BS EN 63080:2017

This standard BS EN 63080:2017 Accessibility terms and definitions is classified in these ICS categories:

• 01.040.01 Generalities. Terminology. Standardization. Documentation (Vocabularies)
• 11.180.01 Aids for disabled and handicapped persons in general

IEC 63080:2017(E) contains a list of currently used terminology to describe accessibility and terms that writers of standards need when writing and designing International Standards. It is important to standardize and define a recognized list of the terms already used and in existing ITU Recommendations and Resolutions, along with those in the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD). Without such a list, there could be confusion not only on the part of writers and implementers of standards, but also by the public at large. It is also important to eliminate terminology that is no longer used, offensive, and demeaning to persons with disabilities (PWD) and others.