A
Argentina
Ayudas Técnicas SRL
Contact: Nicolás Ucchino
Email: [email protected]
Tests performed:
- Static Stability
- Determination of Dimensions, Mass and Manoeuvering Space
- Measurement of Seating and Wheel Dimensions
- Determination of effectiveness of brakes
Location:
Australia
Novitatech Test Laboratory
Contact: Wayne Wurfel
Email: [email protected]
Phone number: +61 882 438 289
Tests performed:
- Static Stability
- Determination of Dimensions, Mass and Manoeuvering Space
- Measurement of Seating and Wheel Dimensions
- Static, Impact and Fatigue Strengths
- Dynamic stability of electrically powered wheelchairs
- Determination of effectiveness of brakes
- Energy consumption of electrically powered wheelchairs and scooters
- Determination of maximum speed, acceleration and deceleration of electrically powered wheelchairs
- Climatic tests for electrically powered wheelchairs
- Determination of obstacle-climbing ability of electrically powered wheelchairs
Location:
Adelaide, Australia
B
Brazil
No Risk STE
Contact: Érica Tácito
Email: [email protected]
Phone number: 1833417272
Tests performed:
- Static Stability
- Determination of Dimensions, Mass and Manoeuvering Space
- Measurement of Seating and Wheel Dimensions
- Control systems
- Battery chargers
Location:
Cândido Mota-SP, Brazil
Laboratório de Controle de Qualidade – SENAI
Contact: Luana Bombassaro
Email: [email protected]
Phone number: 55 54 3449 7501
Tests performed:
- Static Stability
- Static, Impact, and Fatigue Strengths
- Determination of effectiveness of brakes
Location:
Bento Gonçalves, Brazil
C
Colombia
Fundación Ada
Contact: Katherin Bustamante
Email: [email protected]
Phone number: 3052230953
Tests Performed:
- Static Stability
- Static, Impact and Fatigue Strengths
- Dynamic stability of electrically powered wheelchairs
- Determination of maximum speed, acceleration and deceleration of electrically powered wheelchairs
- Determination of obstacle-climbing ability of electrically powered wheelchairs
Location:
- Medellín, Colombia
F
France
Contact: Baptiste Fleury
Email: [email protected]
Phone number: +33 6 30 89 25 77
Tests performed:
- Static, Impact and Fatigue Strengths
- Crash test with ISO 17025 accreditation
Location:
Caligny, France
CERAH
Contact: Alain Pawlowski
Email: [email protected]
Tests performed:
- Static Stability
- Determination of Dimensions, Mass and Manoeuvering Space
- Measurement of Seating and Wheel Dimensions
- Static, Impact and Fatigue Strengths
- Dynamic stability of electrically powered wheelchairs
- Determination of effectiveness of brakes
- Energy consumption of electrically powered wheelchairs and scooters
- Determination of maximum speed, acceleration and deceleration of electrically powered wheelchairs
Location:
Woippy, France
J
Japan
Japan Assistive Products Evaluation Center
Contact: Takashige Iba
Email: [email protected]
Phone number: ＋8178-306-0556
Tests Performed:
- Static Stability
- Determination of Dimensions, Mass and Manoeuvering Space
- Measurement of Seating and Wheel Dimensions
- Static, Impact and Fatigue Strengths
- Dynamic stability of electrically powered wheelchairs
- Determination of effectiveness of brakes
- Energy consumption of electrically powered wheelchairs and scooters
- Determination of maximum speed, acceleration and deceleration of electrically powered wheelchairs
- Climatic tests for electrically powered wheelchairs
- Determination of obstacle-climbing ability of electrically powered wheelchairs
Location:
Kobe, Japan
K
Kenya
Association for the physically disabled of Kenya
Contact: Consolata Mwabu
Email: [email protected]
Phone number: +25 472 802 8118
Tests Performed:
- Measurement of Seating and Wheel Dimensions
- Determination of the effectiveness of brakes
Location:
Machakos, Kenya
BethanyKids Kenya
Contact: Joab Matumbai
Email: [email protected]
Phone number: +25 473 878 1234
Tests Performed:
- Static Stability
- Determination of Dimensions, Mass and Manoeuvering Space
- Measurement of Seating and Wheel Dimensions
- Determination of the effectiveness of brakes
Location:
Thika, Kenya
Orthodynamic Limited
Contact: Martin Muturia
Email: [email protected]
Phone number: 0710402900
Tests Performed:
- Static Stability
- Determination of Dimensions, Mass and Manoeuvering Space
- Measurement of Seating and Wheel Dimensions
- Static, Impact and Fatigue Strengths
- Dynamic stability of electrically powered wheelchairs
- Determination of effectiveness of brakes
- Energy consumption of electrically powered wheelchairs and scooters
- Determination of maximum speed, acceleration and deceleration of electrically powered wheelchairs
- Climatic tests for electrically powered wheelchairs
- Determination of obstacle-climbing ability of electrically powered wheelchairs
Location:
Nairobi, Kenya
S
South Africa
SSE WHEELCHAIR TEST LABORATORY
Contact: Dean Mubaiwa & Shona Mcdonald
Email: [email protected] or [email protected]
Phone number: +27217978239 and/or 0824900357
Tests Performed:
- Measurement of Seating and Wheel Dimensions
- Static, Impact and Fatigue Strengths
Location:
Cape Town, South Africa
T
Tanzania
St.Francis Referral Hospital
Contact: Joseph Swai
Email: [email protected]
Phone number: +25 568 319 5375
Tests performed:
- Measurement of Seating and Wheel Dimensions
- Determination of effectiveness of brakes
- Determination of maximum speed, acceleration and deceleration of electrically powered wheelchairs
This facility does not do contract testing.
Location:
Morogoro -Ifakara, Tanzania
U
United Kingdom
Cranfield Impact Centre
Contact: Dr. Jim Watson
Email: [email protected]
Phone number: +44 778 904 4980
Tests Performed:
- Static, Impact and Fatigue Strengths
Location:
Bedford, United Kingdom
United States
Ammer Consulting
Contact: William A. Ammer
Email: [email protected]
Phone number: +1 412-389-4429
Tests Performed:
- Static Stability
- Determination of Dimensions, Mass and Manoeuvering Space
- Measurement of Seating and Wheel Dimensions
- Static, Impact and Fatigue Strengths
- Dynamic stability of electrically powered wheelchairs
- Determination of effectiveness of brakes
- Energy consumption of electrically powered wheelchairs and scooters
- Determination of maximum speed, acceleration and deceleration of electrically powered wheelchairs
- Climatic tests for electrically powered wheelchairs
- Determination of obstacle-climbing ability of electrically powered wheelchairs
Location:
Glenshaw, PA – USA
Beneficial Designs Inc.
Contact: Peter Axelson
Email: [email protected]
Phone number: +1 775-783-8822
Tests Performed:
- Static Stability
- Determination of Dimensions, Mass and Manoeuvering Space
- Measurement of Seating and Wheel Dimensions
- Static, Impact and Fatigue Strengths
- Dynamic stability of electrically powered wheelchairs
- Determination of effectiveness of brakes
- Energy consumption of electrically powered wheelchairs and scooters
- Determination of maximum speed, acceleration and deceleration of electrically powered wheelchairs
- Determination of obstacle-climbing ability of electrically powered wheelchairs
Location:
Minden, NV – USA
Free Wheelchair Mission (FWM)
Contact:Don Schoendorfer
Email: [email protected]
Phone number: +1 714-838-5162
Tests Performed:
- HALT (Highly Accelerated Life Testing)
Location:
Irvine, CA-USA
International Society of Wheelchair Professionals (ISWP) / University of Pittsburgh
Contact: Stephanie Vasquez
Email: [email protected]
Tests Performed:
- Caster Testing
- Rolling Resistance
Location:
Pittsburgh, PA – USA
