NCD Report Release: Enforceable Accessible Medical Equipment Standards
Channel: National Council on Disability
Date: 23/06/2021

The National Council on Disability--an independent federal agency--held a webcast briefing May 20, 2021,  discussing the release of their new report on accessible medical diagnostic equipment titled Enforceable Accessible Medical Equipment Standards: A Necessary Means to Address the Health Care Needs of People with Mobility Disabilities.

The briefing on the report includes Andrés Gallegos, Chairman, National Council on Disability; Dave Yanchulis, Director, Office of Technical and Information Services, U.S. Access Board; Robinsue Frohboese, Acting Director, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights; Alyse Bass, Trial Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Disability Rights Section; Clarette Yen, Attorney Advisor, U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Disability Rights Section; Peter Thomas, Principal at Powers Law Firm and coordinator of the ITEM Coalition; and Sarah Triano, Senior Director of Policy & Innovation, Complex Care, Centene Corporation. It is introduced by Anne Sommers McIntosh, Executive Director, National Council on Disability, and moderated by Ana Torres-Davis, Senior Attorney Advisor, National Council on Disability.