Halifax, 31 Oct – 3 Nov 2011ICT Accessibility For All ICT Accessibility Standardization Dr. Jim Carter, ISACC Document No: GSC16-PLEN-57r2 Source: ISACC Contact: Jim Carter GSC Session: PLENARY Agenda Item:

Halifax, 31 Oct – 3 Nov 2011ICT Accessibility For All GSC16-PLEN-57r2 2 Highlight of Current Activities Canada is very involved in the range of ISO and ISO/IEC JTC 1 ICT Accessibility activities –Guidance to Standards Developers –ISO Guide 71, ISO 22411, ISO/IEC –Standards with Broad Applicability –ISO , ISO/IEC , ISO , ISO/IEC 29136, ISO/IEC 24756, ISO/IEC –Component Accessibility –ISO/IEC 24786, ISO/IRC TRs, ISO/IEC series –Accessibility Going Mainstream –ISO/IEC > ISO , ISO –Language(s) Accessibility –ISO/IEC 19764, ISO/IEC 24785, ISO/IEC 20007, ISO/IEC 30112, ISO 20011

Halifax, 31 Oct – 3 Nov 2011ICT Accessibility For All GSC16-PLEN-57r2 Strategic Directions Positives: –Concept of accessibility Moving to “Access for All” from selected “Disabilities” – Basic ICT accessibility is well covered Further developments are focusing on detailed areas Positive legislative/regulatory support exists –Expanding scope of ICT accessibility to convergent issues Negatives: –ICT accessibility is currently under-represented in the mainstream of ICT standardization –ICT accessibility is spread across many committees 3

Halifax, 31 Oct – 3 Nov 2011ICT Accessibility For All GSC16-PLEN-57r2 Challenges The major challenges are organizational rather than technical in nature –Standards vs. Legislation –Multiple sources of ICT accessibility standards within ISO and ISO/IEC JTC 1 –Other sources of ICT accessibility standards beyond ISO and ISO/IEC JTC 1 Liaison now exists between ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 35 & W3C WCAG –Moving accessibility into mainstream standards –The issue of Language / “Human Interface Equivalency” 4

Halifax, 31 Oct – 3 Nov 2011ICT Accessibility For All GSC16-PLEN-57r2 Next Steps / Actions Canada encourages a coordinated approach to ICT Accessibility standardization –Having different representation to different standardization committees is less effective Canada focuses on “Accessibility for All” ISACC invites other GSC Members to consider a similar approach 5

Halifax, 31 Oct – 3 Nov 2011ICT Accessibility For All GSC16-PLEN-57r2 Supplementary Slides 6

Halifax, 31 Oct – 3 Nov 2011ICT Accessibility For All GSC16-PLEN-57r2 Guidance to Standards Developers ISO/IEC Guide 71 :2001 Guidelines to address the needs of older persons and people with disabilities when developing standards –Identifies areas in need of accessibility consideration Sensory abilities; Physical abilities; Cognitive abilities; Allergies –Revision has just started Focus shifting to inclusive design ISO TR :2008 Ergonomic data and ergonomic guidelines for the application of ISO/IEC Guide 71 to products and services to address the needs of older persons and persons with disabilities –A second version is now under development It needs to coordinate with new version of Guide 71 7

Halifax, 31 Oct – 3 Nov 2011ICT Accessibility For All GSC16-PLEN-57r2 Guidance to Standards Developers ISO/IEC TRs Information technology — Accessibility considerations for people with disabilities –Part 1 : 2009 User needs summary currently 150 needs identified (with very little duplication) –Part 2 : 2009 Standards inventory Currently organized in 6 categories –102 Accessibility Focused –191 Related –Part 3 : 2009 Guidance on user needs mapping Updates are currently underway To be published as “information documents” rather than TR’s Information also to be placed in a publicly available database 8

Halifax, 31 Oct – 3 Nov 2011ICT Accessibility For All GSC16-PLEN-57r2 Standards with broad applicability – ISO :2008 Accessibility guidelines for information/communication technology (ICT) equipment and services – ISO/IEC :2011 Information Technology — Interoperability with Assistive Technology (AT) Part 1: Requirements and recommendations for interoperability – ISO :2008 Guidance on software accessibility – ISO/IEC :(2012) Accessibility of personal computer hardware ISO/IEC : 2009 Information technology — Framework for specifying a common access profile (CAP) of needs and capabilities of users, systems, and their environments 9

Halifax, 31 Oct – 3 Nov 2011ICT Accessibility For All GSC16-PLEN-57r2 Standards with broad applicability ISO/IEC Individualized Adaptability and Accessibility in E-learning, Education and Training –Part 1 : 2008 Framework and reference model –Part 2 : 2008 "Access for all" personal needs and preferences for digital delivery –Part 3 : 2008 "Access for all" digital resource description –Part 9: NP “Access for all” personal user interface preferences –Part 10: NP “Access for all” user interface characteristics –Part 11: CD “Access for all” personal needs and preferences for non- digital resources –Part 12: CD “Access for all” non-digital resource description –Part 13: CD “Access for all” personal needs and preferences for LET events –Part 14: CD “Access for all” LET events description 10

Halifax, 31 Oct – 3 Nov 2011ICT Accessibility For All GSC16-PLEN-57r2 Component Accessibility ISO/IEC : 2010 Accessible user interface for accessibility settings ISO/IEC Accessibility API Technical Reports –Current TR’s under development: Part 2: 2012 Windows automation framework accessibility API Part 3: 2012 I-Accessible2 accessibility API Part 4: 2013 Linux/UNIX graphical environments accessibility API Part 6: 2013 Java accessibility API ISO/IEC User interface component accessibility –Part 11 :2012 – TR Guidance on creating alternative text for images 11

Halifax, 31 Oct – 3 Nov 2011ICT Accessibility For All GSC16-PLEN-57r2 Accessibility going mainstream – Moving from accessibility standard to mainstream standard ISO/IEC : 2007 Guidelines for the design of icons and symbols to be accessible to all users – Including the elderly and persons with disabilities NOTE: ISO/IEC19766 is already replaced and completely incorporated within: ISO/IEC : 2010 Information Technology — User Interface Icons — Framework and General Guidance Inclusion in a new mainstream standard ISO : 2010 Guidance on individualization 12

Halifax, 31 Oct – 3 Nov 2011ICT Accessibility For All GSC16-PLEN-57r2 Language(s) Accessibility While language is an accessibility issue according to ISO/IEC Guide 71 and Canadian Law, as well as in many other countries, some countries strongly oppose this. This Includes the provision of human interface equivalencies (e.g., braille, sign language, Bliss symbols, etc.). –ISO/IEC TR : 2005 Guidelines, methodology, and reference criteria for cultural and linguistic adaptability in information technology products –ISO/IEC TR : 2009 Taxonomy of cultural and linguistic adaptability user requirements 13

Halifax, 31 Oct – 3 Nov 2011ICT Accessibility For All GSC16-PLEN-57r2 Language(s) Accessibility –ISO/IEC TR : WD Information technology - Cultural and linguistic interoperability -- Definitions and relationship between symbols, icons, animated icons, pictograms, characters and glyphs –ISO/IEC : WD Information technology - Specification methods for cultural conventions –ISO/IEC 20016: ITLET – Language Accessibility and Human Interface Equivalencies (HIEs) in e-learning applications Part 1: 2012 Framework and Reference Model for Semantic Interoperability 14