Recommendations on Standards for the Design of Medical Diagnostic Equipment for Adults with Disabilities, Advisory Committee Final Report

1.3.2 Focus Following NPRM Comments

U.S. Access Board staff reviewed the comments submitted in response to the NPRM. This review identified four major issue areas for the MDE Advisory Committee to address, as follows:

• Transfer surface height and size
• Permitted obstructions to the transfer surface
• Transfer support location and configuration
• Depth of wheelchair spaces

The Advisory Committee, during its deliberations, added dimensions to these issues and raised other topics (see Section 5). Access Board staff found that transfer surface size and height were among the highest priorities of all commenters across many interests. The MDE Advisory Committee spent the largest portion of its time on these topics, although all topics received full consideration.