It is very important to note here, that in addition to being the proper size, children must also have a certain amount of maturity before moving from a five point harness to a belt positioning booster. This puts me in an interesting pickle, because he is too tall to use the harness, however the minimum guidelines for the belt positioning booster use are 40 lbs and 43″, of which he is neither. As I said, he also happens to carry a lot of his height in his legs rather than his torso – the average four year old would have outgrown this harness much sooner than my son has. The harness is the tiniest bit below his shoulders, making him too tall to ride harnessed in this seat. I’m average height, and there’s no way I could sit comfortably in front of this seat and be able to drive.Īlpha Omega Elite: 4.5 years old, 36 pounds, 41 inches, highest harness position This photo also illustrates the massive amount of front to back space this seat takes up when properly reclined for a newborn. I removed the bulky head support that was pushing her head so far forward and re-installed the seat (the next day – we’re not working with ultra patient models, here!) and her head was still pushed further forward than I would be comfortable with for a newborn, even without the head support. Use an infant child restraint instead.” Strike one, this seat does not fit an average sized one month old correctly. If the harness is above the child’s shoulders with the headrest in the lowest position, do not use this child restraint. Page twelve of the instruction manual states for the rear facing position, “harness guide must be even with or just below the shoulders. In this close up view, you can see there is still about an inch of space between her shoulders and the lowest harness position. She weighs nine pounds and is twenty-two inches long, well within the specifications for rear facing. First, I tried my 1 month old daughter in the seat. Expiration: 10 years (seats made after Dec 2013)Īs the name “Alpha Omega” suggests, this seat is marketed as the only one you’ll ever need, it’s three car seats in one! Sounds great, right? Spend $100 once, and you’ll never have to buy a car seat again! Unfortunately, that’s just not the case.Highback booster weight range: 40-100 lbs.For this post, I’m using the Safety 1st Alpha Omega Elite: CSFTL Quick Stats Let’s go over the stats for this particular seat. The key to that statement is “used properly,” and in this post we’re about to explore some of the reasons why this seat is difficult to use properly and why it elicits that exasperated sigh from CPSTs every time it shows up at a checkpoint. Press esc, or click the close the button to close this dialog box.Alpha Omega Elite: too big for small infantsįirst, a disclaimer: when used properly, the Alpha Omega Elite is absolutely just as safe as any other car seat. Search (Combination + S): Shortcut for search page. Site Map (Combination + M): Shortcut for site map (footer agency) section of the page. Main Content (Combination + R): Shortcut for viewing the content section of the current page.įAQ (Combination + Q): Shortcut for FAQ page.Ĭontact (Combination + C): Shortcut for contact page or form inquiries.įeedback (Combination + K): Shortcut for feedback page. Home Page (Combination + H): Accessibility key for redirecting to homepage. Shortcut Keys Combination Activation Combination keys used for each browser.Ĭhrome for Linux press (Alt+Shift+shortcut_key)Ĭhrome for Windows press (Alt+shortcut_key)įor Firefox press (Alt+Shift+shortcut_key)įor Internet Explorer press (Alt+Shift+shortcut_key) then press (enter)Īccessibility Statement (Combination + 0): Statement page that will show the available accessibility keys. A guide to understanding and implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 is available at: Compliance to these criteria is measured in three levels: A, AA, or AAA. There are testable success criteria for each guideline. WCAG 2.0 contains 12 guidelines organized under 4 principles: Perceivable, Operable, Understandable, and Robust (POUR for short). This certifies it as a stable and referenceable technical standard. WCAG 2.0 is also an international standard, ISO 40500. This website adopts the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.0) as the accessibility standard for all its related web development and services.
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