Accessible Interfaces for Medical Instrumentation:
Draft Guidelines and Future Directions
 
Workshop Location:
	U.S. Food and Drug Administration
	Parklawn Building
	5600 Fishers Lane
	Rockville, Maryland  20857
To get there from the Metro, take the Red Line in the direction of Shady Grove. Get off at Twinbrook Station. Come down the stairs of the station and exit left. Walk diagonally across the parking lot. Cross Twinbrook Parkway to Fishers Lane. The Parklawn Building at 5600 will be on the right.
 
The FDA building is about three-quarters of a mile from the hotel. For people who need or want a ride, we will provide wheelchair-accessible van service between the Doubletree Hotel and the FDA Parklawn Building. To get to the Parklawn Building from the hotel on your own, exit the back side of the hotel and turn right on Chapman Avenue, go 3 blocks and turn left on Twinbrook Parkway. Cross Twinbrook Parkway and go left to Fishers Lane. The Parklawn Building at 5600 will be on the right.
 
Enter the front door and give your name at the front desk. They will give you a registration badge and direct you to the meeting room. 
 
Hotel Information:
	Doubletree Hotel & Executive Meeting Center Rockville
	1750 Rockville Pike
	Rockville, Maryland  20852
	(301) 468-1100
	http://www.doubletreerockville.com
The Doubletree Hotel is 17 miles from Washington Reagan National Airport and 22 miles from Dulles International Airport, and adjacent to the Washington Metro's Twinbrook station (on the Red Line). 
 
 
Workshop Breakout Session Themes
 
The Workshop has two primary themes, each of which has sub-themes that will be discussed at Breakout Sessions during the workshop to generate prioritized lists of needs in targeted areas:

* Medical Device Design Guidelines 
A. Physical Positioning/Orienting of Patient to Device
Motivation: On the RERC-AMI's national survey of patients with disabilities, a majority of respondents reported having had significant difficulties with many categories of medical equipment (e.g., exam tables, weight scales, imaging equipment). Most of these difficulties are related to physical positioning and orientation, and are part of many of the most common medical procedures.
B. Interfaces for Monitoring Devices (especially for practitioner use) 
Motivation: The focus is on displays and controls of interfaces that are most often operated manually, often for assessment (e.g., physiologic monitoring devices) or therapy (e.g., infusion). The primary focus is on monitoring devices used by practitioners in hospitals and clinics. 
C. Interfaces for Home Healthcare Devices 
Motivation: This represents a large category of devices, the user of which is commonly the patient or their personal attendant or family member or friend, any one of whom may have a disability. Examples include vital sign monitors, blood glucose monitors and insulin dosers, infusion pumps, exercise equipment, and home telehealth equipment.

* Emerging Medical Trends and Technologies 
D. Interfaces for Patients with Disabilities 
Motivation: The focus is on approaches for maximizing the accessibility of instrumentation commonly used by patients. This includes consideration of alternative strategies as appropriate for certain classes of devices, such as use of universal design strategies or multi-modal interfaces that enhance certain abilities while minimizing the impact of disabilities.
E. Interfaces for Aging and Disabled Providers 
Motivation: Some medical practitioners have congenital or acquired disabilities and others, as they age, may experience diminishing sensory and/or motor abilities. Ideally, medical devices should be designed to accommodate a range of abilities, and (as appropriate) enable practitioners to pursue or continue in their selected profession.