Additional Clauses For ConsiderationAdditional Clauses For ConsiderationTo TC100 Guidelines and Procedures To TC100 Guidelines and Procedures

Based on Stage 0 Project on Audio, Video, and Multimedia Based on Stage 0 Project on Audio, Video, and Multimedia Systems and Equipment Activities And Considerations Systems and Equipment Activities And Considerations

Related to Accessibility and UsabilityRelated to Accessibility and Usability

Jean Baronas and Kate Grant Jean Baronas and Kate Grant

IEC TC100 AGS Meeting Held in May 2010 in IEC TC100 AGS Meeting Held in May 2010 in Athens, Greece Athens, Greece TECHNICAL COMMITTEE 100: AUDIO, VIDEO TECHNICAL COMMITTEE 100: AUDIO, VIDEO AND MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENTAND MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT

IEC/TR 62678-proposedIEC/TR 62678-proposed

The document is numbered 002-The document is numbered 002-012 and dated 03/31/10. 012 and dated 03/31/10. This is the Stage 0 Project NumberThis is the Stage 0 Project Number

Draft Technical Report (TR)Draft Technical Report (TR) IEC/TR 62678IEC/TR 62678 ProposedProposed

Recommendations for Recommendations for Guidelines and ProceduresGuidelines and Procedures

When the IEC TC100 AGS met in Tel When the IEC TC100 AGS met in Tel Aviv they discussed how accessibility Aviv they discussed how accessibility may be an aspect, among others, for may be an aspect, among others, for consideration during standards consideration during standards development. development.

AGS requested the IEC TC100 Advisory AGS requested the IEC TC100 Advisory Group on Management (AGM), in Group on Management (AGM), in 100/AGM(Secr.)693, consider security 100/AGM(Secr.)693, consider security and accessibility for the TC100 and accessibility for the TC100 Guidelines and Procedures.Guidelines and Procedures.[1][1]

Recommendations for Recommendations for Guidelines and ProceduresGuidelines and Procedures

[1][1] The security aspects are The security aspects are addressed In 100/AGS(Secr.)376 by addressed In 100/AGS(Secr.)376 by J.Yoshio and R.Atarashi which report J.Yoshio and R.Atarashi which report on the IEC TC100 ad hoc on security on the IEC TC100 ad hoc on security recommendations for Clause 9.4 and recommendations for Clause 9.4 and Annex F, respectively, of the IEC Annex F, respectively, of the IEC TC100 Guidelines and Procedures. TC100 Guidelines and Procedures.

Recommendations for Recommendations for Guidelines and ProceduresGuidelines and Procedures

The Stage 0 project on Audio, Video The Stage 0 project on Audio, Video and Multimedia Systems and and Multimedia Systems and Equipment Activities and Equipment Activities and Considerations Related to Considerations Related to Accessibility and Usability Accessibility and Usability recommends that the following text recommends that the following text be added to the IEC TC100 be added to the IEC TC100 Guidelines and Procedures, as Guidelines and Procedures, as appropriate: appropriate:

Recommendations for Recommendations for Guidelines and ProceduresGuidelines and Procedures

““When considering standards When considering standards development, IEC TC100 experts should development, IEC TC100 experts should consider IEC/TR 62678 (proposed) consider IEC/TR 62678 (proposed) which provides information on which provides information on accessibility and usability terms, accessibility and usability terms, activities, completed and ongoing activities, completed and ongoing standards, TRs, projects, and user standards, TRs, projects, and user needs that may or may not apply to needs that may or may not apply to audio, video and multimedia systems audio, video and multimedia systems and equipment. and equipment.

Recommendations for Recommendations for Guidelines and Procedures, Guidelines and Procedures,

continuedcontinued “…“…The TR includes comments about The TR includes comments about

demographics and public policies and demographics and public policies and a checklist of accessibility and a checklist of accessibility and usability considerations. usability considerations.

Industry experts may or may not Industry experts may or may not apply the information in the TR when apply the information in the TR when they evaluate opportunities to they evaluate opportunities to integrate support for accessibility integrate support for accessibility and usability in their work.” and usability in their work.”