JTC 1 SWG-A N 008, Notification of Establishment of the JTC 1 SWG on Accessibility Task Group on Accessibility Standards Inventory and Gap Analysis and Call for Participation

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ISO/IEC JTC 1 Special Working Group on Accessibility (SWG-A)

JTC 1 SWG-A N 008

2005-05-10

To:	JTC 1 National Bodies, JTC 1/SCs, JTC 1 Category A Liaison Organizations, ISO and IEC TCs, ISO and IEC Liaison Organizations, External Organizations (including User Organizations, End Users, Government Agencies, Standards Development Organizations, Consortia/Fora and Regional Research Initiatives/Programs)
Document Type:	Call for Participation
Title:	Notification of Establishment of the JTC 1 SWG on Accessibility Task Group on Accessibility Standards Inventory and Gap Analysis and Call for Participation
Source:	JTC 1 SWG-A Secretariat
Action ID:	ACT
Due Date:	14 June 2005
Requested Action:	Per SWG-A Sheffield Resolution 3, JTC 1 National Bodies, JTC 1/SCs, JTC 1 Category A Liaison Organizations, ISO and IEC TCs, ISO and IEC Liaison Organizations, External Organizations (including User Organizations, End Users, Government Agencies, Standards Development Organizations, Consortia/Fora and Regional Research Initiatives/Programs) are invited to nominate representatives to participate on SWG-A Task Group 2 - Accessibility Standards Inventory and Gap Analysis. Nominations (names and email addresses of representatives) should be submitted to the SWG-A Secretariat (Jennifer Garner jgarner@itic.org) by 14 June 2005.

JTC 1 SWG on Accessibility Secretariat
ITI/INCITS
1250 Eye Street NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20005
jgarner@itic.org

SWG-A Sheffield Resolution 3: Establishment of a Task Group on Accessibility Standards Inventory and Gap Analysis (SWG Objectives 3 and 4)

In order to implement the gathering and publication of an inventory of all known accessibility standards efforts, as per SWG Objective 3, and to identify areas/technologies where standards are not being addressed, as per SWG Objective 4, the JTC 1 SWG on Accessibility establishes a Task Group on Accessibility Standards Inventory and Gap Analysis with the following Terms of Reference:

The task group will seek input directly from user organizations as well as end users, government agencies, standards development organizations, industry, academic institutions, consortia/fora, and others to develop the inventory of accessibility standards efforts.
The task group will develop a detailed inventory and gap analysis of accessibility standards efforts taking into consideration the following:

management of the inventory and gap analysis
measurable outcome (including metrics as to when the Accessibility Standards Inventory is mature enough to be used in the gap analysis)
how the information gathered will be structured and coded and where the inventory and gap analysis will be stored
mapping of the domain
plan for resources to support the ongoing activity
synchronize timeline of activity with the Task Group on User Requirements

Document JTC 1 N 7736 ((Startingpoint for an) Inventory of International, National, and Regional Standards and Known Works in Progress related ICT and People with Disabilities - Version 2.4) is remanded to the task group for consideration as a starting point for an inventory of accessibility standards efforts.
The following documents reviewed at the Sheffield meeting are submitted for incorporation into the inventory of accessibility standards efforts:

JTC 1 N 7702 - Liaison Statement from ITU-T SG 16 to the JTC 1 SWG on Accessibility
JTC 1 N 7730 - US Submission To the JTC 1 Special Working Group on Accessibility, Objective Three: Standards Inventory
JTC 1 N 7736 - (Startingpoint for an) Inventory of International, National, and Regional Standards and Known Works in Progress related ICT and People with Disabilities - Version 2.4
JTC 1 N 7741 - Contribution from ETSI on ETSI SR 001 996 V2.1.1 (2003-10), Human Factors (H-F): An Annotated Bibliography of Documents Dealing with Human Factors and Disability
JTC 1 N 7743 - Contribution from W3C on W3C/WAI Web Accessibility Guidelines
JTC 1 N 7751 - Contribution from JTC 1/SC 7/WG 2 on Current IT Accessibility Standards Activities
JTC 1 N 7758 - SC 35 Contribution on SC 35 Activities to the ISO/IEC JTC 1 Special Working Group on Accessibility
JTC 1 N 7760 - JTC 1/ SC 37 Contribution to the ISO/IEC/JTC 1 Special Working Group on Accessibility Meeting
JTC 1 N 7761 - EUAIN Contribution to the ISO/IEC/JTC 1 Special Working Group Meeting on Accessibility
JTC 1 N 7762 - Canadian Position Statement for JTC1 SWG Accessibility
JTC 1 N 7763 - Accessibility in ISO/TC 159 - Survey over the actual projects in ISO/TC 159
JTC 1 N 7769 - Japanese Contribution to the ISO/IEC/JTC 1 Special Working Group on Accessibility Meeting
SWG-A N 001 - JTC 1/SC 36 Contribution to the ISO/IEC/JTC 1 Special Working Group on Accessibility Meeting
SWG-A N 002 - CEN/TC 224/WG 6 Contribution to the ISO/IEC/JTC 1 Special Working Group on Accessibility Meeting

Documents JTC 1 N 7731 (US Submission to the JTC 1 Special Working Group on Accessibility, Objective Four: Gap Identification) and JTC 1 N 7737 (US Contribution to the JTC 1 SWG on Accessibility Gap Analytic Model for Global Accessibility Standards and Guidelines) are remanded to the task group , noting that expertise from both the Task Group on User Requirements and the Task Group on Accessibility Standards Inventory and Gap Analysis should be required for progression and long term maintenance of the gap analysis.
Mr. Richard Hodgkinson will serve as the editor of the inventory of accessibility standards efforts.
Ms. Josée Auber will serve as the editor of the gap analysis document.
The following National Bodies and organizations expressed their intent to participate on this task group: Australia, France, Japan, US, UK, ITI, JTC 1/SC 35, JTC 1/SC 37, and W3C/WAI. A call for participation will be issued following the Sheffield meeting.
The first task group meeting should be contiguous with the meeting of the Task Group on User Requirements and should be held the week of 18 July 2005. Mr. Dave Sawdon is appointed Convener of the JTC 1 SWG on Accessibility Task Group on Accessibility Standards Inventory and Gap Analysis.
The Task Group on Accessibility Standards Inventory and Gap Analysis will report on its progress at the September 2005 meeting of the JTC 1 SWG on Accessibility.

Unanimous