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• 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
  5.3.1 Permitted Obstructions to Transfer Sides for M301 and M302

  Obstructions shall not be vertically less than 1 inch nor be horizontally more than 3 inches from the edge of the patient support surface to provide unobstructed access to the transfer surface...

• Rulemaking Process Documents > Other Documents > 28 CFR Parts 35 and 36 Amendment of ADA Title II and Title III Regulations To Implement ADA Amendments Act of 2008 - Final Rule
  Sections 35.108(d)(1)(ix) and 36.105(d)(1)(ix)—Impairment That Lasts Less Than Six Months Can Still Be a Disability Under First Two Prongs of the Definition

  Sections 35.108(d)(1)(ix) and 36.105(d)(1)(ix)—Impairment That Lasts Less Than Six Months Can Still Be a Disability Under First Two Prongs of the Definition In §§ 35.108(d)(1)(ix) and...

• Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Examples and Resources to Support Criminal Justice Entities in Compliance with Title II of the ADA
  Administer services, programs, and activities in integrated setting

  Administer services, programs, and activities, including disability services, in the most integrated setting appropriate to the needs of qualified individuals with disabilities....

• Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Questions and Answers about Deafness and Hearing Impairments in the Workplace and the Americans with Disabilities Act
  Employees

  Employees The ADA strictly limits the circumstances under which an employer may ask questions about an employee's medical condition or require the employee to have a medical...

• Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Expanding Your Market: Accessibility Benefits Older Adult Customers
  Websites

  • Websites designed to be visually accessible with text written clearly and simply, including only relevant images and explicit navigational instructions, make interested but...

• Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Air Carrier Access Act Technical Assistance Manual (2005)
  I’m a paraplegic and travel with my personal manual wheelchair. May airlines require me to travel with an attendant?

  QUESTION: I’m a paraplegic and travel with my personal manual wheelchair. May airlines require me to travel with an attendant? ANSWER: Airlines may not require a passenger with a...

• Webinars, Videos, and Training > Spirit of the ADA
  Disability Advocacy: Reaching for an Accessible Future | Jessica Benham | TEDxUniversityofPittsburgh
  

  Tomorrow, anyone could be disabled, reminds Jess Benham, a disabled activist academic, in this talk....

• Federal Documents > Standards > 36 CFR Part 1195 Standards for Accessible Medical Diagnostic Equipment
  M305.2.1 Location

  Transfer supports shall comply with M305.2.1.1 or M305.2.1.2 and shall be located 1 ½ inches (38 mm) maximum measured horizontally from the plane defined by the nearest edge of the...

• Federal Documents > Standards > 36 CFR Part 1195 Standards for Accessible Medical Diagnostic Equipment
  M305.2.4 Cross Section

  Transfer supports shall have a cross section complying with 305.2.4.1 or 305.2.4.2.

• Federal Documents > Standards > 36 CFR Part 1195 Standards for Accessible Medical Diagnostic Equipment
  M305.2.3 Height

  During use, the tops of transfer support gripping surfaces shall be 6 inches (150 mm) minimum and 19 inches (485 mm) maximum higher than the top of the associated uncompressed...

• Federal Documents > Standards > 36 CFR Part 1195 Standards for Accessible Medical Diagnostic Equipment
  M305.2.6 Gripping Surface

  Transfer support gripping surfaces shall be continuous along their length and shall not be obstructed along their tops or sides. The bottoms of transfer support gripping surfaces...

• Federal Documents > Preamble to Standards > 36 CFR Part 1195 Standards for Accessible Medical Diagnostic Equipment - Preamble
  M305.2.4 Cross Section (Section-by-Section Analysis)

  The proposed rule did not provide specific requirements for the cross section of transfer supports. However, in the MDE NPRM preamble, the Access Board noted that it was considering...

• 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 Transfer Support Location for Equipment Used in a Supine, Prone, Side-Lying, or Seated Position

  5.4.1 Transfer Support Location for Equipment Used in a Supine, Prone, Side-Lying, or Seated Position. Transfer supports should be required on both sides of the transfer surface and...

• 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
  5.4.5 Transfer Support Position Recommendation for M301 and M302

  5.4.5 Transfer Support Position Recommendation for M301 and M302 Description: Transfer support position refers to the placement of the gripping surface within the minimum and...

• 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
  5.4.2 Transfer Support Length for M301 and M302

  5.4.2 Transfer Support Length for M301 and M302 Description: Transfer support length applies to the gripping surface of the support, that portion of the support used to grasp or...

• 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
  5.4.6 Transfer Support Gripping Surface Cross Section for Equipment Used in a Supine, Prone, Side-Lying, or Seated Position

  5.4.6 Transfer Support Gripping Surface Cross Section for Equipment Used in a Supine, Prone, Side-Lying, or Seated Position. The gripping surface cross section should comply with the...

• 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 Transfer Sides

  5.3 Transfer Sides.

• 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
  5.4.2 Transfer Support Length for Equipment Used in a Supine, Prone, Side-Lying, or Seated Position

  5.4.2 Transfer Support Length for Equipment Used in a Supine, Prone, Side-Lying, or Seated Position. The transfer support should be a minimum length of 15 inches positioned so that...

• 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 Transfer Sides Recommendations

  5.3 Transfer Sides Recommendations

• 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
  5.4.5 Transfer Support Position for Equipment Used in a Supine, Prone, Side-Lying, or Seated Position

  5.4.5 Transfer Support Position for Equipment Used in a Supine, Prone, Side-Lying, or Seated Position. The transfer gripping surface should be located within the minimum and maximum...

• 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
  5.4.9 Interruptions Along Transfer Support Gripping for Equipment Used in a Supine, Prone, Side-Lying, or Seated Position

  5.4.9 Interruptions Along Transfer Support Gripping for Equipment Used in a Supine, Prone, Side-Lying, or Seated Position. The bottom of the transfer support shall have no...

• Rulemaking Process Documents > NPRMS > 36 CFR Part 1195 Proposed Accessibility Standards for Medical Diagnostic Equipment NPRM
  M305.2.1 Location

  Transfer supports shall be located within reach of the transfer surface and shall not obstruct transfer onto or off of the surface when in position.

• Additional Access Publications > Emergency Health Information
  Communication / Devices / Equipment / Other

  Be patient! Ask me to repeat or spell out what I am saying if you do not understand me!...

• Federal Documents > Preamble to Standards > 36 CFR Part 1195 Standards for Accessible Medical Diagnostic Equipment - Preamble
  M301.4.2 Clearance Around Base (Section-by-Section Analysis)

  One commenter recommended clarifying that the exam table must be compatible with a patient lift and meet the six-inch clearance, but not when the table is at its lowest level for independent...