NEN ISO 16840-1 : 2006
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WHEELCHAIR SEATING - PART 1: VOCABULARY, REFERENCE AXIS CONVENTION AND MEASURES FOR BODY SEGMENTS, POSTURE AND POSTURAL SUPPORT SURFACES
01-12-2013
Defines: a) a global coordinate system that permits the determination and recording of a person's posture while seated in a wheelchair; b) the standard terms and definitions for use in describing both the posture and the anthropometrics of a person seated in a wheelchair; c) the terms and definitions for describing the dimensions, location and orientation of seating support surfaces, which together comprise the body support system. Applies to seating intended to provide postural support within a wheelchair.
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