Search Results "MDE: Medical Diagnostic Equipment"

• 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
  3.3.3 Presentations about MDE Types

  3.3.3 Presentations about MDE Types Committee members representing two stakeholder groups – manufacturers of imaging equipment and examination tables and chairs – requested the opportunity...

• Federal Documents > Standards > 36 CFR Part 1195 Standards for Accessible Medical Diagnostic Equipment
  M302.4.1 Clearance in Base

  The base of the diagnostic equipment shall provide a clearance 39 inches (990 mm) wide minimum, 6 inches (150 mm) high minimum measured from the floor, and 36 inches (915 mm) deep minimum...

• 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)
  § 35.151(k)(3)

  (3) With respect to medical and long-term care facilities in jails, prisons, and other detention and correctional facilities, public entities shall apply the 2010 Standards technical and...

• State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2022 California Standards
  11B-805.2 Patient bedrooms and resident sleeping rooms

  Patient bedrooms and resident sleeping rooms required to provide mobility features shall comply with Section 11B-805.2. ETA Editor's Note According to the Office of...

• 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
  5.2.2.1 Transfer Surface Width Recommendations for M302

  5.2.2.1 Transfer Surface Width Recommendations for M302 The Committee recommends 21 inches for the minimum width of the transfer surface of examination chairs and other equipment primarily...

• Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Guide to the ADA Standards
  Machinery Spaces (§203.5)

  Machinery Spaces (§203.5) Spaces used only by service personnel for maintenance, repair, or occasional monitoring of equipment Examples: elevator pits/ penthouses, mechanical/...

• 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
  2.4.3 Impetus for Manufacturers to Improve MDE Accessibility

  2.4.3 Impetus for Manufacturers to Improve MDE Accessibility MDE manufacturers have strong ties to health care professionals and interests in meeting patient care needs....

• Federal Documents > Standards > 36 CFR Part 1195 Standards for Accessible Medical Diagnostic Equipment
  M301.3.2 Leg Supports

  Where stirrups are provided, leg supports shall also be provided and shall comply with M305.4.

• Rulemaking Process Documents > NPRMS > 36 CFR Part 1195 Proposed Accessibility Standards for Medical Diagnostic Equipment NPRM
  M301.3.2 Stirrups

  Where stirrups are provided, they shall provide a method of supporting, positioning, and securing the patient’s legs.

• Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Access to Medical Care for Individuals with Mobility Disabilities
  Can I decide not to treat a patient with a disability because it takes me longer to examine them, and insurance won’t reimburse me for the additional time?

  Some examinations take longer than others, for all sorts of reasons, in the normal course of a medical practice....

• 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

  It addresses angled supports or contoured portions of horizontal supports often provided for ergonomics or equipment design considerations....

• Additional Access Publications > Using a Fitness Center Does Not Have to be an Exercise in Frustration: Tips for People with Mobility and Visual Disabilities
  4.5 Other Tips for Making Equipment More Useable

  Unless you are very familiar and comfortable with the equipment, you should ask the staff to show you the types of equipment and how they work....

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  Responsive Practice
  

  The Responsive Practice trainings are online, on-demand, and free for a limited time. Professional development credits (CE, CME, CNE) are available to training participants....

• Federal Documents > Standards > 36 CFR Part 1195 Standards for Accessible Medical Diagnostic Equipment
  M307.2 Tactilely Discernible

  Operable parts shall be tactilely discernible without activation.

• Federal Documents > Standards > 36 CFR Part 1194 Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility Standards (Section 508 Standards)
  § 1194.23(h)

  (h) Where a telecommunications product delivers output by an audio transducer which is normally held up to the ear, a means for effective magnetic wireless coupling to hearing...

• Federal Documents > Standards > 36 CFR Part 1194 Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility Standards (Section 508 Standards)
  § 1194.23(a)

  (a) Telecommunications products or systems which provide a function allowing voice communication and which do not themselves provide a TTY functionality shall provide a standard...

• Rulemaking Process Documents > NPRMS > 36 CFR Part 1195 Proposed Accessibility Standards for Medical Diagnostic Equipment NPRM
  M307.2 Tactilely Discernible

  Operable parts shall be tactilely discernible without activation.

• Federal Documents > Regulations > 36 CFR Part 1193 Telecommunications Act (Section 255) Accessibility Guidelines
  Alternate formats and alternate modes (Advisory Guidance)

  Alternate formats and alternate modes 1. Alternate formats may include, but are not limited to, Braille, ASCII text, large print, and audio cassette recording. Alternate modes may...

• Federal Documents > Regulations > 36 CFR Part 1193 Telecommunications Act (Section 255) Accessibility Guidelines
  §1193.2 Scoping.

  This part provides requirements for accessibility, usability, and compatibility of new products and existing products which undergo substantial change or upgrade, or for which new...

• State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2022 California Standards
  11B-223.1 General

  In licensed medical care facilities and licensed long-term care facilities where the period of stay exceeds twenty-four hours, patient bedrooms or resident sleeping rooms shall be provided...

• Federal Documents > Standards > 36 CFR Part 1195 Standards for Accessible Medical Diagnostic Equipment
  M302.4 Lift Compatibility

  Diagnostic equipment shall be usable with portable patient lifts and, when in use with such lifts, shall comply with M302.4.1 or M302.4.2. ...

• State and Local Documents > Laws > Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 (with amendments issued through 2008)
  12181(7)(F)

  (F) a laundromat, dry-cleaner, bank, barber shop, beauty shop, travel service, shoe repair service, funeral parlor, gas station, office of an accountant or lawyer, pharmacy,...

• 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
  5.1 Transfer Surface Height Recommendations

  The height provision is the same for MDE used by patients in supine, prone, or side-lying positions (M301) and patients in seated positions (M302)....

• 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
  M301.3.3 Head and Back Support

  M301.3.3 Head and Back Support Proposed requirement: Where diagnostic equipment used by patients in a supine, prone, or side-lying position, and diagnostic equipment used by patients...