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Dimensions of people and equipment

Reaching distances of wheelchair users

Each square on the drawing represents 200mm x 200mm and the outlines indicated represent a maximum reach that will only be achieved by a minority of wheelchair users

Horizontal plane of reach at floor level of manual wheelchair user

The distance to each side of the person is approximately 300mm of reach at  floor level and reaches backwards as far as the rear of each wheel

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