.<BR>> ><BR>> > mary<BR>> ><BR>> > _______________________________________________<BR>> > Access mailing list<BR>> > Access@uueugene.org<BR>> > http://www.uueugene.org<BR>> > http://www.uueugene.org/mailman/listinfo/access<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> > <BR>> _______________________________________________<BR>> Access mailing list<BR>> Access@uueugene.org<BR>> http://www.uueugene.org<BR>> http://www.uueugene.org/mailman/listinfo/access<BR><br /><hr />Climb to the top of the charts! Play the word scramble challenge with star power. <a href='http://club.live.com/star_shuffle.aspx?icid=starshuffle_wlmailtextlink_jan' target='_new'>Play now!</a></body>
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