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Mobility is the ability and willingness to move or change; this can depend on motor skills; mobility aids may be needed such as a walking stick, walker, mobile standing frame, power operated vehicle/scooter, wheelchair or white cane for visual impairment. In relation to disability, mobility refers to safety in movement with the prevention of accidents. People are able to be more mobile with vehicles and uncongested roads, public transport. Mobility with regard to one's home depends on availability of houses and being bound to an area because of a job or school, etc. Mobility with regard to one's job depends on availability of jobs (depending on the general job market and on one's versatility, quality, etc. ), mobility with regard to one's home, etc. A motor skill is a skill that regards the ability of an organism to utilise skeletal muscles effectively. ... A walker is a tool for disabled people who need to lean on something to maintain balance or stability while walking. ... A standing frame (also known as a stand, stander, standing technology, standing aid, standing device, standing box, tilt table) is assistive technology used by a child or adult who uses a wheelchair for mobility. ... A Scooter or Power Operated Vehicle (POV) is a 3 or 4 wheel battery operated mobility aid steered by a tiller. ... The international symbol of access depicts a person in a wheelchair A wheelchair is mobility device that takes the form of a chair on wheels, used by people for whom walking is difficult or impossible due to illness or disability. ... Skytrain Bangkok. ... Look up home in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

  • In solid state physics, mobility generally refers to electron mobility or hole mobility.
  • In chemistry, mobility refers to the electrophoretic mobility of charged species.
  • In mobile computing, mobility refers to characteristics of device to handle information access, communication and business transactions while in state of motion.
  • Academic mobility refers to the possibility for students and teachers to move between different institutions inside and outside their own country.
  • Apprentices mobility refers to students and teachers in VET moving to another institution inside or outside their own country to study or teach for a limited time. Apprentices mobility suffers from cultural, socio-economical and academic barriers. Under the Lisbon agenda attempts are made to lower these obstacles within the European VET arena.
  • Social mobility refers to the ability of individuals within a society to move between different social levels
  • Mobility is also a computer game.
  • In demography the mobility of a population measures migration within a population.
  • Mobility is also a Feat in Dungeons and Dragons V. 3.5
  • Mobility is also a biological term used to describe species which are free to move around the substrate they are found in, such as a ragworm moving in sandy shores.

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Mobility - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (374 words)
Mobility is the ability and willingness to move or change; this can depend on motor skills; mobility aids may be needed such as a walking stick, walker, mobile standing frame, power operated vehicle/scooter, wheelchair or white cane for visual impairment.
Mobility with regard to one's home depends on availability of houses and being bound to an area because of a job or school, etc. Mobility with regard to one's job depends on availability of jobs (depending on the general job market and on one's versatility, quality, etc.), mobility with regard to one's home, etc.
In demography the mobility of a population measures migration within a population.
Leonardo da Vinci: Mobility (484 words)
Mobility projects are designed to foster skills development and exchange of expertise by enabling specific target groups to spend periods of time in another European country.
Mobility projects, from preparation to reporting, may last up to 24 months, depending on when the application is submitted.
Mobility projects fall under 'Procedure A', for which there is a specific, one-stage application process.
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