About
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Secretariat: JISC (Japan)
Committee Manager: -
Chairperson (until end 2024):Dr Kenji Kurakata
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ISO Technical Programme Manager [TPM]:ISO Editorial Manager [EM]:
- Creation date: 2010
Scope
Standardization of assistive products to assist persons with impaired sensory functions for facilitating activities and social participation.
Excluded:
Assistive products that are dealt with by other technical committees such as access to means of transport (ISO/TCs 8, 20, 22), building construction (ISO/TC 59), furniture (ISO/TC 136), implants for surgery (ISO/TC 150), prosthetics and orthotics (ISO/TC 168), ophthalmic optics (ISO/TC 172), electrical safety (IEC/TC 62), hearing aids (IEC/TC 29), ICT technologies(JTC1), and design principles dealt with by ergonomics (ISO/TC 159).
Notes:
Assistive products dealing with pain, taste and smell functions are excluded
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This committee contributes with 7 standards to the following Sustainable Development Goals:
Liaison Committees to ISO/TC 173/SC 7
The committees below can access the documents of ISO/TC 173/SC 7:
Reference | Title | ISO/IEC |
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ISO/TC 122 | Packaging | ISO |
ISO/TC 145/SC 1 | Public information symbols, signs and guidance system | ISO |
ISO/TC 159 | Ergonomics | ISO |
ISO/TC 159/SC 5 | Ergonomics of the physical environment | ISO |
Liaison Committees from ISO/TC 173/SC 7
ISO/TC 173/SC 7 can access the documents of the committees below:
Reference | Title | ISO/IEC |
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ISO/TC 59/SC 16 | Accessibility and usability of the built environment | ISO |
ISO/TC 122 | Packaging | ISO |
ISO/TC 145 | Graphical symbols | ISO |
ISO/TC 145/SC 1 | Public information symbols, signs and guidance system | ISO |
ISO/TC 159 | Ergonomics | ISO |
ISO/TC 159/SC 4 | Ergonomics of human-system interaction | ISO |
ISO/TC 159/SC 5 | Ergonomics of the physical environment | ISO |
ISO/TC 173/SC 7 - Secretariat