Kris Pizur-Barnekow¹, Melissa R. Lemke², Roger O. Smith¹, Melinda Winter² and Rochelle Mendonca¹

¹The Rehabilitation Research Design and Disability Center (R²D² Center), University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI 53201

²Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Accessible Medical Instrumentation (RERC-AMI), Marquette University Milwaukee, WI 53222

ABSTRACT

Inaccessible medical devices prevent individuals with disabilities from receiving and providing appropriate preventative and medical treatment. The Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Accessible Medical Instrumentation (RERC-AMI) in collaboration with the Rehabilitation Research Design and Disability Center (R 2D 2 Center) developed two versions of an instrument to measure the accessibility and usability of medical devices for patients and providers with disabilities. The need for such an instrument, the development process and the versions of the instrument are presented herein. Implications for use and future research are discussed.

KEYWORDS

Measurement, outcomes, MED-AUDIT, medical instrumentation, accessibility, usability

Author Contact Information:

Kris Pizur-Barnekow, Ph.D., OTR
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee,
2400 E. Hartford Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53201