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Assistive Device Standards for Wheelchairs - ANSI Blog
November 17, 2015 July 3, 2019 Robert Russotti 1 Comment
Do you know RESNA, Rehabilitation Engineering & Assistive Technology Society of North America? RESNA members promote the exchange of ideas and information for the advancement of assistive technology.
RESNA develops standards for assistive devices in the following areas: wheelchairs (including scooters), wheelchairs and transportation, wheelchair seating, support surfaces, vision and hearing impairments, adaptive sports equipment. A long list of standards covering these technologies is on the RESNA website. Here we have the standards with accompanying descriptions and links to download them.
ISO 7176-1:2014 Wheelchairs – Part 1: Determination of static stability
ISO 7176-1:2014 specifies test methods for determining the static stability of wheelchairs. It is applicable to manual and electrically powered wheelchairs, including scooters, with a maximum speed not greater than 15 km/h, intended to provide indoor and/or outdoor mobility for one disabled person whose mass is within the range represented by ISO 7176-11.
ISO 7176-2:2017 Wheelchairs — Part 2: Determination of dynamic stability of electric wheelchairs
This part of ISO 7176 specifies test methods for determining the dynamic stability of electrically powered wheelchairs.
ISO 7176-3:2012 Wheelchairs – Part 3: Determination of effectiveness of brakes
ISO 7176-4:2008 Wheelchairs – Part 4: Energy consumption of electric wheelchairs and scooters for determination of theoretical distance range
ISO 7176-4:2008 specifies methods for determining theoretical distance range of electrically powered wheelchairs, including scooters, using measurements of energy consumed while driving and the nominal energy capacity of the wheelchair’s battery set. It is applicable to electrically powered wheelchairs with a maximum nominal speed no greater than 15 km/h, intended to provide indoor and/or outdoor mobility for one disabled person whose mass is within the range represented by ISO 7176-11. ISO 7176-4:2008 also includes requirements for test reports and information disclosure.
ISO 7176-5:2008 Wheelchairs – Part 5: Determination of dimensions, mass and manoeuvring space
ISO 7176-6:2018 Wheelchairs – Part 6: Determination of maximum speed, acceleration and deceleration of electric wheelchairs
ISO 7176-7:1998 Wheelchairs — Part 7: Measurement of seating and wheel dimensions
ISO 7176-8:2014 Wheelchairs – Part 8: Requirements and test methods for static, impact and fatigue strengths
ISO 7176-9:2009 Wheelchairs – Part 9: Climatic tests for electric wheelchairs
ISO 7176-9:2009 specifies requirements and test methods to determine the effects of rain, dust, condensation and the effects of changes of temperature on the basic functioning of electrically powered wheelchairs, including scooters, intended to carry one person, with a maximum speed not exceeding 15 km/h.
ISO 7176-9:2009 does not include requirements for resistance to corrosion.
ISO 7176-10:2008 Wheelchairs – Part 10: Determination of obstacle-climbing ability of electrically powered wheelchairs
ISO 7176-11:2012 Wheelchairs – Part 11: Test dummies
ISO 7176-13:1989 Wheelchairs — Part 13: Determination of coefficient of friction of test surfaces
ISO 7176-14:2008 Wheelchairs – Part 14: Power and control systems for electrically powered wheelchairs and scooters – Requirements and test methods
ISO 7176-15:1996 Wheelchairs — Part 15: Requirements for information disclosure, documentation and labelling
ISO 7176-16:2012 Wheelchairs – Part 16: Resistance to ignition of postural support devices
ISO 7176-19:2008 Wheelchairs – Part 19: Wheeled mobility devices for use as seats in motor vehicles
ISO 7176-21:2009 Wheelchairs – Part 21: Requirements and test methods for electromagnetic compatibility of electrically powered wheelchairs and scooters, and battery chargers
ISO 7176-22:2014 Wheelchairs – Part 22: Set-up procedures
ISO 7176-22:2014 specifies a set-up procedure to be used as a part of the preparation of adjustable wheelchairs for testing. This procedure takes the manufacturer’s instructions into account.
ISO 7176-22:2014 is applicable to manual wheelchairs and electric wheelchairs (including scooters) intended to provide indoor and/or outdoor mobility.
ISO 7176-25:2013 Wheelchairs – Part 25: Batteries and chargers for powered wheelchairs
ISO 7176-26:2007 Wheelchairs – Part 26: Vocabulary
ISO 7176-26:2007 specifies a vocabulary consisting of terms and definitions used in the field of manual and electrically powered wheelchairs (including scooters) and associated seating systems.
ISO 7176-28:2012 Wheelchairs – Part 28: Requirements and test methods for stair-climbing devices
ISO 7176-28:2012 specifies tests to demonstrate the stair-climbing device’s ability to perform safely on stairs with a pitch of 35°, or higher if declared by the manufacturer. It also includes ergonomic, labelling and disclosure requirements.
ISO 16840-1:2006 Wheelchair seating – Part 1: Vocabulary, reference axis convention and measures for body segments, posture and postural support surfaces
a global coordinate system that permits the determination and recording of a person’s posture while seated in a wheelchair;
ISO 16840-1:2006 does not specify any methods for use in measuring a person’s seated posture, nor does it define terms for dynamic physiological movements (such as flexion or extension).
ISO 16840-2:2018 Wheelchair seating – Part 2: Determination of physical and mechanical characteristics of devices intended to manage tissue integrity – Seat cushions
ISO 16840-3:2014 Wheelchair seating – Part 3: Determination of static, impact and repetitive load strengths for postural support devices
ISO 16840-3:2014 specifies test methods for the determination of static, impact, and repetitive load strengths as well as disclosure requirements for postural support devices (PSD) with associated attachment hardware intended for use with an undefined wheelchair.
ISO 16840-4:2009 Wheelchair seating – Part 4: Seating systems for use in motor vehicles
ISO 16840-6:2015 Wheelchair seating – Part 6: Simulated use and determination of the changes in properties of seat cushions
ISO 16840-9:2015 specifies apparatus, test methods, and disclosure requirements for generating aging effects in a seat cushion that reproduce those seen in use. It also provides methods of determining changes in the physical and mechanical properties of seat cushions based on their age and use. This part of ISO 16840 provides a set of tests that simulate wear and tear, which can be useful to validate warranty claims and to provide information about product, life, and performance limitations associated with product use.
ISO/TR 16840-9:2015 Wheelchair seating – Part 9: Clinical interface pressure mapping guidelines for seating
ISO 16840-10:2014 Wheelchairs – Resistance to ignition of non-integrated seat and back support cushions – Part 10: Requirements and test methods
ISO/TS 16840-11:2014 Wheelchair seating – Part 11: Determination of perspiration dissipation characteristics of seat cushions intended to manage tissue integrity
ISO/TS 16840-11:2014 specifies a method for determining the dissipation characteristics of simulated perspiration exposure on wheelchair seat cushions.
ISO/TS 16840-11:2014 is applicable to wheelchair seat cushions that include a cushion cover.
ISO/TS 16840-12:2015 Wheelchair seating – Part 12: Apparatus and method for cushion envelopment testing
ISO/TS 16840-12:2015 specifies apparatus, test methods, and disclosure requirements for characterization of wheelchair seat cushion immersion and envelopment properties using instrumented indenters to characterize the interface pressure of each indenter and the test cushion by measuring the cushioning effects of immersion and envelopment. This part of ISO 16840 can be considered to expand the characterization of products intended to manage tissue integrity (ISO 16840-2) and provide a standardized indenter for other wheelchair seating tests. It does not provide information specific to cushion performance for a particular individual user.
ISO 10542-1:2012 Technical systems and aids for disabled or handicapped persons – Wheelchair tiedown and occupant-restraint systems – Part 1: Requirements and test methods for all systems
ISO 10542-1:2012/Cor1:2013 Corrigendum
ISO 23600:2007 Assistive products for persons with vision impairments and persons with vision and hearing impairments – Acoustic and tactile signals for pedestrian traffic lights
ISO 23600:2007 specifies requirements for acoustic and tactile signals for pedestrian traffic lights to assist in safe and independent mobility of persons with vision impairments and persons with vision and hearing impairments.
One thought on “Assistive Device Standards for Wheelchairs”
Ray Moos says:
Thanks for the information on ISO7176,
I am trying to make some sense of the series of wheelchairs supplied for my grandson at great expense.
Most of them not to standard in many respects and the current one not safe to use nor fit for purpose.
It is too heavy and injuring his mother and father as well as injuring my grandson.