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A power wheelchair, also referred to as a power chair or electric wheelchair, is a battery-powered and motorized alternative to a traditional manual wheelchair. Featuring powerful electric motors, power chairs are easily operated through the use of a power joystick. Electric wheelchairs allow the user to travel effortlessly without any assistance from another person.  4, fiche 1, Anglais, - power%20wheelchair

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There are three main types of power wheelchairs: travel/portable, full-size, and heavy-duty.  7, fiche 1, Anglais, - power%20wheelchair

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Le choix d'un fauteuil roulant électrique est souvent celui du médecin. Cet appareil est destiné à faciliter le quotidien et l'autonomie [d'une personne en situation de handicap].  2, fiche 1, Français, - fauteuil%20roulant%20%C3%A9lectrique

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A transport wheelchair may be used by an individual who does not require a manual wheelchair on a daily basis.... The people using these types of wheelchairs tend to be dependent for propulsion; that is, another person pushes the wheelchair for the person who is sitting in it. [A] transport wheelchair serves the purpose of helping a person move from one point to another.  1, fiche 2, Anglais, - transport%20wheelchair

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Les fauteuils roulants de transport se caractérisent par leur légèreté, leur mobilité étroite, leur taille réduite, dont le fonctionnement est basé sur le fait qu'un tiers doit les pousser, car leurs quatre roues sont trop petites pour que l'utilisateur puisse les déplacer lui-même.  1, fiche 2, Français, - fauteuil%20roulant%20de%20transport

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person who uses a wheelchair; person in a wheelchair; wheelchair user : The designations "person who uses a wheelchair" and "person in a wheelchair" are examples of person-first language, whereas "wheelchair user" is an example of identity-first language. Since some people with disabilities prefer person-first language and others prefer identity-first language, it is best to ask a person with a disability how they prefer to be referred to. In English, person-first language is usually used in administrative documents and in laws.  6, fiche 3, Anglais, - person%20who%20uses%20a%20wheelchair

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The Wolverines Wheelchair Sports Association is dedicated to enhancing the lives of persons with disabilities by providing opportunities to develop the person as a whole, by promoting health, fitness and education through sport, recreational, and social activities.  2, fiche 4, Anglais, - Wolverines%20Wheelchair%20Sports%20Association

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Economy coach cars[ :] the width of the bulkhead door is too narrow to permit safe and easy manoeuvring by a person using a wheelchair...  1, fiche 5, Anglais, - bulkhead%20door

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Voitures-coach économiques [:] la porte de cloison est trop étroite pour permettre les déplacements sécuritaires et faciles d'une personne en fauteuil roulant [...]  1, fiche 5, Français, - porte%20de%20cloison

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Mamparos transversales [...] La caseta de gobierno estará provista de un sistema de alarma óptica que servirá de dispositivo de vigilancia, encendiéndose cuando esté abierta la puerta del mamparo.  1, fiche 5, Espagnol, - puerta%20del%20mamparo

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A self-help device is one which assists [the disabled person] in performing various functions, or is one without which the person could not perform certain activities at all.... self-help aids... provide positioning or support, as in a wheelchair, for purposes of maintaining body alignment, provide stabilization of objects, [serve as] compensation for lost muscle power [and] for loss of range of motion in an extremity...  1, fiche 6, Anglais, - self%2Dhelp%20device

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It is impossible to describe or even to list the number of self-help devices which exist today. [One] of the assists for the activity of eating [is a] cuff or U-shaped clip which fits around the palm of the hand and has a pocket into which the handles of utensils can be placed [enabling] patients with loss of full grasp to eat as normally as possible. Handles of utensils can be enlarged or built-up or curved ... and pegs or rings can be placed on handles to assist grasp ...  1, fiche 6, Anglais, - self%2Dhelp%20device

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Objet, instrument ou appareil, à l'exception des prothèses et des orthèses, qui facilite les activités courantes des handicapés. On distingue les aides fonctionnelles de locomotion (canne, fauteuil roulant), les aides sensorielles (lunettes, amplificateur auditif), les aides de préhension, de toilette, de ménage, de table, d'habillage, etc.  1, fiche 6, Français, - aide%20fonctionnelle

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Within reason, disabled persons should appear in any visual representations of groups(graphics, TV, advertising) made up of men, women, young and old. As well as the often-shown wheelchair, visual representations might include : a person using crutches or a walker....  2, fiche 7, Anglais, - crutch

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Dans la mesure du raisonnable, les personnes handicapées devraient être incluses dans toute représentation visuelle (illustrations, télévision, publicité) de groupes composés d'hommes, de femmes, de personnes âgées et de jeunes. Outre [le fauteuil roulant] souvent utilisé, les présentations visuelles peuvent comprendre : une personne se servant de béquilles ou d'un déambulateur [...]  2, fiche 7, Français, - b%C3%A9quille

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Las muletas son usualmente inapropiadas para el adulto mayor porque no tiene la suficiente fuerza en la parte superior de su cuerpo, ni la coordinación motora adecuada para manejarlas. Aunque algunas tienen soportes para los antebrazos y manerales, tampoco son aconsejables.  1, fiche 7, Espagnol, - muleta

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muleta: término utilizado generalmente en plural.  2, fiche 7, Espagnol, - muleta

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A wooden board used in transferring a person with a disability to and from a wheelchair, a bed, a car or another chair.  2, fiche 8, Anglais, - transfer%20board

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Les personnes incapables d'utiliser la force de leurs bras et la potence pour effectuer leurs transferts peuvent être aidées par une planche servant de pont entre le fauteuil roulant et le siège qu'elles souhaitent atteindre.  2, fiche 8, Français, - planche%20de%20transfert

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Ambulatory Disability means a disability because of which a person : 1. Is so severely physically and permanently disabled as to be unable to move from place to place without the aid of a wheelchair. 2. Is not able to cross curbs because of paralysis or loss of function of the person's legs. 3. Is missing one or both legs. 4. Has permanently impaired or unsteady gait that makes it impossible or impractical to walk as a means of transportation.  3, fiche 9, Anglais, - person%20with%20an%20ambulatory%20disability

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[Wheelchair] used for clients who will be pushed in the wheelchair by another person.  1, fiche 10, Anglais, - push%20wheelchair

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Fauteuil roulant à pousser avec dossier inclinable ou dossier et siège inclinables avec repose-pieds réglable en hauteur en deux positions minimum, jusqu'au, [ou au-delà du] 16e anniversaire.  2, fiche 10, Français, - fauteuil%20roulant%20%C3%A0%20pousser

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Specialty chairs meet specific needs of the user. In some cases, these needs are met by special modifications to a basic chair, for example, some wheelchair models offer the option of specially modified wheel/axle drives to allow an amputee or person with paralysis on one side to propel a wheelchair with one hand, while others offer an optional hemi frame.  1, fiche 11, Anglais, - speciality%20chair

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Spéciaux : dans cette rubrique [...] ont été surtout recensés les matériels dits «tout terrain» ou permettant l'accès aux plages ou dans l'eau.  2, fiche 11, Français, - fauteuil%20roulant%20sp%C3%A9cial

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shorter, detachable arm plus side panel for wheelchair. Enables person in wheelchair to sit at a desk.  2, fiche 12, Anglais, - desk%20arm

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The orthosis, strapped to the back of an amputee wheelchair equipped with an antitipping extension aid, permitted the patient to sit safely upright in a relaxed position, wheel himself more easily, use a desk arm if desired to feed himself, read, or perform other activities. (Sitting orthosis for patient with bilateral hip disarticulation.  1, fiche 12, Anglais, - desk%20arm

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