ID#: 9140
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This was one of five images (PHIL 9139-9143), depicting rotating/folding stadium seats. Here, two in the open position, and two in the closed/rotated position, which created a space in which a wheelchair was parked. Designed to provide the same range of seating options to people who use wheelchairs, or scooters, they were able to be installed in either newly constructed or modified projects. The design combined two seats mounted and articulated from a single post. Each seat was capable of being independently folded and rotated. When two seats were in the stowed position, a wheelchair parking location was created (see PHIL 9140). This flexibility allowed people using wheelchairs to sit with friends and family members, and therefore, feel integrated with the public. A walking person could also use a seat, fold it up, or swing it to the side, and in this way, exit the row or aisle behind, while not disturbing the occupants of adjacent seats.
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Content Provider(s): CDC/ Richard Duncan, MRP, Sr. Proj. Mngr, North Carolina State University, The Center for Universal Design (CUD)
Creation Date: 1999
Photo Credit: John H. Staehlin; Volunteers for Medical Engineering, Inc.
Links: North Carolina State University - The Center for Universal Design
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