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Envelopment

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This article relates to ISO 16840-12:2021

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Envelopment Overview

 

Related Literature

International Organization for Standardization. ISO 16840-12: Wheelchair seating — Part 12: Apparatus and method for cushion envelopment testing. Geneva, Switzerland; 2021.

Wheelchair & Cushion Performance Testing Standards – Guidance on interpretation of performance standards for wheelchair seat cushions. https://www.wheelchairstandards.pitt.edu/sites/default/files/fact-sheets/cpig_tabular.pdf.

Wheelchair & Cushion Performance Testing Standards – Interpreting wheelchair seat cushion performance standards.  https://www.wheelchairstandards.pitt.edu/sites/default/files/fact-sheets/cpig_with_pictures.pdf.

Freedman J, Karg P, Brienza D, Arias-Guzman S, Kalliat K, Delazio A. Reliability of a standard test for wheelchair cushion envelopment characteristics. In: Proceedings of the RESNA 42nd International Conference on Technology and Disability; Toronto, Canada. Arlington, VA: RESNA Press; 2019.

 

Acknowledgements

We would like to thank the University of Pittsburgh Wheelchair and Cushion Standards Group for the contribution on this topic.

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