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The contribution of European Standardization to e-Accessibility

Explore the contribution of European standardization to e-accessibility, including previous developments, coordination efforts, and the drafting process for European standards and workshop agreements.

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The contribution of European Standardization to e-Accessibility

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  1. The contribution of European Standardization to e-Accessibility Luc Van den Berghe CEN - European Committee for Standards

  2. Some previous developments • Commission Mandates M/273 and M/283 (1998 and 1999) • M/273: "Standards for disabled and elderly peoples' access to information and communication technologies (ICT) products and services including "Design for All". • http://www.ictsb.org/activities_Design.htm (delivered spring 2000) • DATSCG • M/283: "Standards that promote barrier-free design, enabling the use of products by disabled and elderly people by applying the principles of design for all, adaptable design and assistive technology" • ISO/IEC Guide 71 (also known as CEN/CENELEC Guide 6) • CEN/BT Resolution on the Guide’s use in standards development

  3. Domains addressed in the M/273 report • Communication devices • Digital Broadcasting • Way finding • Personal Information Appliances • Personal Computers • Public Access Terminals • Smart Cards • Internet and e-commerceServices • Smart Housing

  4. Need for co-ordination • DATSCG, the Design for All and Assistive TechnologiesCo-ordination Group • Sub-group of the ICT Standards Board • Co-ordination through information exchange • Dialogue with the Commission • CEN, CENELEC, ETSI but also EICTA, EDF, ANEC, AAATE, etc • International Workshop on Accessibility Requirements for Public Procurement in the ICT Domain (Brussels, Oct 2004) • Workshop on Demonstrating Conformance with eAccessibility Requirements in ICT Products and Services ( 27 March 2006, Brussels)

  5. CEN product range (deliverables) • Standards • European Standard – EN • Pre-Standards • Technical Specification - TS • European Pre-Standard – ENV • Informative • Technical Report - TR • CEN Guide • Workshop Agreement • CEN Workshop Agreement (CWA)

  6. Characteristics of an EN • Stand-Still • Withdrawal of conflicting National Standards • Publication as a national Standard • Designed to support legislation (New Approach – next slide) • Developed in a TC • National representations

  7. New Approach – Basic principles • Essential requirements • desired outcome which must be achieved WITHOUT specifying how it should be achieved • Reference to standards • Standards organizations develop or approve harmonized standards • EN’s set out technical specifications to meet directives essential requirements • Conformity assessment policy • Standards are voluntary • Manufacturers do not have to follow EN • IF they follow = presumption of conformity (CE marking)

  8. New Approach – in which sectors? • European Directives under the New Approach regime organize some of the most important industrial sectors • Over 16% of industry production in the European Union countries relates to the New Approach • Machinery • Lifts • Construction products • Low voltage equipment • Pressure equipment • Packaging and packaging waste

  9. Drafting European Standards (ENs) National Standards Body Technical Committee Working Group Technical Committee TIMEFRAME: 3 YEARS circulation for comments weighted vote national implementation Project Proposal Draft Standard European Standard USER

  10. Characteristics of the Technical Specification • No Requirements for • Stand-Still • Withdrawal of conflicting National Standards • Publication at the national level • Not designed for support of legislation • Nationally available • Developed in a TC • National representations

  11. Characteristics of a CWA • No Requirements for • Stand-Still • Withdrawal of conflicting National Standards • Publication at the national level • Not precluded from use in support of legislation • National availability is optional • Developed in a Workshop • Direct representation • Consensus of the participating parties • Fast process

  12. Drafting CEN Workshop Agreements (CWAs) Business Plan Kick-off Meeting Adoption of CWA CWA TIMEFRAME: 6 – 12 MONTHS Describing – Scope – Objectives – Financing – Schedule Confirming – Business Plan – Rules of the Workshop – Chairmanship – Secretariat – Consensus of Participants – Working preferably via Internet Published by CEN National Members

  13. Workshops in the eAccessibility area • CWA14661: 2003 Guidelines to Standardisers of ICT products and services in the CEN ICT domain • Workshop on Document Processing for Accessibility (DPA – cfr EUAIN) • Workshop on Web Accessibility Certification (WAC – cfr Support-EAM etc) • Objective is a Web Accessibility Quality Mark • CWA will describe the requirements for the conformity scheme and the organizational structure • Requirements document is not in Workshop’s scope • Growing consensus that it should be published as an ESO deliverable (EN, TS, CWA?)

  14. Other CEN eAccessibility activities • CEN/TC 224/WG6 Identification Card Systems - Man-Machine Interface • EN 1332 • Part 1: Design principles for the user interface (annex with icons being added) • Part2: Dimensions and location of a tactile identifier for ID-1 cards • Part 3: Key pads • Part 4: Coding of user requirements for people with special needs (under revision) • Part 5: Raised tactile symbols for differenciation of application on ID-1 cards (underway) • CEN/TS 15291:2006 Identification card system - Guidance on design for accessible card-activated devices

  15. The Keymark • The Keymark is a voluntary third-party European certification mark, demonstrating to the consumer or user of a product that it is in conformity with the relevant EN(s). • The Keymark can only be granted by certification bodies that have been 'empowered' by the CEN Certification Board. • See requirements by WS/WAC

  16. EC also supports ETSI/TC HF projects • Currently operational are: • STF287:User-oriented handling of multicultural issues in broadband and narrowband multimedia communications (deliverable ETSI Guide) • STF286:Access symbols for use with video content and ICT devices (Deliverable ETSI Standard) • STF 285:Enabling and Improving the Use of Mobile e-Services (Deliverable: 2 ETSI Guides) • STF 284:Human related technical guidelines for real-time person-to-person communication services (EG, ETR and a web-based tutorial system) • STF: Specialist Task Force (reporting to TC HF) • More projects are expected in 2006

  17. And what about ISO? • ISO/IEC JTC1 Special Working Group on Accessibility • ISO/IEC JTC1/SC35/WG6 - User Interfaces for People with Special Needs -including the Elderly and Disabled • TC 159/SC 4/WG 5 Software ergonomics and human-computer dialogues • …

  18. Mandate M/376 • European accessibility requirements for public procurement of products and services in the ICT domain • Phase I – Inventory of European and international accessibility requirements and assessment of suitable testing and conformity schemes • A CEN/BT Working Group • ETSI/TC HF • Also a CENELEC interest • DATSCG • Phase II - Standardisation activities • EN: the requirements for accessibility • Supported by other standards deliverables

  19. Summary • DATSCG co-ordinates • A wide variety of standards deliverables and processes for their development • EC supports European standardization on eAccessibility • Deliverables related to M/376 will be main focus from 2006/Q2 onwards in the ESOs Thank you for your attention Luc.vandenberghe@cenorm.be

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