PhoneAbility

Acronyms

ANSI American National Standards Institute

ATIS Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions

COCOM Communications Committee of the European Commission

COST European Organisation for Cooperation in the fields of Science and Technology

dB decibel

dBHL decibel Hearing Level

DDA Disability Discrimination Act

DECT Digital Enhanced Cordless Telephone

EHIMA European Hearing Instrument Manufacturers Association

ETSI European Telecommunications Standards Institute

FCC Federal Communications Commission (USA)

FDA Food and Drug Administration (USA)

GPRS General Packet Radio Service

GSM Global System of Mobile Communication

HAC Hearing Aid Compatibility Act (USA)

IEC International Electrotechnical Commission

INCOM Inclusive Communications Sub-Committee of COCOM

IRIL Input Related Interference Level

ITU International Telecommunications Union

NDCS National Deaf Children's Society

NHS National Health Service

OFTEL Office of Telecommunications

Ofcom Office of Communications

RNIB Royal National Institute of the Blind

RNID Royal National Institute for Deaf People

TTY Teletype

USB Universal Service Bus

WIFI Wireless Fidelity (IEEE 802.11 protocol)