Ergonomics data and guidelines for the application of ISO/IEC Guide 71 to products and services to address the needs of older persons and persons with disabilities
"This Technical Report presents ergonomics data and guidelines for applying ISO/IEC Guide 71 in addressing the needs of older persons and persons with disabilities in standards development. It provides: ?? ergonomics data and knowledge about human abilities ?? sensory@ physical@ cognitive abilities ?? and allergies; ?? guidance on the accessible design of products@ services and environments. Each of its design considerations or recommendations is based on ergonomic principles that are necessary for making products@ services and environments accessible to older persons and those with disabilities. It is applicable to products@ services and environments encountered in all aspects of daily life@ as well as in the consumer market and workplace (herein@ the term ""products and services"" is used to cover all these areas). While it does not provide techniques for designing assistive devices@ some of its provisions do@ however@ support interoperability with assistive technology. Conformity assessment of any international@ regional or domestic standards is outside its scope."