STAGE 0 PROJECT: ACCESSIBILITY FOR AUDIO, VIDEO AND MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT

Presentation: IEC TC100 Advisory Group on Strategy (AGS), Tel Aviv 100/Paccessibility and usability (001) 015 Jean Baronas and Kate Grant October 18, 2009

Stage 0 Project Team Update

 The Project Team held 3 teleconferences since the Sao Paulo meetings:  10 February 2009  1 April 2009  31 August 2009  The ballot on the draft Technical Report closed October 10, 2009  Comment resolution October 19, 2009 in Tel Aviv  Great Project Team spirit throughout the year

Proposed checklist (extracted)

 4.a. Has the intent and meaning of terminology been considered?  4.b. Has interchangeable terminology and the use of graphics, drawings, and / or images been considered?  5.a. Has the extent to which the equipment and services will be used been considered?  5.b. Has the scope of disability been defined?

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 5.c. Has Universal Design been considered?

 5.d. Has “good usability” been considered?

 7.a. Have the completed standards and ongoing projects been considered?

 8.a. Has the perception of visual information been considered?

 8.b. Has the perception of auditory information been considered?

Proposed cheklist

 8.c. Has the perception of the existence and location of actionable components been considered?

 8.d. Has the perception of the status of controls and indicators been considered?

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 8.e. Has the perception of feedback from an operation been considered?

 8.f. Has the ability to invoke and carry out all actions including maintenance and setup been considered?  8.g. Has the ability to complete actions and tasks within the time allowed been considered?

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 8.h. Has the concept of protection from accidental activation been considered?

 8.i. Has the ability to recover from errors been considered?

 8.j. Have security and privacy based on listening and automatic protection of information been considered?  8.k. Has the protection from personal risk been considered?

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 8.l. Has the efficient operation of a product been considered?

 8.m. Has the product use been considered?

 8.n. Has the output / displayed material been considered?

 8.o. Has the ability to use assistive technology been considered?

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 8.p. Consideration of cross cutting issues?

 new accessible technologies  adjustments for built-in accessibility features  access to customer service and training  ways to provide feedback about improvements to accessibility  accessibility functions available at all times, without disruption

Summary

    Project Team (PT) teleconferences yielded results  Still can benefit from increased Technical Area Manager (TAM) participation for “top down” standards analysis  Still can benefit from liaisons Good sponsor for the teleconference logistics is important  Thank you to our sponsor!

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