Mags,

I just checked.  We use a Garaventa Evacu Trac chair to move mobility
impaired folks down chairs.  It has rubber tracks (like a tank or
snowmobile) that grip the stair sill edges as it moves downward.  I
don't know how many we have, but I think they're pretty pricey.

Kyle

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Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2007 7:48 AM
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Subject: Re: Evac Chair (was: re: history an affront to science?)

Mags,



Tamar Raine wrote:
> wow kyle!
> say, have you found anything (like a special evacuation chair)
>  to get people who are in wheelchairs down the stairs in case of
emergency?

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