"Question 1: What kind of terrain and how much space, manuevering room, and time does a wheelchair user or other person with a disability need in order to board and disembark from a transit vehicle at a bus stop or other location and to manever and to ride on board the transit vehicle itself?"
"To answer Question # 1, we need to evaluate those factors involving wheelchairs:
"- wheelchair type, size, and configuration,
"- how wheelchairs are maneuvered, and
"- the challenges faced by wheelchair users in the operation of their wheelchairs."
Before we proceed to that, however, it is important that we provide a few comments regarding wheelchair-related terminology as used in this "Slide Show":
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