Report to the IEC TC100 Report to the IEC TC100 AGS on Stage 0 Project AGS on Stage 0 Project

on Accessibilityon AccessibilityMay 20, 2009May 20, 2009

Washington, DCWashington, DC(at the Consumer Electronics Association in (at the Consumer Electronics Association in

Crystal City, Virginia)Crystal City, Virginia)Jean Baronas, Co-Project LeaderJean Baronas, Co-Project Leader

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Who is involved?Who is involved?

► Jean Baronas and Megan HayesJean Baronas and Megan Hayes USAUSA

► Kate Grant and Mark YongeKate Grant and Mark Yonge U.K.U.K.

► Chen Ren, Veena Tiwari, Zhang Hong, Wang Chen Ren, Veena Tiwari, Zhang Hong, Wang GangGang ChinaChina

► Ulrike HaltrichUlrike Haltrich GermanyGermany

► Shuichi Matsumura Shuichi Matsumura JapanJapan

What is happening?What is happening?

► Information exchange about regulationsInformation exchange about regulations► Analyses and evaluation of the approaches that are Analyses and evaluation of the approaches that are

possible for the IEC TC100possible for the IEC TC100► Draft Technical Report (TR)Draft Technical Report (TR)► Contact with the IEC TC100 Technical Area Contact with the IEC TC100 Technical Area

Managers (TAMs)Managers (TAMs)► Outreach to liaisonsOutreach to liaisons► Discussions about “mainstreaming” support for Discussions about “mainstreaming” support for

accessibility accessibility Products and general support in industry for “assistive Products and general support in industry for “assistive

technology (AT)”technology (AT)” Specifications and standardsSpecifications and standards

General Discussion and General Discussion and Open Questions from April 1 Open Questions from April 1

telecontelecon► Inquiries of the Technical Area Inquiries of the Technical Area

Managers (TAMs)Managers (TAMs)►Relevance of accessibility and usability Relevance of accessibility and usability

in the TA workin the TA work►Review of the Technical Area (TA) Review of the Technical Area (TA)

working documentsworking documents

General Discussion General Discussion April 1 teleconApril 1 telecon

►Colour Colour Important to accessibility and usability Important to accessibility and usability

from an information and image from an information and image management point of viewmanagement point of view

►Screen contrast and textScreen contrast and text known to assist certain impairments known to assist certain impairments

(colour blindness and dyslexia) (colour blindness and dyslexia) Text size impacts reability, including that Text size impacts reability, including that

for e-books for e-books

Plan from April 1 teleconPlan from April 1 telecon

►Begin the process of Begin the process of evaluating the IEC TC100 evaluating the IEC TC100 standards standards Do the standards maintain Do the standards maintain

accessibility features?accessibility features?

The TA InquiryThe TA Inquiry

ProjectProject TitleTitle StageStage AccessiAccessibility bility featurefeatures s maintaimaintained?ned?

Yes or Yes or No?No?

User User needs needs addresaddressedsed

Who?Who?

ChenChen TA 9TA 9

JeanJean TA 2 and 10TA 2 and 10

UlrikeUlrike TA 10TA 10

Matsumura-sanMatsumura-san TA 8TA 8

Kate and possibly Kate and possibly MarkMark

TA 11TA 11

The timeline from Sao PauloThe timeline from Sao PauloDraft 1.0: Activities, observations, Draft 1.0: Activities, observations, recommendations, applicationrecommendations, application

2/15/09 2/15/09 (done)(done)

Draft 2.0 Draft 2.0 4/30/09 4/30/09 (done)(done)

Discussion among the IEC TC100 experts Discussion among the IEC TC100 experts about predictions of AV accessibility about predictions of AV accessibility (designs, standards, industry practices) (designs, standards, industry practices)

8/098/09

(ongoing)(ongoing)

Determine the future role(s) for the IEC Determine the future role(s) for the IEC TC100 in accessibility standards TC100 in accessibility standards

10/09 10/09 (ongoing)(ongoing)

Analyze the accessibility research projects Analyze the accessibility research projects in the IEC TC100 member nations and in the IEC TC100 member nations and determine how they can provide input to determine how they can provide input to future IEC TC100 New Work Item Proposals future IEC TC100 New Work Item Proposals

10/0910/09

(ongoing)(ongoing)

Thank you for your Thank you for your time!time!

Co-Project LeadersCo-Project LeadersJean Baronas and Kate GrantJean Baronas and Kate Grant

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