UWR Maintenance and ManualsĪfter installation, your BraunAbility mobility consultant will schedule a follow-up appointment to assess your system and make any needed adjustments for your safety and comfort.
Your wheelchair frame can then be secured to the clasps. With just one hand, pull the handle to unlock, lower, and release the handle to lock the mechanism into place. When not in use, the UWR folds up compactly to regain useful cabin space in your vehicle. Foldable Operation Saves Space in Your Vehicle
Your manual chair will remain in an upright position to make your transfer into the chair simpler and safer than ever before.
Simply lock into place in your lowered-floor accessible vehicle or full-size van and transfer into the driver or passenger seats. You've worked hard to personalize your mobility aids, and the UWR protects that personalization by keeping additional pins and bolts off the chair frame. * Also known as “wheelchair securement systems.The UWR is the first of its kind – this locking restraint offers a powered release that doesn't add bolts or pins to your manual wheelchair. Not later than 1 year after the initiation of the study under subsection (a), the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the findings of the study.* (2) if feasible, the ways in which individuals with significant disabilities using wheelchairs, including power wheelchairs, can be accommodated with in-cabin wheelchair restraint systems. (1) the feasibility of in-cabin wheelchair restraint systems and Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation, aircraft manufacturers, air carriers, and disability advocates, shall conduct a study to determine: STUDY ON IN-CABIN WHEELCHAIR RESTRAINT SYSTEMS. FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-254) SEC. Question may also be directed to Mario Damiani of the Access Board at or to Anusha Jayasinghe of TRB at or 20.
Please visit TRB’s website for further information on this project. The committee held numerous open and closed sessions throughout 20, which included presentations from: disability advocates, manufacturers (of aircraft, wheelchairs, and wheelchair securement systems), air carriers, and flight attendants.
To examine the design, engineering, and safety requirements for equipping aircraft with securement mechanisms for wheelchairs, TRB empaneled a study committee of experts in aircraft interiors and safety engineering, accessibility, wheelchair design and crashworthiness, airline operations, and other disciplines. In order to address the many complex technological and engineering questions involved with such a study, the Access Board enlisted the TRB, which has conducted extensive peer-reviewed studies on transportation-related issues. In the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018, Congress directed the Access Board to conduct a study to determine the feasibility of equipping aircraft with securement systems so that passengers can remain in their wheelchairs on flights. A recording (YouTube) from the live event is also available.
Slides from the public briefing are available in PowerPoint (2MB) and PDF (.5MB) formats. Members of the public were able to pose questions during the event. Presenters included four members of the TRB Study Committee, including Chair Dr. The Access Board hosted a virtual public briefing on TRB’s final report on September 22, 2021. The final report presents research findings on the Technical Feasibility of a Wheelchair Securement Concept for Airline Travel: A Preliminary Assessment (PDF, 6MB). The TRB conducted their study and issued their final report in mid-September 2021. The Access Board sponsored a Study on the Feasibility of Wheelchair Restraint Systems in Passenger Aircraft in collaboration with the Transportation Research Board (TRB), a component of the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine.