scope:

This International Standard establishes a classification of assistive products, especially produced or generally available, for persons with disability.

Assistive products used by a person with 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 International Standard:

- items used for the installation of assistive products;

- solutions obtained by combinations of assistive products that are individually classified in this International Standard;

- medicines;

- assistive products and instruments used exclusively by healthcare professionals; 

- non-technical solutions, such as personal assistance, guide dogs or lip-reading;

-  implanted devices; 

- financial support.