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The questions considered here are whether vertical conveyances for the handicapped should be off-the-shelf equipment, or if new research and development is necessary. It is held that the elevator offers clear advantages for most situations. Examples of situations in the Washington Metro System are described. Special design features for elevators that serve the handicapped are noted.

This paper appeared in TRB Unpublished Report No. 14, Transit Station Use by the Handicapped: Vertical Movement Technology.

Final Rpt.

DOT-UT-80040

p. 27-34

1980-4

Transportation Research Board Unpublished Report

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Elevators; Equipment; Persons with disabilities; Rail transit stations; Structural design

Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology; Society; I25: Design of Tunnels

TRIS, TRB

May 31 1983 12:00AM

• DEFINING THE HANDICAPPED USER POPULATION
• IMPACT OF STATION DESIGN ON RETROFITTING FOR THE HANDICAPPED
• POTENTIAL OPERATIONAL IMPACTS OF STATION RETROFITTING FOR THE HANDICAPPED
• THE CREATIVE PROCESS
• TRANSIT STATION USE BY THE HANDICAPPED: VERTICAL MOVEMENT TECHNOLOGY
• VERTICAL MOBILITY WITH WHEELCHAIRS
• VERTICAL MOVEMENT SYSTEMS: PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE