Medical Diagnostic Equipment
The Access Board is developing access standards for medical diagnostic equipment, including examination tables and chairs, weight scales, radiological equipment, and mammography equipment. The health care bill signed into law in March, the “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act”, calls upon the Board to issue these standards in two years in consultation with the Food and Drug Administration. The standards are to address independent access to, and use of, equipment by people with disabilities to the maximum extent possible.
On July 29 the Board held a public information meeting on this rulemaking to gather information from stakeholders, including consumers, equipment manufacturers, the health care industry, government agencies, and others with an interest in the new standards. Subjects to be discussed and explored include the rulemaking process, the range of equipment to be addressed, access barriers to equipment, design challenges, key issues, and other topics encompassed by this rulemaking.
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Development of Standards
Public Information Meeting (29 July 2010)
Other Resources
Contact Information
For further information on this rulemaking, contact Earlene Sesker:
| phone: |
202-272-0022 (voice) or 202-272-0082 (TTY) |
| e-mail: |
sesker@access-board.gov |
| fax: |
202-272-0091 |
| mail: |
Office of Technical and Information Services, 1331 F Street NW, Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20004-1111 |