Accessibility of telehealth services or F.780.2 is a
technical standard
A technical standard is an established Social norm, norm or requirement for a repeatable technical task which is applied to a common and repeated use of rules, conditions, guidelines or characteristics for products or related processes and producti ...
developed by the
World Health Organization
The World Health Organization (WHO) is a list of specialized agencies of the United Nations, specialized agency of the United Nations which coordinates responses to international public health issues and emergencies. It is headquartered in Gen ...
and
ITU
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU)In the other common languages of the ITU:
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* is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for many matters related to information and communication technologies. It was established ...
(
Study Group 16) that defines accessibility requirements for technical features to be used and implemented by governments, healthcare providers and manufacturers of telehealth platforms to facilitate the access and use of telehealth services by
persons with disabilities
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.
Definition
World Health Organization (WHO) defines telehealth as the "delivery of health care services, where patients and providers are separated by distance.
Overview
# Requirements 1 to 6 for persons with vision impairment and blindness
# Requirements 7 to 11 for deaf and hard of hearing persons
# Requirement 12 for persons with speech difficulties
# Requirements 13 to 15 for persons with mobility impairments
# Requirements 16 to 20 for persons with mental health conditions and psychosocial disabilities
# Requirements 21 to 23 for persons with developmental and intellectual disabilities
# Requirements 24 and 25 for persons with learning disabilities
See also
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Web accessibility
Web accessibility, or eAccessibility,European CommissionCommunication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament and the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: eAccessibility, EC(2005)1095 pu ...
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Persons with disabilities
Disability is the experience of any condition that makes it more difficult for a person to do certain activities or have equitable access within a given society. Disabilities may be cognitive, developmental, intellectual, mental, physical, ...
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World Health Organization
The World Health Organization (WHO) is a list of specialized agencies of the United Nations, specialized agency of the United Nations which coordinates responses to international public health issues and emergencies. It is headquartered in Gen ...
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International Telecommunication Union
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU)In the other common languages of the ITU:
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* is a list of specialized agencies of the United Nations, specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for many matters related to information ...
External links
Page on WHO websitePage on ITU website
References
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ITU-T recommendations
International Telecommunication Union