Recommendations on Standards for the Design of Medical Diagnostic Equipment for Adults with Disabilities, Advisory Committee Final Report

Height – M301.2.1 & M302.2.1

The subcommittee discussed the increments for adjustability and decided that infinite adjustability is the appropriate standard as both electronic and manual pump chairs have ability to stop at any position.

The discussion for the low end of the minimum range consumed a majority of the Subcommittee’s time. The final recommendation of the subcommittee to the full committee was a recommendation of 19 inches with a "best practice" standard of 17 inches. Upon consideration of the subcommittee’s final recommendation, the full committee was unable to come to a consensus around any specific low height requirement, nor the “best practice” recommendation. Therefore, the report presents each of the arguments in favor of the proposed low height measurements – 19 inches, 18 inches, and 17 inches: