....................................................................................................................... ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ............................................................................................... iv VITA .................................................................................................................................. vi LIST OF FIGURES ........................................................................................................... ix LIST OF TABLES ............................................................................................................ xii CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION ................................................................................. 1 1.1 Wheelchair Mobility Device Users .......................................................................... 1 1.2 Existing Wheelchair Tray Devices........................................................................... 3 1.3 Wheelchair Tray Prototype Design .......................................................................... 6 1.4 Focus of Thesis ...................................................................................................... 14 1.5 Significance of Research ........................................................................................ 14 1.6 Thesis Summary ..................................................................................................... 15 CHAPTER 2: SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................................. 16 2.
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