Search Results "Positioning Aids"

• Additional Access Publications > ADA Title II Action Guide for State and Local Governments
  Primary Consideration

  Public entities are required to give primary consideration to the type of auxiliary aid or service requested by the person with the disability unless they can demonstrate that another equally...

• Rulemaking Process Documents > Committee Activity and Reports > Recommendations on Standards for the Design of Medical Diagnostic Equipment for Adults with Disabilities, Advisory Committee Final Report
  5.2.2 Transfer Surface Size for Equipment Used by Patients in Seated Position

  5.2.2 Transfer Surface Size for Equipment Used by Patients in Seated Position....

• Rulemaking Process Documents > Committee Activity and Reports > Recommendations on Standards for the Design of Medical Diagnostic Equipment for Adults with Disabilities, Advisory Committee Final Report
  5.2.1.3 Transfer Surface Size for Stretchers

  5.2.1.3 Transfer Surface Size for Stretchers. The transfer surface should be 28 inches wide minimum and 17 inches deep minimum located on both long sides of stretchers.

• Rulemaking Process Documents > Committee Activity and Reports > Recommendations on Standards for the Design of Medical Diagnostic Equipment for Adults with Disabilities, Advisory Committee Final Report
  5.4.1.1 Transfer Support Location for Stretchers

  5.4.1.1 Transfer Support Location for Stretchers. The transfer surface for stretchers should be oriented along the long side of the surface.

• Federal Documents > Regulations > 34 CFR Part 104 - Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Handicap in Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance (with amendments issued through July 2017)
  §104.4(b)(1)(iv)

  (iv) Provide different or separate aid, benefits, or services to handicapped persons or to any class of handicapped persons unless such action is necessary to provide qualified handicapped...

• Federal Documents > Preamble to Guidelines > 36 CFR Parts 1190 and 1191 ADA and ABA Accessibility Guidelines - Preamble (Discussion of Comments and Changes)
  Receivers

  Section 706.3 specifies that receivers required to be compatible with hearing aids (25%) must be neck loops since this type interfaces with hearing aid T-coils....

• Rulemaking Process Documents > NPRMS > 28 CFR Part 36 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities NPRM: Preamble (2008 Title III NPRM Preamble)
  Companions in health care settings. (Section-by-Section Analysis)

  It has been the Department's longstanding position that public accommodations are required to provide effective communication to companions when they accompany patients to medical care providers...

• Rulemaking Process Documents > Committee Activity and Reports > Recommendations on Standards for the Design of Medical Diagnostic Equipment for Adults with Disabilities, Advisory Committee Final Report
  How to Measure Transfer Surface Height

  The corner radii allow for closer wheelchair positioning to facilitate independent transfer by minimizing gaps....

• Federal Documents > Regulations > 28 CFR Part 35 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in State and Local Government Services (2010 ADA Title II Regulations with amendments issued through Aug. 2016)
  Section 35.161 Telecommunications. (Section-by-Section Analysis)

  In addition, commenters requested that the Department include ‘‘real-time'' before any mention of ‘‘computer-aided'' technology to highlight the value of simultaneous translation of any...

• Federal Documents > Regulations > 34 CFR Part 104 - Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Handicap in Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance (with amendments issued through July 2017)
  §104.4(b)(1)(i)

  (i) Deny a qualified handicapped person the opportunity to participate in or benefit from the aid, benefit, or service;...

• Federal Documents > Preamble to Standards > 36 CFR Part 1195 Standards for Accessible Medical Diagnostic Equipment - Preamble
  M301.1 General (Section-by-Section Analysis)

  The MDE NPRM proposed that all diagnostic equipment used by patients in a supine, prone, or side-lying position must comply with the technical requirements of proposed section M301....

• Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > 36 CFR Part 1195 Proposed Accessibility Standards for Medical Diagnostic Equipment - Example Applications of Proposed Standards
  Figure M3: Overview of M302 Diagnostic Equipment for Use by a Patient in a Seated Position

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• Federal Documents > Regulations > 34 CFR Part 104 - Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Handicap in Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance (with amendments issued through July 2017)
  §104.4(b)(1)(ii)

  (ii) Afford a qualified handicapped person an opportunity to participate in or benefit from the aid, benefit, or service that is not equal to that afforded others;...

• Rulemaking Process Documents > Committee Activity and Reports > Recommendations on Standards for the Design of Medical Diagnostic Equipment for Adults with Disabilities, Advisory Committee Final Report
  5.9 Standing Support for Equipment Used by Patients in a Standing Position

  5.9 Standing Support for Equipment Used by Patients in a Standing Position....

• Federal Documents > Standards > Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards (UFAS)
  4.31.5* EQUIPMENT FOR HEARING IMPAIRED PEOPLE

  Telephones shall be equipped with a receiver that generates a magnetic field in the area of the receiver cap. Volume controls shall be provided in accordance with 4.1.2.

• Federal Documents > Preamble to Standards > 36 CFR Part 1195 Standards for Accessible Medical Diagnostic Equipment - Preamble
  5. Exception from the Requirements of M302 for Weight Scales with Integral Seats

  The MDE NPRM proposed that diagnostic equipment which could be used by patients in multiple positions must comply with the technical criteria for all positions in which it could be used...

• Rulemaking Process Documents > Committee Activity and Reports > Recommendations on Standards for the Design of Medical Diagnostic Equipment for Adults with Disabilities, Advisory Committee Final Report
  5.4.4.2 Transfer Support Distance from Transfer Surface for Imaging Equipment

  Supports (transfer or positioning) should be located 1 ½ inches maximum from the transfer surface....

• Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Access to Medical Care for Individuals with Mobility Disabilities
  Features of Accessible Exam Tables

  Exam surface lowers to 17” to 19” above the floor 4. 36” wide minimum accessible route 5.Exam surface may articulate to provide support during patient transfers and positioning...

• Additional Access Publications > Health Access for Independent Living (HAIL) Fact Sheet: Working with Your Health Care Provider
  How Can You Overcome These Barriers to Work with Your Providers?

  There are many things that a person with a disability can do to improve his or her quality of health care and break down the barriers that compromise care. The following suggestions...

• Rulemaking Process Documents > Committee Activity and Reports > Recommendations on Standards for the Design of Medical Diagnostic Equipment for Adults with Disabilities, Advisory Committee Final Report
  5.9 Standing Support Recommendations for M304 Diagnostic Equipment Used by Patients in a Standing Position

  position and balance on diagnostic equipment used by patients in a standing position....

• Federal Documents > Regulations > 28 CFR Part 36 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities (2010 ADA Title III Regulations with amendments issued through Dec. 2016)
  § 36.303(d)(1)

  an interactive voice response system, for receiving and directing incoming telephone calls, that system must provide effective real-time communication with individuals using auxiliary aids...

• Rulemaking Process Documents > Committee Activity and Reports > Recommendations on Standards for the Design of Medical Diagnostic Equipment for Adults with Disabilities, Advisory Committee Final Report
  5.2.1.4 Transfer Surface Size Recommendations for Imaging Equipment (M301)

  Manufacturers must determine the location of the transfer surface to facilitate the patient’s transfer and positioning for the clinical functions of the diagnostic procedure....

• Rulemaking Process Documents > Committee Activity and Reports > Recommendations on Standards for the Design of Medical Diagnostic Equipment for Adults with Disabilities, Advisory Committee Final Report
  5.3.2.2 Transfer Sides Recommendation for Imaging Equipment

  Recommendation for Imaging Equipment On imaging equipment, the transfer surface is oriented along the long dimension of the surface on which patients are in the supine, prone, or side-lying position...