Accessibility of telehealth services

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{{short description|ITU-T Recommendation}}

{{Infobox technology standard

| title = Accessibility of telehealth services

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| abbreviation = F.780.2

| status = In force

| year_started = 2018

| version = 1.0

| version_date = March 2022

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| organization = ITU (T)

| committee = ITU-T Study Group 16 (Secretary: Simao Campos)

| base_standards =

| related_standards = IEC 60601, IEC 61000-3-2, K.127, K.136, K.137

| domain =

| 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.{{Cite web |title=Launch of the WHO-ITU Global standard for accessibility of telehealth services |url=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 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=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 |archive-date=2022-08-06 |access-date=2022-08-06 |website=www.who.int |language=en }}{{Cite web |last=Kim |first=Stefani |date=2022-08-02 |title=New Standard in Global Telehealth Accessibility |url=https://hearingreview.com/inside-hearing/blogs/new-standard-in-global-telehealth-accessibility |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220806071956/https://hearingreview.com/inside-hearing/blogs/new-standard-in-global-telehealth-accessibility |archive-date=2022-08-06 |access-date=2022-08-06 |website=The Hearing Review |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Minister Rabbitte welcomes the launch of accessible standards for telehealth services |url=https://www.gov.ie/en/press-release/e5edc-minister-rabbitte-welcomes-the-launch-of-accessible-standards-for-telehealth-services/ |url-status=live |archive-url=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/ |archive-date=2022-08-06 |access-date=2022-08-06 |website=www.gov.ie |language=en}}