TY - GEN
T1 - Developing evidence-based standards
T2 - A case study in knowledge translation
AU - Steinfeld, Edward
AU - D'Souza, Clive
AU - White, Jonathan
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - In the U.S. The technical criteria in a voluntary building standard called ICC/ANSI A117.1. are the basis for minimum building regulations that accommodate wheeled mobility users. Research conducted in 1970's was the basis for these criteria but since that time, wheelchairs and their users have changed considerably. This paper describes a research and development project designed to update the evidence for these technical criteria and communicate them to the standards committee, the majority of whom do not have a background in either research or building design practice, in a manner that would facilitate making good decisions. A graphic method was used to communicate research findings so that members of the committee could understand the impact of their decisions. The graphics are now available to practitioners who seek to accommodate a wider range of wheeled mobility users than the minimum standards required by regulations. Thus these tools provide a visual evidence base for regulatory activity and universal design practice with higher ambitions.
AB - In the U.S. The technical criteria in a voluntary building standard called ICC/ANSI A117.1. are the basis for minimum building regulations that accommodate wheeled mobility users. Research conducted in 1970's was the basis for these criteria but since that time, wheelchairs and their users have changed considerably. This paper describes a research and development project designed to update the evidence for these technical criteria and communicate them to the standards committee, the majority of whom do not have a background in either research or building design practice, in a manner that would facilitate making good decisions. A graphic method was used to communicate research findings so that members of the committee could understand the impact of their decisions. The graphics are now available to practitioners who seek to accommodate a wider range of wheeled mobility users than the minimum standards required by regulations. Thus these tools provide a visual evidence base for regulatory activity and universal design practice with higher ambitions.
KW - Standards
KW - clear-floor space
KW - evidence-based practice
KW - knowledge translation
KW - wheeled-mobility users
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84902268599
U2 - 10.3233/978-1-61499-403-9-89
DO - 10.3233/978-1-61499-403-9-89
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84902268599
SN - 9781614994022
T3 - Assistive Technology Research Series
SP - 89
EP - 98
BT - Universal Design 2014
PB - IOS Press
ER -