Beneficial Designs, Inc.
2240 Meridian Blvd, Suite C
Minden, NV 89423-8628
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775.783.8823 fax

About Beneficial Designs

Sidewalk Assessment Service

Wheelchair Testing Service

Trails & Shared Use Path Assessments

Playground Surface Testing

Surface Measurement and Accessibility

PAX Press and Publications (Order Forms)

Designing an Accessible Vehicle Barrier for Trails

Wheelchair Seating and Mobility

Ski Area Access

Universal Design Guidelines for Fitness Equipment

Recreational and Leisure Technologies

Standards Development

Tools for Life: Technology for Developing Countries

 

 		  

Participating In Standards Development

RESNA Assistive Technology Standards

RESNA encourages all interested parties to participate in any of the following RESNA Assistive Technology Standards Committees. The RESNA Assistive Technology Standards Board is Accredited by ANSI, the American National Standards Institute, as a standards organization. Anyone that desires to participate has the right to participate and is fully welcomed. All of the committees are open to anyone that is interested in providing input into the standards development process. Each committee is required to have balanced participation by consumers, prescribers, clinicians, manufacturers, etc. All perspectives are welcomed and encouraged, including family members, caregivers, teachers, vendors, dealers, insurance providers, consumer groups, government organization representatives, etc. For further information on a specific RESNA Assistive Technology Standards Committee please contact the chairperson of the committee you are interested in, or just show up!

For further information on the 2012 RESNA Conference, please visit http://resna.org/conference/annual-resna-conference

Committee Key

RESNA ASE Adaptive Sports Equipment
RESNA ATSB Assistive Technology Standards Board
RESNA CT Cognitive Technologies
RESNA ESTD Emergency Stair Travel Devices for People with Disabilities
RESNA SS Support Surfaces
RESNA VI Assistive Products for Persons with Vision Impairments and Persons with Vision and Hearing Impairments
RESNA WCS Wheelchairs
RESNA WHAT Wheelchairs and Transportation
RESNA WRS Wheelchair and Related Seating
ISO/TC 173 Assistive Products for Persons with Disabilities
ISO/TC 173/WG 7 Provisions and Means for Orientation of
Visually Impaired Persons in Pedestrian Areas
ISO/TC 173/SC 1 Wheelchairs
ISO/TC 173/SC 1/WG 1 Test Methods
ISO/TC 173/SC 1/WG 6 Wheelchair Restraint Systems
ISO/TC 173/SC 1/WG 8 Stair Traversing Devices
ISO/TC 173/SC 1/WG 10 Electro-technical Systems
ISO/TC 173/SC 1/WG 11 Wheelchair Seating

Contacts

Committee

Officers

Email

ATS Board

Chair: Peter Axelson
Vice: Glenn Hedman
Sec: Harmony Hilderbrand

peter@beneficialdesigns.com
ghedman@uic.edu
harmony@beneficialdesigns.com

ASE

Chair: Peter Axelson
Vice: Joe Hurley
Sec: Sid Roslund

peter@beneficialdesigns.com
bartcenter@COMCAST.NET
sidr@nsaa.org

CT

Chair: Seanna Kringen
Vice: Clayton Lewis
Sec: Harmony Hilderbrand

seanna@beneficialdesigns.com
clayton@colorado.edu
harmony@beneficialdesigns.com

ESTD

Chair: Glenn Hedman

ghedman@uic.edu

SS

Chair: Dave Brienza
Vice: Evan Call
Sec: David McCausland

dbrienza@pitt.edu
evan@ec-service.net
davem@therohogroup.com

WCS

Chair: Peter Axelson
Vice: William Ammer
Sec: David Mahilo

peter@beneficialdesigns.com
bill@ammerconsulting.com
dmahilo@invacare.com

WHAT

Chair: Larry Schneider
Vice: Gina Bertocci
Sec: Miriam Manary

lws@umich.edu
g.bertoccci@louisville.edu
mmanary@umich.edu

WRS

Chair: Barb Crane
Vice: Evan Call
Sec: Patricia Karg

barb.crane@cox.net
evan@ec-service.net
tkarg@pitt.edu

Golf (AGC)

Chair: John McGovern
Sec: Richard Thesing

john.mcgovern@rac-llc.com
jrthesing@sbcglobal.net

US TAG Subgroup to ISO TC 173/ SC 2

Chair: Stephen Lowe
Vice: Katherine Belknap

slowe@icfi.com
kbelknap@icfi.com

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