Group A: Wheelchair Transportation Safety Frequently Asked Questions
Group B: Wheelchair Tiedown and Occupant Restraint Systems – RESNA WC18 and ISO 10542-1 Standard Frequently Asked Questions
Group C: Transport Wheelchairs – RESNA WC19 and ISO 7176-19 Standards Frequently Asked Questions
Group D: Wheelchair Seating – RESNA WC20 and ISO 16840-4 Standards Frequently Asked Questions
Acronyms and Abbreviations
ADA – Americans with Disabilities Act
ANSI – American National Standards Institute
AT – Assistive Technology
ATBCB – Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board
ATD – Anthropomorphic Test Device (Dummy)
ATP – Assistive Technology Practitioner
ATS – Assistive Technology Supplier
CAT – Center for Assistive Technology
CDC – Centers for Disease Control
CMU – Carnegie-Mellon University
COWHAT – Committee on Wheelchairs and Transportation, a RESNA standards group (formerly called the Subcommittee on Wheelchairs and Transportation or SOWHAT)
CP – Cerebral Palsy
CPSC – Consumer Product Safety Commission
CSA – Canadian Standards Association
CVS – Crash victim simulation
DOT – Department of Transportation
DOJ – Department of Justice
D&U – Dissemination and Utilization
FEA – Finite Elements Analysis
FMVSS – Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
GR – General Requirement
IEEE – International Electrical and Electronic Engineering Society
IRB – Institutional Review Board
IRAP – Injury Risk Assessment and Prevention Laboratory
ISO – International Standards Organization
J2249 SAE – Society for Automotive Engineering Standard for Wheelchair Tiedowns and Occupant Restraint Systems for use in Motor Vehicles
Load – the force applied to the wheelchair and/or passenger as a result of the change in velocity
MS – Multiple Sclerosis
NCDDR – National Center for the Dissemination of Disability Research
NCSA – National Center for Statistics and Analysis
NEISS – National Electronic Injury Surveillance System
NHSTA – National Highway Safety Transportation Administration
NIDRR – National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research
NIH – National Institutes of Health
OEM – Original Equipment Manufacturer
OTR – Occupational Therapist, Registered
OVR – Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
Pitt or U-Pitt – The University of Pittsburgh
PVA – Paralyzed Veterans of America
R&D – Research and Development
RERC – Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center
RERC WTS – RERC on Wheelchair Transportation Safety
RESNA – The Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America
SAE – Society of Automotive Engineers
SOWHAT – Subcommittee on Wheelchairs and Transportation, a RESNA standards group (now called the Committee on Wheelchairs and Transportation or COWHAT).
SWC – Surrogate Wheelchair
SWCF – Surrogate Wheelchair Frame
SWTORS – Surrogate Wheelchair Tiedown and Occupant Restraint Systems
UMTRI – University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute