Passengers who
require the use of a wheelchair must provide their own standard size wheelchair for the duration of the cruise.
They therefore can not fully appreciate the day - to - day battle, and yet they are often asked to advise on injuries
requiring the use of a wheelchair for life.
Not exact matches
The disease is progressively debilitating, and ultimately
requires full - time
use of a
wheelchair.
Skyler's cancer and treatments left him with substantially limited
use of the right side
of his body, a nervous system condition that impaired his coordination, and significantly weakened legs,
requiring him to
use a
wheelchair.
The Department's disability regulation
requires airlines to provide passengers who notify them that they
use a
wheelchair for boarding, as this individual did,
of any limit on the carriers» ability to accommodate passengers with a disability, even if the passengers do not request the information.
DOT
requires airlines to provide assistance to passengers with disabilities while boarding and deplaning aircraft, including the
use of wheelchairs, ramps, mechanical lifts and service personnel where needed.
-- Not later than 1 year after the date
of the enactment
of this Act, the Secretary
of Transportation shall issue regulations in an accessible format to carry out sections 304 (b)(4) and 302 (b)(2)(D)(ii) that
require each private entity which
uses an over-the-road bus to provide transportation
of individuals to provide accessibility to such bus; except that such regulations shall not
require any structural changes in over-the-road buses in order to provide access to individuals who
use wheelchairs during the effective period
of such regulations and shall not
require the purchase
of boarding assistance devices to provide access to such individuals.
-- For purposes
of section 202
of this Act and section 504
of the Rehabilitation Act
of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794), a requirement that a rail passenger car
used in commuter rail transportation be accessible to or readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities, including individuals who
use wheelchairs, shall not be construed to
require --
That review revealed a number
of violations
of the rules
requiring assistance to passengers with disabilities who
use wheelchairs.
Many types
of recreational
uses are allowed in wilderness, except those needing mechanical transport or motorized equipment, such as cars, trucks, off - road vehicles, and bicycles (exceptions include
wheelchairs: Congress reaffirms that nothing in the Wilderness Act prohibits
wheelchair use in a wilderness area by an individual whose disability
requires its
use.
If a guest will
require regular
use of a
wheelchair, it is strongly recommended that they bring their own.
There is a larger loss
of function with quadriplegia, but both
of these conditions will
require long - term medical assistance and the
use of wheelchairs and other devices for mobility.
Are you currently hospitalized, confined to a nursing facility, a bed, or a
wheelchair due to chronic illness or disease, currently
using oxygen equipment to assist in breathing, receiving Hospice Care or home health care, or had an amputation caused by disease, or do you currently have any form
of cancer (excluding basal cell skin cancer) diagnosed or treated by a medical professional, or do you
require assistance (from anyone) with activities
of daily living such as bathing, dressing, eating or toileting?