By June Isaacson Kailes, Associate Director Center for Disability Issues and the Health Professions Western University of Health Sciences jik@pacbell.net 2008...
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5 “G’s” Getting Access to Health Care for People with Physical Disabilities
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36 CFR Part 1195 Proposed Accessibility Standards for Medical Diagnostic Equipment - Example Applications of Proposed Standards
Example Applications of the Proposed Medical Diagnostic Equipment Accessibility Standards January 23, 2012
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36 CFR Part 1195 Standards for Accessible Medical Diagnostic Equipment - Preamble
equipment (MDE Standards) contain minimum technical criteria to ensure that medical diagnostic equipment, including but not limited to, examination tables, examination chairs, weight scales, mammography...
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36 CFR Part 1195 Proposed Accessibility Standards for Medical Diagnostic Equipment NPRM
The proposed standards contain minimum technical criteria to ensure that medical diagnostic equipment, including examination tables, examination chairs, weight scales, mammography equipment...
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36 CFR Part 1195 Standards for Accessible Medical Diagnostic Equipment
equipment (MDE Standards) contain minimum technical criteria to ensure that medical diagnostic equipment, including but not limited to, examination tables, examination chairs, weight scales, mammography...
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36 CFR Part 1195 Proposed Accessibility Standards for Medical Diagnostic Equipment NPRM - Preamble
The proposed standards contain minimum technical criteria to ensure that medical diagnostic equipment, including examination tables, examination chairs, weight scales, mammography equipment...
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Recommendations on Standards for the Design of Medical Diagnostic Equipment for Adults with Disabilities, Advisory Committee Final Report
Advancing Equal Access to Diagnostic Services: Recommendations on Standards for the Design of Medical Diagnostic Equipment for Adults with Disabilities The final report of the...
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5.8 Wheelchair Spaces for Diagnostic Equipment Used by Patients Seated in a Wheelchair
5.8 Wheelchair Spaces for Diagnostic Equipment Used by Patients Seated in a Wheelchair.
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5.8.2 Knee and Toe Clearance Under Breast Platform
5.8.2 Knee and Toe Clearance Under Breast Platform. The overall knee and toe space should be increased to a minimum of 28 inches deep, from the initially proposed 25 inch absolute...
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5.8.2.1 Height of Breast Platform At Time of Measurement
5.8.2.1 Height of Breast Platform At Time of Measurement. All knee and toe clearances should be measured when the top of the breast platform is set at 34 inches above the floor.
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5.8.2.2 Knee Clearance Depth at 27” Above the Ground
5.8.2.2 Knee Clearance Depth at 27” Above the Ground. The knee clearance should be increased at 27 inches above the ground to 18 inches minimum.
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5.8.2.3 Overall Knee and Toe Clearance
5.8.2.3 Overall Knee and Toe Clearance. The overall knee and toe space should be increased to a minimum of 28 inches.
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5.8.2.4 Unobstructed Floor Space
5.8.2.4 Unobstructed Floor Space. The unobstructed floor space in front of the base support should be a minimum of 17 inches deep.
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5.8.2.5 Toe Height
5.8.2.5 Toe Height. The toe height should be 18 inches minimum, measured above the ground when the top of the breast platform is 34 inches above the ground.
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5.8.2.6 Clearance Depth at Toe Height Above the Ground
5.8.2.6 Clearance Depth at Toe Height Above the Ground. The toe clearance depth should be 22 inches minimum at toe height.
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5.8.2.7 Base Support Allowance
5.8.2.7 Base Support Allowance. Base support is permitted to obstruct the clear floor space if it fits within the allowed base support volume. Base supports can be a maximum of 1½...
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5.8.3 Breast Platform
5.8.3 Breast Platform
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5.8.3.1 Breast Platform Height
5.8.3.1 Breast Platform Height. The height of the top of the breast platform should be decreased to 26 inches above the floor. The upper height range for the breast platform was not...
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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.
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5.9.1 Standing Supports In Reference To Mammography Equipment
5.9.1 Standing Supports In Reference To Mammography Equipment. The requirement for standing supports should be removed for mammography equipment....
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C. M303 Diagnostic Equipment Used by Patients Seated in a Wheelchair
In the final rule the Access Board made four significant changes to this section: two significant changes to accommodate the unique challenges of mammography equipment; one significant change...
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2. Equipment Clearances for Breast Platforms
The proposed rule contained a different requirement for breast platforms on mammography equipment, that of the 48-inch depth minimum of the wheelchair space, the knee and toe clearance under...
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a. Knee and Toe Clearance
The proposed rule recommended a knee and toe clearance depth for breast platforms of 25 inches. There were no comments received on this requirement. The MDE Advisory Committee...
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b. Exception for Base Support Allowance and Unobstructed Knee and Toe Space
One manufacturer commented on this provision, asserting that mammography equipment poses unique challenges and requires separate consideration....