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49 ADA: Americans with Disabilities Act ADAAG: ADA Accessibility Guidelines for Buildings and Facilities ADD: Automatic Docking Device ANSI: American National Standards Institute Anthropometric: Science dealing with measurement of the size, weight, and proportions of the human body Attachment points: Fixed and designated points on a mobil- ity device to attach tie-down straps to secure the mobility device onboard vehicles against movements. BRT: Bus Rapid Transit CSA: Canadian Standards Association DDA: Disability Discrimination Act (Australia) Deceleration: The rate of change of decreasing velocity of movement Demand Responsive: refers to public transportation that operates on request, may include Complementary ADA and paratransit services. May also include community shuttles DfT: Department for Transport, United Kingdom DME: Durable Medical equipment DSAPT: Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport (Australia) DVLA: Driver and Vehicle License Agency (UK) ED: Emergency Department Footprint: the static two-dimensional area occupied by a wheeled mobility device. Forward-facing securement: Securement of wheelchairs facing forward in the driving direction of the vehicle G force: a measure of the force resulting from acceleration measured in m/sec2 or ft/sec2 GVW: Gross Vehicle Weight, a term used to describe vehicles. ISO: International Standards Organization Lift platform: the two-dimensional flat floor space of a lift to accommodate a wheeled mobility device. Low floor buses: buses which have at least one section of their bus with a low floor Maneuvering: Performing or causing to perform a movement or series of moves with a mobility device in a vehicle requiring skill and care such as in vehicle boarding NPRM: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Occupant restraint: System to restrain the movement of a mobility device occupant while travelling onboard a vehicle. A separate system from the wheelchair tie-down anchorage, typically a three point belt system consisting of shoulder and lap belts. Paratransit vehicles: Vehicles transporting passengers who are disabled and cannot use public transportation Payload: (design load) is the maximum rated weight of a lift or ramp. People who are obese: People are considered obese when their body mass index is greater than 30. Project ACTION: Accessible Community Transportation In Our Nation Rear-facing containment/securement: An area in a vehicle where the passenger in a wheeled mobility device travels fac- ing rearward or backwards from the direction of travel RESNA: Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America Abbreviations and Acronyms
50 SAE: Society of Automotive Engineers Securement: System to secure the movement of a mobility device against vehicle forces Service animal: A trained animal used by people with disabilities. Side-facing containment: An area in a transit bus where the mobility device is facing perpendicular to the direction of travel TCQSM: Transit Capacity Quality of Service Manual Tie-down: Belts/straps to be used to attached to a mobility device and the vehicle floor to prevent the mobility device from moving Urban buses: In general, vehicles that operate on fixed routes and scheduled service and may range in length from 24 to over 60 ft. BRT and Articulated vehicles may be longer WC-19: Voluntary Industry Standard, requiring fixed attachment points on a mobility device to secure the mobil- ity device onboard vehicles Wheeled Mobility Device (WhMD): wheeled mobility devices, also referred to as mobility devices, include manual wheelchairs, three and four wheeled scooters, power wheeled mobility devices, walkers, and other wheeled devices such as the Segway. Of primary concern are manual, power wheel- chairs and mobility scooters.
