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We have come across very valuable articles for wheelchair users by Dr. Gene Emmer. The ACCESS Team is very impressed with Gene’s work, and we wanted to pass this info on to our wheelchair user friends.
The answer is no, not all medical diagnostic equipment is required to be accessible, in the opinion of ACCESS. There are extenuating conditions where it is not possible for a specific piece of equipment to be accessible, but you want that opinion to come from ACCESS. In the majority of situations when the ACCESS audit finds the equipment not accessible, the items in the audit will be addressed one at a time. Solutions are always a team effort, with ACCESS directly involved. ACCESS likes to think that after 16 years of specializing in accessibility compliance we have seen everything at least once.
The real challenge is to stay ahead of the “civil rights” lawyers, who are filing more ADA non-compliance lawsuits each year.
The wake-up call for all business with products that do not meet these new requirements is now. Attorneys throughout the country are looking for ‘deep pockets’ and they are honing their civil rights law skills as they file lawsuits for non-compliance in regards to accessibility requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and/or the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act of 2008.
ACCESS is a known leader in accessibility compliance with over 16 years of experience in this highly specialized field.
This is the health care bill that was just passed by Congress. The U.S. Department of Justice was obviously getting complaints from the handicapped that the medical diagnostic equipment was not being designed to be accessible. Accessibility compliance is required by the Civil Rights law of the Americans with Disabilities Amendment Act of 2008 (PL110-325), which became effective on January 1, 2009, and as found in chapter 126, “equal opportunity for individuals with disabilities”.
Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board) has been directed by Congress to develop accessibility standards for medical diagnostic equipment.
The U.S. Congress has been passing civil rights laws that have a direct effect on product accessibility since the 1960’s. Building code has the American National Standard (ICC/ANSI A117.1), which has a direct effect on product accessibility that dates back to the early 1960’s. The Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board) has been writing accessibility standards for product accessibility since the 1970’s. Over the years, both the Access Board and the ICC/ANSI A117.1 have elaborated with greater specificity on product accessibility standards for compliance. There really is nothing new, just greater definition.
ACCESS is a known leader in accessibility compliance with over 16 years of experience in this highly specialized field. ACCESS has a product accessibility program with the statement, “Certified ADA accessible by ACCESS.”
