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ISO/IEC JTC 1 Special Working Group on Accessibility (SWG-A) JTC 1 SWG-A N 229 2005-12-11 Document Type: Presentation to JTC 1 Plenary Meeting Title: SWG-A Convener’s Report to the November 2006 JTC 1 Plenary Meeting - South Africa Source: JTC 1 SWG-A Convener
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ISO/IEC JTC 1 Special Working Group on Accessibility (SWG-A) JTC 1 SWG-A N 229 2005-12-11 Document Type: Presentation to JTC 1 Plenary Meeting Title: SWG-A Convener’s Report to the November 2006 JTC 1 Plenary Meeting - South Africa Source: JTC 1 SWG-A Convener Status: This presentation was given at the November 2006 JTC 1 Plenary meeting in South Africa. JTC 1 SWG on Accessibility SecretariatITI/INCITS1250 Eye Street, NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20005jgarner@itic.org
JTC 1 SWG – Accessibility Karen Higginbottom, Convener November 2006 Kruger National Park, South Africa
2006 Meetings • Two SWG – A meetings • Special thanks to the US NB and to CEN/Pre-Standards Department • Opportunity to present the work to users at CSUN and coordinate with European DATSCG activities • Participation by 9 National Bodies and 4 JTC 1 SCs (SC 29, SC 35, SC 36, SC 37) • Representation and presentations from ISO TC 159/WG2 • Consistent representation and contribution by the Free Standards Group and W3C’s Web Accessibility Initiative • Significant contributions from ITU-T and ETSI
Current Activities • TG 2 Accessibility Standards Inventory and Gap Analysis (Alex Li) • TG 1 User Requirements (John Gill/Michael Takemura) • AH8, Outreach (Dr. Kate Grant) • AH9, User Needs Mapping & Gap Analysis (Dr. Jim Carter and Dr. Hajime Yamada) • AH10, User Needs Document Maintenance (Andi Snow-Weaver) • AH11, Reference Materials for User Needs Summary (Mary Frances Laughton) • AH12, JTC 1 Web Site Accessibility (Mary Frances Laughton)
Major Accomplishments • Accessibility Standards Inventory for Computer Hardware, Software, Communications, Public Access Terminals and Consumer Electronics Domains (V 2.0) JTC 1 N 8322 • User Needs Summary (V1.0) JTC 1 N 8323
Additional Resolutions of Note • Determine the ability to reference or quote portions of standards in response to the User Needs Summary • JTC 1 and JTC 1 SCs to have accessible web sites • Request for Category C Liaison with the Telecommunications and Electronic and Information Technology Advisory Committee (TEITAC) JTC 1 N8354
Next Meeting 23 – 27 April Oslo, Norway Will determine if additional meeting is required www.jtc1access.org