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

 

JTC 1 SWG-A N 233

2007-02-14

 

Document Type: Meeting Agenda
Title: First Draft Agenda for the 23-27 April 2007 Meeting of the JTC 1 Special Working Group on Accessibility (SWG-A) - Hamar, Norway
Source: JTC 1 SWG-A Secretariat 
Action ID:
ACT
Due Dates:
22 March 2007 - Deadline for documents raising new issues, new agenda items or documents for which a final agreement at the meeting is desired

23 March 2007 - Delegates' lists due to the SWG-A Secretariat (jgarner@itic.org)

23 March 2007 - Hotel reservation deadline for the Scandic Hotel Hamar (refer to group "ISO/IEC JTC1 SWG-A" when making reservation)

4 April 2007 - Deadline for comments on documents posted to the agenda or proposed document revision from a project editor or ad hoc, which incorporates comments received prior to the meeting and which is intended to be developed further at the meeting, provided they are received at the Secretariat's office in a form suitable for immediate posting

9 April 2007 - Final SWG-A agenda will be issued
Requested Action:
For use by delegates to the April 2007 JTC 1 SWG-A meeting.


JTC 1 SWG on Accessibility Secretariat
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First Draft Agenda for the 23-27 April 2007 Meeting of the
JTC 1 Special Working Group on Accessibility
(SWG-A)
Hamar, Norway



Location:
Scandic Hotel Hamar
Vangsveien 121
NO-2318 Hamar
Norway
+ 47 21 61 40 00 (Telephone)
+ 47 21 61 40 11 (Fax)
E-mail:  hamar@scandic-hotels.com

http://www.scandic-hotels.no/hamar


Meeting Schedule:

Monday, 23 April 2007
9:00 h to 17:00 h
Tuesday, 24 April 2007
9:00 h to 17:00 h
Wednesday, 25 April 2007
9:00 h to 17:00 h
Thursday, 26 April 2007
9:00 h to 17:00 h
Friday, 27 April 2007
9:00 h to 12:00 h



JTC 1 SWG-A Session


1.    Opening of Meeting                (9:00 h - Monday, 23 April 2007)


2.    Introduction of Participants


3.    Adoption of SWG-A Agenda
Reference:  SWG-A N 233

4.    Convener’s Remarks                (Ms. Higginbottom)  
4.1    Appointment of Drafting Committee

5.    Liaison Reports
5.1    ISO/TC 159 Liaison Officer                (Ms. Harker)


5.2    CEN/ISSS Workshop on Document Processing for Accessibility (CEN/ISSS WS DPA) Liaison Officer                (Mr. Crombie)
   

5.3    ITU-T SG 16 Liaison Officer                (Dr. Matsumoto)   
Reference:  SWG-A N 228 cover document attachment 1 and attachment 2

5.4    TEITAC                (Mr. Li)  
Reference:  SWG-A N 231 (JTC 1 Resolution 9)

6.    Presentation on New Item of Work Proposed by Standards Norway the CEN TC 224 WG 6 Convenor to Ensure That Public Procurement of Self Service Systems  Facilitates Access By All People                (Mr. Balfour)



Task Group 1 (User Requirements) Session

7.    Task Group 1 Activities                (Dr. Gill and Mr. Takemura)
Task Group 1 Base Documents:  SWG-A N 210 (Fostering User Participation and Involvement), SWG-A N 212 cover and document (User Needs Summary Version 1.0), SWG-A N 213 Power Point or HTML (SDO Outreach Presentation), SWG-A N 214 Power Point or RTF or TXT (Disability Organization Outreach Presentation)

7.1    Ad Hoc 8 - Outreach
               (Dr. Grant)   
Scope:  Reconstituted with a new scope:
Ad Hoc Leader:  Dr. Kate Grant (JTC 1/SC 29).  Participants:  Mr. Tom Albin (US), Ms. Helle Bjarnø (Visual Impairment Knowledge Centre), Ms. Judy Brewer (W3C/WAI), Ms. Jessica Brodey (US), Mr. Andy Heath (UK), Ms. Mary Frances Laughton (Canada) and Mr. Yoshihiko Nakano (Japan). 
References:  SWG-A N 220 (reconstitution/call for additional participants), SWG-A N 133 cover and document (target organizations for external contacts), SWG-A N 210 (Fostering User Participation and Involvement), SWG-A N 213 Power Point or HTML (SDO Outreach), SWG-A N 214 Power Point or RTF or TXT (Disability Organization Outreach)

7.2    Ad Hoc 10 - User Needs Document Maintenance                (Ms. Snow-Weaver)
Scope:  Established to compile additional comments, additions or proposed changes to the User Needs Summary for future consideration.  Questions or requests for clarification on the User Needs Summary will be addressed by this ad hoc.  Ad Hoc Leader:  Ms. Andi Snow-Weaver (US).  Participants:  Mr. Tom Albin (US), Mr. Alex Li (US), Mr. Shigetoyo Nomura (Japan), Mr. Michael Takemura (US), Dr. Gregg Vanderheiden (JTC 1/SC 35), Seongil Lee (Republic of Korea) and Ms. Jessica Brodey (US).
References:  SWG-A N 222 (establishment/call for additional participants), SWG-A N 212 cover and document (User Needs Summary Version 1.0)

7.3    Ad Hoc 11 - Reference Materials for the User Needs Summary                (Ms. Laughton)  
Scope:  Established to develop and use a template/format to gather reference materials for the User Needs Summary.  Ad Hoc Leader:  Ms. Mary Frances Laughton (Canada).  Participants:  Mr. Toshihiro Suzuki (Japan), Mr. Michael Takemura (US) and Seongil Lee (Republic of Korea).
Reference:  SWG-A N 223 (establishment/call for additional participants)


Task Group 2 (Accessibility Standards Inventory and Gap Analysis) Session


8.    Task Group 2 Activities                (Mr. Li)
Task Group 2 Base Documents:  SWG-A N 141 (Updated Accessibility Standards Inventory Survey), SWG-A N 211 cover and document (Accessibility Standards Inventory Version 2.0)

8.1    Ad Hoc 9 - User Needs Mapping and Gap Analysis               (Dr. Carter and Dr. Yamada)       
Scope:  Established to do the User Needs Mapping and Gap Analysis on sample standards. The following sample standards and initial participants were identified:
Additionally, the ad hoc will develop instructions (including examples of user needs mapping on a sample set of standards and draft standards) for use by SDOs.  The following overall method is recommended in the development of instructions:
1st pass user needs mapping (direct mapping):  Step through user needs. Identify provision(s) in the standard that directly address specific user needs and record the specific clause of the standard addressing the user need as "directly addressing". Optionally include the text of provisions.

2nd pass user needs mapping (related mapping):  Look at user needs not yet addressed. Identify other provision(s) in the standard that are related in any way to these user needs and record them as "related". Optionally record the text of provisions or the references and relationship type (type of matching).
These instructions will also include information on how mapping is recorded and reported.
Ad Hoc Leaders: Dr. Jim Carter (Canada) and Dr. Hajime Yamada (Japan).  Participants:  Ms. Josée Auber (France), Ms. Judy Brewer (W3C/WAI), Ms. Jessica Brodey (US), Dr. John Gill (UK), Mr. Andy Heath (UK), Seongil Lee (Republic of Korea), Mr. Alex Li (US), Mr. Shigetoyo Nomura (Japan), Ms. Janina Sajka (Free Standards Group), Ms. Andi Snow-Weaver (US) and Dr. Gregg Vanderheiden (JTC 1/SC 35).

References:  SWG-A N 221 (establishment/call for additional participants), SWG-A N 227 (mapping report for ISO DIS 9241-20), SWG-A N 230 cover guidance and mapping (introduction to version 0.1 of the Guidance for User Needs Mapping)


JTC 1 SWG-A Session


9.    Ad Hoc 12 - JTC 1 Web Site Accessibility               (Ms. Laughton)
Scope:  The SWG-A encourages JTC 1 and its Subcommittees to have accessible web sites and will provide guidance on this process and its rationale. The ad hoc was established to work with the JTC 1 Special Working Group on Accessibility Convener in her dealings with the JTC 1 Secretariat to improve visibility of the SWG-A through the establishment of a link from the JTC 1 home page to the SWG-A web site.  The SWG-A also requests that its meeting announcements be posted on the JTC 1 web site.  Ad Hoc Leader: Ms. Mary Frances Laughton (Canada).  Participants:  Mr. Shadi Abou-Zahra (W3C/WAI), Ms. Josée Auber (France), Mr. Richard Clark (JTC 1/SC 29), Seongil Lee (Republic of Korea), Mr. Shigetoyo Nomura (Japan), Ms. Janina Sajka (FSG) and Ms. Andi Snow-Weaver (US).  
Reference:  SWG-A N 224 (establishment/call for additional participants), SWG-A N 231 (JTC 1 Resolution 18)

10.    Project Plan for the JTC 1 SWG on Accessibility               (Mr. Salaets)

      Reference:  SWG-A N 215


11.    Future Meetings
       

12.    Approval of Resolutions



13.    Close of the Meeting                (12:00 h - Friday, 27 April 2007)