Acronyms

AAC Augmentative and Alternative Communication
ADIP Assistance to Disabled Persons
AFES African Federation for Emergency Services
AFWC African Federation of Wheelchair Communities
AI Artificial Intelligence
AK Above Knee
ALTSO A Leg to Stand On
ASEAN The Association of Southeast Asian Nations
AT Assistive Technology
BK Below Knee
BRI Belt and Road Initiative
BTE Behind the Ear
CADTC China Assistive Devices and Technology Center for Persons with Disabilities
CBM Christian Blind Mission
CDPF China Disabled Persons’ Federation
CE Conformité Européenne (European Conformity)
CHAI Clinton Health Access Initiative
COVID Coronavirus Disease
CR Crown Resin (lens material)
CSR Corporate Social Responsibility
CURE CURE International
FDA Food and Drug Administration
FWM Free Wheelchair Mission
GSMA Global System for Mobile Communications Association
HI Humanity and Inclusion
HKI Helen Keller International
HTWF Hear the World Foundation
IAPB International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness
ICRC International Committee of the Red Cross
IEC International Electrotechnical Commission
ISO International Organization for Standardization
JKN Jaminan Kesehatan Nasional (Indonesia health insurance scheme)
KEBS Kenya Bureau of Standards
LDS Latter-day Saints
LMIC Low- and Middle-income Countries
NGN Nigerian Naira
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NGO Non-governmental Organization
NMPA National Medical Products Administration
NPO Non-profit Organization
NVG New Vision Generation
ODM Original Design Manufacturer
OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer
P&O Prosthetic & Orthotic
PAC Product Advisory Council
PRP Physical Rehabilitation Programme
QA Quality Assurance
QC Quality Control
R&D Research & Development
RMB Renminbi (Chinese Yuan)
ROMP Range of Motion Project
SAMR State Administration for Market Regulation
SGS Société Générale de Surveillance
TR Trade Regulation
UN United Nations
UNICEF United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund
US United States
USAID United States Agency for International Development
UV Ultraviolet
VAT Value Added Tax
WHO World Health Organization
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