Search Results "MDE: Medical Diagnostic Equipment"

• Federal Documents > Standards > 1991 ADA Standards for Accessible Design
  6.1(4)(b)

  (b) When patient bedrooms are being added or altered individually, and not as part of an alteration of the entire area, the altered patient bedrooms shall comply with 6.3, unless...

• 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
  1.4 Overview of Report

  Section 7, Diagnostic Imaging Equipment Accessibility Considerations, provides more detail about features of imaging equipment that affect their accessibility and describes a concept developed...

• 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
  M301.3.2 Stirrups

  M301.3.2 Stirrups Proposed requirement: Where stirrups are provided, they shall provide a method of supporting, positioning, and securing the patient’s legs. • Sub-committee...

• Rulemaking Process Documents > NPRMS > 36 CFR Part 1195 Proposed Accessibility Standards for Medical Diagnostic Equipment NPRM
  M305.3.1 Horizontal Position

  Where the support is horizontal, the top of the gripping surface shall be 34 inches (865 mm) minimum and 38 inches (965 mm) maximum above the standing surface. The gripping surface...

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  DOE Dear Colleague" Letter: Equal Access to Extracurricular Athletics for Students with Disabilities (Jan. 25, 2013)
  

  Extracurricular athletics—which include club, intramural, or interscholastic (e.g., freshman, junior varsity, varsity) athletics at all education levels—are an important component of...

• Links > News/Social Media
  Gateway to Gold Mobile App for U.S. Paralympics
  

  U.S. Paralympics is proud to introduce the new Gateway to Gold mobile application, a new tool designed especially for aspiring Paralympic athletes. It’s never been easier to submit a...

• Additional Access Publications > 5 “G’s” Getting Access to Health Care for People with Physical Disabilities
  2.2 Entrances

  Are there signs showing the locations of accessible entrances? If there are stairs at entrances, are there also ramps or lifts? Can...

• Additional Access Publications > Accessible Health Care Briefs: HEALTH CARE (Clinic/Outpatient) FACILITIES ACCESS
  2. d. PATIENT RECEPTION DESKS

  Reception desks should have a lower section where scooter and wheelchair users and people of short stature can easily communicate with staff. Compliant height range is 28 - 34...

• Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > The ADA: Your Employment Rights as an Individual With a Disability
  The ADA: Your Employment Rights as an Individual With a Disability

  The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) makes it unlawful to discriminate in employment against a qualified individual with a disability. The ADA also outlaws...

• 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
  8.1 Excluded Populations Needing Future Attention

  Therefore, future efforts must consider standards to ensure that medical diagnostic equipment is accessible to children and youth with disabilities....

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

  Think about where you will safely place your animal when you are using the equipment or swimming....

• Rulemaking Process Documents > ANPRMS > Withdrawn: 28 CFR Parts 35 and 36, Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by State and Local Governments and Places of Public Accommodation; Equipment and Furniture (ANPRM)
  vii. Ancillary equipment

  Ancillary equipment Ancillary equipment is equipment used with other medical equipment, such as examination tables or chairs or MRIs, and adapted to or adjustable for use by individuals...

• Webinars, Videos, and Training > Spirit of the ADA
  ADA25: #10 of 25 -- Hospital: VRI
  

  What does the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) mean for VRI usage in hospitals? Find out as NAD intern Brian Lucas explains. View the entire #ADA25 series at...

• Federal Documents > Preamble to Standards > 36 CFR Part 1195 Standards for Accessible Medical Diagnostic Equipment - Preamble
  a. Structural Strength

  by the intended use of the 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
  5.4.2.1 Transfer Support Length for Stretchers

  5.4.2.1 Transfer Support Length for Stretchers. Transfer supports on stretchers should be a minimum of 15 inches long.

• 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
  5.4.4.1 Transfer Support Distance from Transfer Surface Recommendation for Stretchers

  5.4.4.1 Transfer Support Distance from Transfer Surface Recommendation for Stretchers The Committee recommends locating the transfer support along the long side of the of 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
  M301.3 Transfer Supports

  M301.3 Transfer Supports Proposed requirement: Transfer supports shall be provided for use with the transfer sides required by M301.2.3 and shall comply with M305.2. •...

• 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
  5.3.2.1 Transfer Sides for Stretchers

  5.3.2.1 Transfer Sides for Stretchers. The transfer surface shall be located to provide the ability to transfer from a mobility device onto both long sides of the surface.

• 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
  5.4.4.1 Transfer Support Distance from Transfer Surface for Stretchers

  5.4.4.1 Transfer Support Distance from Transfer Surface for Stretchers. Transfer supports should be located along the long side of the transfer surface on the opposite side of 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
  5.3.2.1 Transfer Sides Recommendation for Stretchers

  5.3.2.1 Transfer Sides Recommendation for Stretchers On stretchers, the transfer surface is oriented along the long dimension of the surface on which patients are in the supine,...

• Additional Access Publications > Using a Fitness Center Does Not Have to be an Exercise in Frustration: Tips for People with Mobility and Visual Disabilities
  4.1 Plan Ahead

  (If you are looking for specific features or equipment) does your facility have that (whatever you need, e.g., swimming pool, swimming pool lift, hand cycle-type ergometer, yoga classes)...

• Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Guidance on the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design
  205 and 309 Operable Parts

  The 1991 Standards, at section 4.27.3, contain an exception, “ * * * where the use of special equipment dictates otherwise or where electrical and communications systems receptacles are...

• Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Access to Medical Care for Individuals with Mobility Disabilities
  Additional Transfer Techniques: Use of Stretchers and Gurneys

  Additional Transfer Techniques: Use of Stretchers and Gurneys Some equipment, including radiologic equipment, lacks space underneath necessary for a portable floor lift to be used....

• Rulemaking Process Documents > NPRMS > 36 CFR Part 1195 Proposed Accessibility Standards for Medical Diagnostic Equipment NPRM - Preamble
  M102.1 Defined Terms

  The following terms are defined in the proposed standards: Enforcing authority, medical diagnostic equipment, operable parts, and transfer surface....