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		<title>02/09/2012: The Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board) released proposed rules for accessibility standards for medical diagnostic equipment</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board) is proposing accessibility standards for medical diagnostic equipment. The proposed standards contain minimum technical criteria to ensure that medical diagnostic equipment, including examination tables, examination chairs, weight scales, mammography equipment, and &#8230; <a href="http://itemcoalition.org/2012/02/09/the-architectural-and-transportation-barriers-compliance-board-access-board-released-proposed-rules-for-accessibility-standards-for-medical-diagnostic-equipment/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=itemcoalition.org&amp;blog=25510672&amp;post=381&amp;subd=itemcoalition&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>02/07/2012: Senate HELP Committee holds hearing on challenges and opportunities for accessible technologies</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, February 7, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) committee held a hearing to discuss the impact of technology in education and its accessibility for people with disabilities. This was the latest in a series of hearings &#8230; <a href="http://itemcoalition.org/2012/02/07/02072012-senate-help-committee-holds-hearing-on-challenges-and-opportunities-foraccessible-technologies/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=itemcoalition.org&amp;blog=25510672&amp;post=388&amp;subd=itemcoalition&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>02/06/2012: CMS delays the demonstration project for prior authorization of power mobility devices until June 1, 2012</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[CMS announced this month that the agency will implement the Prior Authorization of Power Mobility Devices (PMD) Demonstration on or after June 1, 2012. CMS first announced last November that it would implement the PMD demonstration starting January 1, 2012, &#8230; <a href="http://itemcoalition.org/2012/02/06/cms-delays-the-demonstration-project-for-prior-authorization-of-power-mobility-devices-until-june-1-2012/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=itemcoalition.org&amp;blog=25510672&amp;post=377&amp;subd=itemcoalition&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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