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book Wheels within Wheels
ILC Reference NO 92:71:002
Item sourced from ILC QLD database
Short Description
Subtitle: A Guide to Safe Vehicle Travel for Wheelchair Users.
A 171 page book that provides information about options available to people who use wheelchairs for mobility and who need to be safely transported in a private vehicle. The book suggests ways of `doing things differently` or using a piece of equipment or an aid to assist. It is divided into several sections. Illustrated using line drawings and black and white photographs.
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PUBLICATION DETAILS: Author: Andrew Gagalowicz
Publisher: Practical Answers (on behalf of the NRMA ACT Road Safety Trust)
Publication Place: ACT, Australia
Edition Number: First
Year: 1995
ISBN Number: 0 646 18231 5
CONTENTS: The book is divided into several sections, including information about:
* types of wheelchairs suitable for use in vehicles and ideas to assist in assessing suitability of a vehicle to transport a wheelchair, including a tear out guide for assessing wheelchair and vehicle compatibility
* safe lifting and transferring techniques, including aids and equipment
* review of various types of hoists and ramps which are used to move and lift a wheelchair, with and without the occupant
* various wheelchair and occupant restraint systems, and how these systems should work to provide maximum safety
* legal and insurance issues and the different transport regulations
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