Revised wheelchair seating standard published
By HME News Staff
Updated Fri May 31, 2019
WASHINGTON - The American National Standard Institute (ANSI) has approved the revision and publication of the ANSI/RESNA WC-3 standard after five years of collaboration across wheelchair seating experts. The newly expanded volume includes improvements and clarifications, as well as new test methods for characterizing seating support surfaces. “Unlike most standards and regulations, these standards are created by the people who need them and use them, including clinicians, engineers, academics, manufacturers, regulators, and end users—'standards by us and for us.' This stakeholder-based approach ensures relevance and clarity, so that the standards can provide a common language and approach to seating, and be beneficial in differentiating between the scores of seating options available.” The standards are organized into five categories, including “determination of the changes in properties following simulated use of seat cushions.”
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