Accessibility of telehealth services explained

Accessibility of telehealth services
Abbreviation:F.780.2
Status:In force
Year Started:2018
Version:1.0
Version Date:March 2022
Committee:ITU-T Study Group 16 (Secretary: Simao Campos)
Related Standards:IEC 60601, IEC 61000-3-2, K.127, K.136, K.137
License:Freely available
Website:https://www.itu.int/rec/T-REC-F.780.2

Accessibility of telehealth services or F.780.2 is a technical standard developed by the World Health Organization and ITU (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.[1] [2] [3]

Definition

World Health Organization (WHO) defines telehealth as the "delivery of health care services, where patients and providers are separated by distance.[4]

Overview

  1. Requirements 1 to 6 for persons with vision impairment and blindness[5]
  2. Requirements 7 to 11 for deaf and hard of hearing persons
  3. Requirement 12 for persons with speech difficulties
  4. Requirements 13 to 15 for persons with mobility impairments
  5. Requirements 16 to 20 for persons with mental health conditions and psychosocial disabilities
  6. Requirements 21 to 23 for persons with developmental and intellectual disabilities
  7. Requirements 24 and 25 for persons with learning disabilities

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Launch of the WHO-ITU Global standard for accessibility of telehealth services . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20220806072819/https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2022/06/16/default-calendar/launch-of-the-who-itu-global-standard-for-accessibility-of-telehealth-services . 2022-08-06 . 2022-08-06 . www.who.int . en .
  2. Web site: Kim . Stefani . 2022-08-02 . New Standard in Global Telehealth Accessibility . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220806071956/https://hearingreview.com/inside-hearing/blogs/new-standard-in-global-telehealth-accessibility . 2022-08-06 . 2022-08-06 . The Hearing Review . en-US.
  3. Web site: Minister Rabbitte welcomes the launch of accessible standards for telehealth services . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220806074759/https://www.gov.ie/en/press-release/e5edc-minister-rabbitte-welcomes-the-launch-of-accessible-standards-for-telehealth-services/ . 2022-08-06 . 2022-08-06 . www.gov.ie . en.
  4. Web site: WHO-ITU global standard for accessibility of telehealth services . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220806072006/https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240050464 . 2022-08-06 . 2022-08-06 . www.who.int . en.
  5. Web site: F.780.2: Accessibility of telehealth services . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220806085241/https://www.itu.int/rec/T-REC-F.780.2-202203-I/en . 2022-08-06 . 2022-08-06 . www.itu.int.

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