ISO/IEC JTC 1 Special Working Group on Accessibility

ISO/IEC Joint Technical Committee 1

Develop, maintain, promote and facilitate IT standards required by global markets meeting business and user requirements.

17 Subcommittees, 3 SWGs 28 P Members (National Bodies) 155 Publications in 2005 16 ISO and IEC Liaisons 22 “External” Liaisons IT Integration a key role

SWG - Accessibility

October 2004 ISO/IEC JTC 1 Resolution. Gather user needs (direct participation,

workshops, liaisons). Inventory all known accessibility standards efforts. Identify where voluntary standards efforts are not

addressed. Track laws, policies, guidelines. Encourage the use of globally relevant voluntary

standards.

Open Membership

ISO/IEC JTC 1 National Bodies and Liaisons ISO, IEC or ITU-T committees with accessibility

activities Regional standard and support organizations Representatives of consortia/fora Consumer Organizations and User

Representatives

Meetings to Date

SWG – A Meeting Sheffield, UK – April 2005

Task Group Sessions Toronto, Canada – July 2005

SWG – A Meeting Tokyo, Japan – August 2005

SWG – A Meeting Los Angeles, California – March 2006 Held in conjunction with California State University, Northridge

Center on Disabilities' 21st Annual International Technology and Persons with Disabilities Conference (CSUN)

Task Group 2 – Inventory/Gap Analysis

Survey form to request assistance from accessibility standards Editors.

Used “IT Hardware” as first domain. Identified 88 existing IT hardware accessibility

standards.

Gathering information on standards for software, communications (user interface), public access terminals, consumer electronics.

Task Group 1 – User Needs

Develop User Outreach Plan.Essential to have direct, varied user input.

User Needs Summary developed.Functional expectations plotted to user needs

with cross references to Guide 71.

Example: Perceive status of controls and indicators Note: content for demonstration only – document far more complete

Some need an auditory or tactile equivalent to any visual indicators or operational cues, man-made or natural. 8.2.2 Alternatives to visual information

Some need a visual or tactile indicator for any auditory indicators or operational cues, designed (e.g. beeps, lights) or intrinsic (e.g. machine sounds, visual movements). 8.2.3 Alternatives to auditory information

Some need visual or auditory alternative to any subtle tactile feedback. 8.12.3.3 Status of controls

Some need visual indicators (e.g. LEDs, on screen indicators, mouse cursors) to be visible with low vision.

8.6 Size and style of font and symbols in information, warnings and labelling of controls

Some need to have controls and indicators perceivable without relying on color

8.5.3 Colour coding of information

Yet to Do

Determine user requirements that are not being met by an existing standard.

Disseminate the information widely Increase the value of the information.Ensure that voluntary, international standards

responsibly address all accessibility needs.

Contact Information

Next meeting – 18 – 22 September 2006CEN/ISSS Host in Brussels, Belgium

http://www.jtc1access.org/all documents are availableall participants welcomeall feedback appreciated