36 CFR Part 1195 Proposed Accessibility Standards for Medical Diagnostic Equipment NPRM - Preamble

Reason the Access Board is issuing the proposed standards

Section 510 of the Rehabilitation Act (29 USC 794f) requires the Access Board, in consultation with the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, to issue standards that contain minimum technical criteria to ensure that medical diagnostic equipment used in or in conjunction with medical settings such as physicians’ offices, clinics, emergency rooms, and hospitals is accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities.