UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA MIAMI DIVISION CASE NO. 99-109-CIV-GARBER ACCESS NOW, INC., et....
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ACCESS NOW, INC. v. AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTER GROUP, LTD.
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"Specified public transportation." (Preamble, Section-by-Section Analysis)
operated by public entities are covered by title II of the ADA and, if they are operated as part of a program receiving Federal financial assistance, by section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act...
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I don’t want to discriminate against patients with disabilities, but I don’t want my staff to injure their backs by lifting people who use wheelchairs onto exam tables. If my nurse has a bad back, then she doesn’t have to help lift a patient, does she?
Staff should be protected from injury, but that doesn’t justify refusing to provide equal medical services to individuals with disabilities....
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Communication Access
guidelines noted in Section K, L, M and strive to ensure notes, handouts, brochures, consent forms, health education materials, instructions and other materials where needed to ensure patient...
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Breast Platform [M303.4.1]
Another member emphasized the importance of considering patients of short stature in addition to considering patients seated in a wheelchair....
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How: Tips on Completing Emergency Health Information
When completing your emergency health information (forms included at back of this guide) be sure and include: Disability/Conditions affecting emergency care (if you are not sure, list...
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Social Policy
Policies that prevent people from having access to comprehensive health care can be a huge barrier....
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5.4.4 Transfer Support Distance from Transfer Surface Recommendations for M301 and M302
Discussion: The Access Board is considering whether the following technical criteria would be appropriate for the location and size of transfer supports on diagnostic equipment used by patients...
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Figure M3: Overview of M302 Diagnostic Equipment for Use by a Patient in a Seated Position
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5.1 Transfer Surface Height Recommendations
This height is also critical for patients who use mobility aids such as walkers and canes and may find it difficult to get up onto or down from an examination chair or table or imaging bed...
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5.4.8 Transfer Support Gripping Surface Hazard Recommendation for M301 and M302
Rationale for the recommendation Gripping surface configurations must provide an effective and safe surface for patients to hold onto....
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Familiarize Yourself with the Law
Familiarize Yourself with the Law Knowledge of the Air Carrier Access Act (ACAA) and its implementing regulations (14 CFR part 382) will permit you to be able to ask the right questions...
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§ 35.101(a) Purpose
The purpose of this part is to implement subtitle A of title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12131-12134), as amended by the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (ADA...
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5.4.1.2 Transfer and Positioning Support Location for Imaging Equipment
5.4.1.2 Transfer and Positioning Support Location for Imaging Equipment. Transfer supports should be provided for imaging equipment with transfer surfaces with depths of less than or...
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M301.3.2 Leg Supports (Section-by-Section Analysis)
In the MDE NPRM, the Access Board proposed to place the requirements for stirrups on diagnostic equipment used by patients in the supine, prone, or side-lying position in M301....
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M303.4.1 Breast Platforms
The height of the breast platform shall be 30 inches (760 mm) high minimum and 42 inches (1065 mm) high maximum above the floor when in use by a patient seated in a wheelchair....
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B. Summary of Major Provisions and Organization of Technical Criteria
The technical requirements for diagnostic equipment used by patients in the supine, prone, or side-lying position and diagnostic equipment used by patients in the seated position focus on...
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Defining and Delivering Disability-Competent Care - Managing Transitions
This is the sixth webinar in Webinar Series #1, "Leading Healthcare Practices and Training: Defining and Delivering Disability-Competent Care"....
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Exam Tables and Chairs
Transfers may also require use of equipment, such as a transfer board or patient lift....
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Fair Housing Act
The Fair Housing Act requires owners of housing facilities to make reasonable exceptions in their policies and operations to afford people with disabilities equal housing opportunities....
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Social Policy Barriers
Learn about which health care services are covered and which are not....
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Sargent 7800 Mortise Lock with Push/Pull Trim Hardware
The Push/Pull design commonly known for its ease of operation is coupled with the strength and integrity of a mortise lock to provide greater versatility. The PT 7800 is perfect for...
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M305.2.7 Clearance (Section-by-Section Analysis)
MDE Advisory Committee Report, 100, available at https://www.access-board.gov/guidelines-and-standards/health-care/about-this-rulemaking/advisory-committee-final-report....
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Emergency Health Information
The care you get in an emergency may depend on how much information emergency responders and doctors have at the time of the emergency....
