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PLATE-FORME ELEVATRICE FAUTEUILS ROULANTS [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-08-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Technical Aids for Persons with Disabilities
- Mass Transit
- Rail Transport
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- wheelchair lift
1, record 1, English, wheelchair%20lift
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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. 2, record 1, English, - wheelchair%20lift
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
wheelchair lift: term recommended by the Terminology Committee and standardized by the Validation Committee of the Sustainable Mobility Glossary. 3, record 1, English, - wheelchair%20lift
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Aides techniques pour personnes handicapées
- Transports en commun
- Transport par rail
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- plate-forme élévatrice pour fauteuils roulants
1, record 1, French, plate%2Dforme%20%C3%A9l%C3%A9vatrice%20pour%20fauteuils%20roulants
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- plateforme élévatrice pour fauteuils roulants 2, record 1, French, plateforme%20%C3%A9l%C3%A9vatrice%20pour%20fauteuils%20roulants
correct, feminine noun
- élévateur pour fauteuils roulants 3, record 1, French, %C3%A9l%C3%A9vateur%20pour%20fauteuils%20roulants
correct, masculine noun
- appareil de levage pour fauteuils roulants 4, record 1, French, appareil%20de%20levage%20pour%20fauteuils%20roulants
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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. 5, record 1, French, - plate%2Dforme%20%C3%A9l%C3%A9vatrice%20pour%20fauteuils%20roulants
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 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. 2, record 1, French, - plate%2Dforme%20%C3%A9l%C3%A9vatrice%20pour%20fauteuils%20roulants
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-06-02
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Provincial Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
- Road Transport
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Accessobus
1, record 2, English, Accessobus
correct, New Brunswick
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Accessobus is a motor coach, modified and equipped with a fully enclosed elevator lift. Inside the coach, two double passenger seats were redesigned to serve as individual restraints for wheelchair users or as four standard passenger seats. The two wheelchair restraint positions feature special wheelchair tie-downs. 2, record 2, English, - Accessobus
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The Accessobus is active in New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia on all Acadian Lines runs. 2, record 2, English, - Accessobus
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Organismes et comités de gouvernements provinciaux canadiens
- Transport routier
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Accessobus
1, record 2, French, Accessobus
correct, masculine noun, New Brunswick
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
L'Accessobus est un autocar modifié et muni d’une plate-forme élévatrice blindée. À l'intérieur de l'autocar, deux sièges à deux passagers ont été réaménagés afin de servir d’ancrage individuel pour les utilisateurs de fauteuils roulants ou comme quatre sièges ordinaires de passagers. Les deux postes d’ancrage de fauteuils roulants sont munis de dispositifs d’immobilisation spéciaux pour les fauteuils roulants. 2, record 2, French, - Accessobus
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L’Accessobus dessert tous les itinéraires de Acadian Lines au Nouveau-Brunswick, l’Île-du-Prince-Édouard et la Nouvelle-Écosse. 2, record 2, French, - Accessobus
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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