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12 years 6 months ago #89695 by Gareth56
Mobilising Descriptor was created by Gareth56
Does the descriptor 'Mobilising unaided by another person with or without a walking stick, manual wheelchair or other aid if such aid can reasonably be used' refer to mobilising outdoors, indoors or both?

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12 years 6 months ago #89704 by cdcdi1911
Replied by cdcdi1911 on topic Re:Mobilising Descriptor
Hi Gareth

The descriptors simply refer to 'level ground' and make no reference to indoors/outdoors, so I would presume both.

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12 years 6 months ago #89705 by Gordon
Replied by Gordon on topic Re:Mobilising Descriptor
Gareth wrote:

Does the descriptor 'Mobilising unaided by another person with or without a walking stick, manual wheelchair or other aid if such aid can reasonably be used' refer to mobilising outdoors, indoors or both?

Ta

The WCA Handbook refers to a work environment.

The modern working environment should allow for the use of a wheelchair and any other widely available aid and therefore the concept of mobilising within a workplace is considered the critical issue – rather than just the individual’s ability to walk around a workplace.

I also seen references to a level surface such as you might expect to see in a shopping centre.

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12 years 6 months ago #89712 by Gareth56
Replied by Gareth56 on topic Re:Mobilising Descriptor
Many thanks.

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