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WHEELCHAIR LIFT [1 record]

Record 1 2011-08-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Technical Aids for Persons with Disabilities
  • Mass Transit
  • Rail Transport
DEF

An electrically operated platform built at the entrance of a house, a van, an omnibus, etc., designed to raise a wheelchair with its occupant, thus overcoming the steps.

OBS

wheelchair lift: term recommended by the Terminology Committee and standardized by the Validation Committee of the Sustainable Mobility Glossary.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aides techniques pour personnes handicapées
  • Transports en commun
  • Transport par rail
OBS

Les autocars sont aménagés pour le transport des [personnes] handicapées grâce à des élévateurs ou des rampes facilitant l'accès des personnes en fauteuil roulant.

OBS

plate-forme élévatrice pour fauteuils roulants : terme recommandé par le Comité de terminologie et normalisé par le Comité de validation du Lexique de la mobilité durable.

Spanish

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