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experimental trials, field observations, and computer aided design analysis areneeded to provide the necessary information about the physical size, function andpreference of user groups for the development of effective design standards.More discussion is needed to determine exactly how digital human modeling andsimulation can be used to inform standards development.Space Requirements for Wheeled Mobility 14
IntroductionGuidelines and other documents currently used in the United States in the courseof regulatory activities incorporate dimensional data based on anthropometricsresearch conducted in the 1970’s (Steinfeld, et al, 1979). Simultaneously, newdevelopments in assistive technology, trends in rehabilitation practice, the ongoingdemographic shift toward an older society, and changes in stature of thepopulation due to nutritional improvements and genetic shifts suggest that currentanthropometric databases themselves are no longer appropriate for application incontemporary design. A study commissioned by the Access Board in 1997entitled Anthropometry for Persons with Disabilities: Needs for the 21 st Centuryconcluded that available data no longer represent the range of the usingpopulation (Bradtmiller, 1997).In June 2001, a workshop titled "Anthropometrics of Disability" was held in Buffalo,NY to assess the state of the knowledge in anthropometric methods, datacollection projects and human modeling efforts related to disability (Steinfeld, etal., 2002). The Workshop was underwritten by the US Access Board, with supportfrom the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research through theRehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Universal Design at Buffalo andthe Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Workplace Ergonomics. Theformat of the workshop was a series of paper presentations and discussionsessions concluding with a final summary discussion session. Papers wereprepared prior to the Workshop and distributed to participants in printed form. Allparticipants submitted written recommendations based on the discussions at eachpaper session. A summary report of the results of the Workshop was written.Both this document and the proceedings are available on the web site of theRERC on Universal Design at Buffalo. The workshop identified "gaps" in the stateof knowledge about the collection, organization and application of anthropometricdata as it relates to those with physical disabilities and the design of builtenvironments. Areas identified as needing further attention included:1. Developing databases that contain three-dimensional data2. Improving our understanding of the functional anthropometry of disability3. Ensuring the collection of reliable, valid and useful data4. Organizing data into comprehensive and accessible databasesIn 2002, the Access Board funded a multi-year project to provide anthropometricinformation used to help inform decisions about accessibility guidelines andstandards. The Center for Inclusive Design and Environmental Access, workingclosely with the Board, developed a preliminary long-range plan to address theseneeds. Phase I of the work involved developing a preliminary work plan. Theworkshop described in this report is Phase II of the work. Subsequent Phases willinvolve focused research and dissemination activities.Space Requirements for Wheeled Mobility 15
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