Overview

• Voluntary standards, manual and powered W/Cs.

   

• USA/Canada/ISO* collaboration

   

• ANSI/RESNA** standards-US

   

• Work began, 1979---now 23 parts in total.

   

• Type: mainly information/performance disclosure--some pass/fail.

   

• Test methods to verify performance/safety.

   

• Required info. disclosure in presale literature.

   

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Notes:

* International Organization for Standardization - http://www.iso.ch/

**ANSI: American National Standards Institute - http://www.ansi.org/

RESNA: Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America http://www.resna.org/