Talk:Wheelchair accessible van

Iamhrh 18:00, 22 March 2007 (UTC) This website is designed to be a source of objective information and truthful statements. Lets try and keep it that way.

Including manufacturer specific information

Wikipedia is not a random collection of information, no matter how 'usefull' it might seem to the reader. This is even more the case when it can appear that even and fair coverage of all manufacturers has not been obtained. The minimum that is required is third party sources if claims are being made (i.e. first manufacturer to do xyz, largest manufacturer doing xyz etc). And extraordinary claims require extraordinary sources. Company only sources (or sources tied to the companies) are not acceptable, Wikipedia is not an advertising service. Information should also be strictly factual - no prices, no 'advice', no comparisons/reviews/opinions that are not linked to industry recognised neutral and reliable sources. MickMacNee (talk) 19:55, 5 March 2009 (UTC)

Merger proposal

Proposal: Merge Wheelchair_Accessible_Van and Cars_For_Wheelchair_Users and retitle as Wheelchair Accessible Vehicles. 'Wheelchair Accessible Van' is overly US focussed and does not provide any coverage of non-US use, which is often based on non-van, super-mini type vehicles. 'Cars for Wheelchair Users' covers vehicles designed specifically for wheelchair users, but without acknowledging the majority market is converted conventional vahicles. As a secondary option, merger might also be considered with Adapted _Automobile, bringing all coverage of adapted vehicles together in one article, perhaps entitled Accessible Vehicles 82.24.122.84 (talk) 00:05, 13 October 2016 (UTC)

I support the name change to Wheelchair Accessible Vehicles, instead of Vans, “van” is too North American centric and is lost on some people. Additionally disabled people do not always want to drive a “Van” as that is perceived as a commercial vehicle, whereas a people carrier is perceived as more like a car than a van, even if it is based on the same vehicle platform, e.g. VW T6 Transporter van, Shuttle people carrier or Caravelle an executive trimmed people carrier.

I would not however merge “cars for wheelchair users” with “wheelchair accessible vehicles (WAV)”. My rationale for this being that most cars for wheelchair users are purchased mainly by people with good upper body strength and control, whereas WAVs are bought by users of large heavy electric wheelchairs and these require significantly more adaptations. It’s like comparing He needs of someone who wants a simple daily driver car with someone looking for a high performance car, the criteria of each is very different and at different points in the vehicle buying spectrum.

It makes sense to have a subject heading covering both with pointers to each product type. The subject heading can then be extended for hand controls, wheelchair lifts etc.

My expierence of 45 years motor industry production includes 10 years as “disability and accessibility” resource group chairperson for an international motor company, one of the top 5.

Dbridge276 (talk) 21:57, 25 June 2020 (UTC)