ISO/TC 173/SC 2/WG 12 - Classification and terminology of assistive products for persons with disability
Classification et terminologie pour les produits d'assistance pour personnes en situation de handicap
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ISO/TC 173/SC 2/WG 12 is a Subcommittee within the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). It is named "Classification and terminology of assistive products for persons with disability". This committee has published 1 standards.
ISO/TC 173/SC 2/WG 12 develops ISO standards in the area of Information technology. Currently, there are 1 published standards from this subcommittee.
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is an independent, non-governmental international organization that develops and publishes international standards. Founded in 1947 and headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, ISO brings together experts from 170+ member countries to share knowledge and develop voluntary, consensus-based standards that support innovation and provide solutions to global challenges.
A Subcommittee (SC) in ISO operates under a Technical Committee and focuses on a specific subset of the TC's scope. Subcommittees develop standards and technical specifications in their specialized area, reporting to their parent Technical Committee. They may also have working groups for detailed technical work.
This document specifies a classification and terminology of assistive products, especially produced or generally available, for persons to optimize functioning and reduce disability. Assistive products used by a person to optimize functioning and reduce disability, but which require the assistance of another person for their operation, are included in the classification. The following items are specifically excluded from this document: - items used for the installation of assistive products; - solutions obtained by combinations of assistive products that are individually classified in this document; - medicines; - assistive products and instruments used exclusively by healthcare professionals or by teachers; - non-technical solutions, such as personal assistance, guide dogs or lip-reading; - implanted devices; - financial support.
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