Welner table

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The Welner table is a medical examination table designed to facilitate accessibility for both patients and doctors with physical disabilities. It was designed by American obstetrician-gynecologist and disability rights activist Sandra Welner.

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Welner's work with disabled women patients led her to invent the Welner table, a universally accessible examination table with a wider than usual range of adjustments in position and height, down to as low as 20 inches (510 mm) above floor level for easier transfers from a wheelchair. [1] The table also serves the needs of disabled physicians by allowing a wider range of positions for performing examinations. [2] [1]

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  1. 1 2 Waldman, Hilary (1998-03-03). "New Equipment, New Outlook". Hartford Courant .
  2. Srikameswaran, Anita (2001-10-23). "Obituary: Dr. Sandra Welner / Obstetrician-gynecologist, champion for disabled women". Post-Gazette. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-01-22.

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