The ISO/IEC JTC 1 Special Working Group on Accessibility was established in 2004 and actioned to:
- determine an approach, and implement, the gathering of user requirements, being mindful of the varied and unique opportunities (direct participation of user organizations, workshops, liaisons)
- identify a mechanism to work proactively between meetings to make forward progress
- gather and publish an inventory of all known accessibility standards efforts
- identify areas/technologies where voluntary standards are not being addressed and suggest an appropriate body to consider the new work
- track public laws, policies/measures and guidelines to ensure the necessary standards are available
- through wide dissemination of the SWG materials, encourage the use of globally relevant voluntary standards
- assist consortia/fora, if desired, in submitting their specifications to the formal standards process
The group has recently issued the following drafts:
ISO/IEC DTR 29138 Information Technology - Accessibility Considerations for People with Disabilities
Part 1 User Needs Summary (pdf, 185kb)
Part 2 Standards Inventory (pdf, 253kb)
Part 3 Guidance on User Needs Mapping (pdf, 152kb)
Please email any comment you may have to jean.stride@bsigroup.com by 15th September 2008
