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Safer access for handicapped expected
Safer and better access for
the handicapped is expected
with the increasing use of
elevating devices which
allow disabled people to easi-
ly enter. previously inac-
cessible buildings, according
to Gordon Smith, chairman
of the Canadian Standards
Association (CSA) commit-
tee on elevating devices for
the handicapped and a
representative of the Ontario
government. .
CSA has recently publish-
ed a standard covering
elevating devices for the
handicapped.
Smith says, some of the
equipment that was
previously used in
• residences was "poorly
designed and evidently
., hazardous. We were also
aware that a lot of this equip-
' ment was not reliable." •
The new Standard - CAN3-
B355-M81, "Safety Code for
Elevating Devices for the
Handicapped" is the most
comprehensive of its kind in
the world.. It details the
technical and safety re-
quirements for all types of
special elevating devices
which will be applicable for
use in public buildings.
The standard provides in-
spection guidelines for use
by regulatory authorities
and testing procedures that
enable manufacturers to en-
sure their devices comply
with the minimum safety re-
quirements.
Individual user cir-
cumstances are also taken
intoconsideration in aspects
such as the height of hand
rails and guards . and the
positioning of controls. The
standard states that where
special adaptation or com-
binations of any of the con-
' struction requirements are
proposed, the safety features
should be,equivalent to those
specified in the code.
Smith says it is likely On-
tario will soon reference the
standard in regulations.
British Columbia, Ontario
and other provinces are ex-
pected . to pass similar
legislation.•
"These devices will mostly
be used as retrofits to ex-
isting buildings," explains
Smith. "Most new buildings
have provisions for the han-
dicapped. These will allow
access to existing buildings
which were otherwise inac-
cessible. For instance, we've
had inquiries from Wawa,
Ontario, because they would
like to install them in some
churches and other public
buildings such as schools. In
the past, these single storey
buildings were constructed
with stairs which made them
extremely difficult for the
disabled."
Smith also contends that
the smaller lifts are less ex-
pensive than installing con-
ventional elevators.
"Prior to the introduction
of these devices, the only
alternative was an elevator.
Now, these small lifts are
providing an economical and
viable alternative."
CSA is also preparing final
standards for wheelchairs
and electronic aids for the
handicapped. These include
such items as automatic
page turners for books and
devices which allow severely
disabled people to control
televisions and films..
° A CSA committee is also
developing standards for
hand controls for cars with a
view to requesting a cer-
tification program. Present-
ly there are no formal re-
quirements covering
automobile hand controls.
Protect your home against thieves
Every few minutes in
Canada someone breaks into
a home and that someone is
not usually the occupant
sneaking in because of a
forgotten key. It is a burglar,
perhaps an amateur out for
kicks or a professional out
for silverware.
John Sewers of Canada
Mortgage and Housing Cor-
poration knows about break-
ins.
"Someone broke into my
house on the Remembrance
Day weekend in 1979," he
says.
Sawers got mad and
decided to make life tougher
for break and enter artists.
In collaboration with law en-
forcement agencies, he has
written a book that tells peo-
ple how they can protect
their homes against thieves.
The book has been published
by CMHC and is available
from the Corporation for $1.
One thing most burglars
have in common, according
to Sawers, is their dislike of
force.
"Most burglars will not
break glass because it
makes noise, which may
alert the occupant or
neighbor, leaves evidence
and makes them liable to in-
jury from the broken glass,"
he says.
If your doors and windows
are securely locked, the odds
are that the thief. will pass
you by for an easier target.
"Most suppliers of securi-
ty devices, will tell you,"
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says Sawers, "that most of
their sales are to people who
have been the victims of
burglary. Before you
become another statistic you
should stack the odds in your
favor."
The book recommends
several simple, inexpensive
and yet effective ways to
reduce the chances of your
house being burglarized.
Keepthe landscaping sim-
pleand shrubbery trimmed
so that doors and windows
are visible from the street.
"A massive tangle of
bushes in front of a house
will give you a great deal of
privacy and may look lovely
but, it will also conceal a
burglar trying to get in,"
says Sawers.
Outside lights are another
useful device to thwart
burglars, as long as they
don't leave large shadow
areas where someone can
hide.
In the house itself the basic
security device is the lock.
"Most people neglect locks,
because they feel if they
need a key to get in so does
someone else. That's about
as wrong as you can get
since most common key -in -
the -knob locks can be easily
slipped," says Sawers.
The best type of lock is one
called a deadbolt with at
least a 25mni throw. They
are virtually impossible to
jY open
One thing to remember
about locks, too, is that they
are only as good as the door
frameinto which they go.
"Many locks engage the
strike -plate by as little as
three millimeters so it's
relatively easy to splinter
the softwood door frame on
the average home to
disengage the lock.
A good way tostrengthen
the • frame is to install a
security strike -plate. These
strike -plates are usually
longer than the normal one
on a door, (about 600 mm or
so) and spread the force of a
blow over a much larger
area. They are difficult to
break through.
Sliding patio doors are a
favorite of burglars. These.
doors can be secured with a
bar which blocks movement
of the sliding portion of the.
door.
"This device has the added
psychological effect of tell -
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ing the would-be burglar that
you have taken security
measures," says Sawers,
"and it is also easy for the
homeowner to install."
.One easy way to secure a
vertical sliding wood window
is to drill holes through the
bottom sash into the top sash
at a slight downward angle
and insert a short snug -
fitting nail. The window then
cannot he raised from the
outside.
Horizontal sliding win-
dows can be secured by put-
ting a wood or metal rod in
the sliding track to prevent
movement of the window.
For a . copy of CMHC's
publication, "Protecting
Your Home From Burglary"
send a cheque or money
order, made payable • to
CMHC to: Cashier, Finan-
cial Services, Montreal
Road, Ottawa, K1A 0P7.
connective tissue
may be cause
The primary cause of
Muscular Dystrophy may lie
in faulty development of con-
nective tissue between mus-
cle and bone, rather than in
the muscle itself. The new
hypothesis, published in the
current issue of Com-
parative Biochemistry and
Physiology, results from the
work of Professor Phillip
Sweeny of the University of
Guelph and Professor R.
Glenn Brown, of the Univer-
sity of Massachusetts.
The two researchers
believe that their work may
result in a redirection of'
some of the research related
to this crippling disease.
Heretofore; attention of
researchers has been focuss-
ed primarily on the muscle
fibres and their metabolism,
particularly the blood supply
and the nerve fibres serving
the affected muscle.
Duchenne dystrophy is
genetic in origin, although
its parallel has been induced
nutritionally in various
laboratory animals for
research purposes. Studies
by Sweeny and Brown have
shown that prena$l abnor-
malities in tendons of
genetic dystrophic chickens
appear at an earlier stage of
development than muscle
abnormality. Preliminary
evidence shows similar
changes in genetic
dystrophic mice.
While many researchers
have noted the involvement
of connective tissue in
musuclar dystrophy, they
have usually assumed that
abnormal connective tissue
is incidental to the other
observed symptoms. Sweeny
and Brown, as a result of
their studies, assign . it a
much more important role.
"Connective tissue ap-
pears to play a key role in
muscle differentiation and
therefore any factor that will
change the normal
developmental pattern of
this tissue will have far-
reaching effects on the
development of all other
tissues and organs," they
state.
"The available evidence
strongly suggests that there
is no direct genetic defect in
either muscle or peripheral
nerves. Thus, the primary
etiological factor(s) of these
disorders may reside
elsewhere, the obvious alter-
native , being connective
tissue. Evidence is ac-
cumulating that reveals
significant changes in these
tissues during the early
development of these
disorders which will find ex-
pression in altered muscle
and nerve development."
Further research along
these lines may well lead to
earlier diagnosis of the
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disease,. making possible its
identification at the em-
bryonic stage, say Dr.
Sweeny and Dr. Brown.
The developanent of the
new hypothesis emerges
after almost 10 years of col-
laboration between the two
researchers in studies of the
nature of this crippling
disturbance.
Dr. Phillip R. Sweeny is
Associate Professor of
Microbiology, University of
Guelph, Guelph, Ontario. Dr.
R; Glenn Brown is Professor
and Chairman, Department
of Food Science and Nutri-
tion, University of
Massachusetts, Amherst,
Massachusetts.
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