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BCIT Research: CSA Wheelchair Lifts survey

May 5, 2022 by DABC

Project poster, which is also available to download in PDF format at the bottom of this post.

BCIT: British Columbia Institute of Technology‘s Applied Research, MAKE+ Team is conducting a project for the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) that aims to provide recommendations for improvements to standards for wheelchair lifts. They are hopeful this will lead to some positive changes in the accessibility and usability of these devices.

As part of this work, the team is hoping to get feedback on wheelchair users’ experiences using platform lifts through a short online survey.

Take the survey here: https://ca.research.net/r/bcitlifts.

Download a PDF of the project poster here:

https://disabilityalliancebc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/BCIT-Lifted-Survey-Poster.pdf.

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BCIT Research: CSA Wheelchair Lifts survey

Disability Alliance BC

Open by Appointment Only Disability Alliance BC offers the following ways to access our services: over the phone, virtually, or in-person at our office located in downtown Vancouver. As the demand for our services is very high, we do not take walk-in appointments.

Open by Appointment Only

Disability Alliance BC offers the following ways to access our services: over the phone, virtually, or in-person at our office located in downtown Vancouver. As the demand for our services is very high, we do not take walk-in appointments.