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

 

JTC 1 SWG-A N 263

2006-04-30

 

Document Type: Resolutions
Title: Resolutions from 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 
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Resolutions adopted at the April 2007 meeting of the JTC 1 SWG on Accessibility.


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Resolutions from the 23-27 April 2007 Meeting of the JTC 1 Special Working Group on Accessibility (SWG-A) Hamar, Norway



SWG-A Hamar Resolution 1:  Appreciation for the ITU-T SG 16 Presentation

The JTC 1 Special Working Group on Accessibility expresses its appreciation to Mr. Erik Zetterström for his presentation on ITU-T SG 16 activities and proposed updates to the SWG-A Accessibility Standards Inventory (SWG-A N 253).

Unanimous


SWG-A Hamar Resolution 2:  Appreciation for the CEN TC 224 WG 6 Presentation 

The JTC 1 Special Working Group on Accessibility expresses its appreciation to Mr. Adam Balfour for his presentation on New Item of Work Proposed by Standards Norway to “Ensure That Public Procurement of Self Service Systems Facilitates Access by All People” (SWG-A N 251).

Unanimous


SWG-A Hamar Resolution 3:  Appreciation for the Japanese National Body Presentation

The JTC 1 Special Working Group on Accessibility expresses its appreciation to Mr. Makoto Yoshida for his presentation on JIS X 8341-5 "Guidelines for older persons and persons with disabilities - Information and communications equipment, software and services - Part 5:  Office equipment” (SWG-A N 249).

Unanimous


SWG-A Hamar Resolution 4:  Appreciation for the JTC 1/SC 36 Presentation

The JTC 1 Special Working Group on Accessibility expresses its appreciation to Mr. Erlend Øverby for his presentation on accessibility work in JTC 1/SC 36 (SWG-A N 250).

Unanimous


SWG-A Hamar Resolution 5:  JTC 1 Special Working Group on Accessibility Response to JTC 1 Banff Resolution 19

The JTC 1 Special Working Group on Accessibility requests that its Convener prepare the SWG-A response to JTC 1 Banff Resolution 19 (Trial of Enhanced Use of Teleconferencing) for 30-day review and comment by the SWG-A participants prior to its submission to the October 2007 JTC 1 Plenary.

Unanimous


SWG-A Hamar Resolution 6:   Appreciation to ISO/TC 159/SC 4

The JTC 1 Special Working Group on Accessibility notes with appreciation ISO/TC 159/SC 4 Resolution 226 (SWG-A N 234) requesting that its WGs review the JTC 1 SWG on Accessibility document on User Needs Summary and assess its relevance to their work items.

Unanimous


SWG-A Hamar Resolution 7:  Completion of Ad Hoc 8 on Outreach

The JTC 1 Special Working Group on Accessibility notes the completion of the tasks assigned to Ad Hoc 8 (Outreach) and thanks Dr. Kate Grant (JTC 1/SC 29) for her leadership of the activity.

Unanimous


SWG-A Hamar Resolution 8:  Disposition of Resolution 19 from the February 2007 JTC 1/SC 35 Plenary Regarding Additions to the User Needs Summary

The JTC 1 Special Working Group on Accessibility expresses its appreciation to JTC 1/SC 35 for its review of the User Needs Summary and contribution proposing additions (SWG-A N 237).  The SWG-A reviewed the SC 35 contribution in great detail and agreed upon alternative wording that was accepted as being within the scope of the SWG-A activity (SWG-A N 258) and will be incorporated into the User Needs Summary.

Unanimous


SWG-A Hamar Resolution 9:  Disposition of Canadian Contribution Regarding Additions to the User Needs Summary

The JTC 1 Special Working Group on Accessibility expresses its appreciation to the Canadian National Body for its review of the User Needs Summary and contribution proposing additions (SWG-A N 240).  The SWG-A reviewed the Canadian contribution in great detail and agreed upon alternative wording that was accepted (SWG-A N 259) and will be incorporated into the User Needs Summary.

Unanimous


SWG-A Hamar Resolution 10:  Proposed Changes to the User Needs Summary

The JTC 1 Special Working Group on Accessibility instructs the Secretariat to distribute the changes to Version 1.0 of the User Needs Summary (SWG-A N 260) for a 30-day review and comment period.  The comments will be reviewed by the User Needs Summary project editor in consultation with the SWG-A and will be incorporated into Version 2.0 of the User Needs Summary.

Unanimous


SWG-A Hamar Resolution 11:  Completion of Ad Hoc 10 on User Needs Document Maintenance

The JTC 1 Special Working Group on Accessibility notes the completion of the tasks assigned to Ad Hoc 10 (User Needs Document Maintenance) and thanks Ms. Andi Snow-Weaver (US) for her leadership of the activity. 

Unanimous


SWG-A Hamar Resolution 12:  Evolution of the User Needs Summary

The JTC 1 Special Working Group on Accessibility recognizes the evolving nature of the User Needs Summary and delegates responsibility within the SWG-A for dealing with any proposed changes to the User Needs Summary to Task Group 1.

Unanimous


SWG-A Hamar Resolution 13:  Acceptance of the Template for Reference Materials for the User Needs Summary

The JTC 1 Special Working Group on Accessibility accepts the Template for Reference Materials for the User Needs Summary (SWG-A N 255) for use in requesting the submission of reference materials.

Unanimous


SWG-A Hamar Resolution 14:  Reconstitution of Ad Hoc 11 on Reference Materials for the User Needs Summary

The JTC 1 Special Working Group on Accessibility reconstitutes Ad Hoc 11 on Reference Materials for the User Needs Summary with a new scope: 
The Request for Reference Materials for the User Needs Summary (SWG-A N 256) along with a copy of the Template for Reference Materials for the User Needs Summary (SWG-A N 255) will be distributed for 30-day input.  The responses will be reviewed by Ad Hoc 11 and compiled into a revised version of the Reference Materials for the User Needs Summary document. 
Ad Hoc Leader:  Ms. Mary Frances Laughton (Canada).  Participants:  Mr. Tom Albin (US), Dr. John Gill (UK), Dr. Riitta Hellman (Norway), Mr. Seongil Lee (Republic of Korea), Mr. Shigetoyo Nomura (Japan), Mr. Ken Salaets (ITI), Mr. Toshihiro Suzuki (Japan) and Mr. Michael Takemura (US).

Unanimous


SWG-A Hamar Resolution 15:  Proposed Changes to the Accessibility Standards Inventory

The JTC 1 Special Working Group on Accessibility instructs the Secretariat to distribute the changes to Version 2.0 of the Accessibility Standards Inventory (SWG-A N 261) for a 30-day review and comment period.  The comments will be reviewed by the Accessibility Standards Inventory project editor in consultation with the SWG-A participants and will be incorporated into Version 3.0 of the Accessibility Standards Inventory.

Unanimous


SWG-A Hamar Resolution 16:  Version 1.0 of the Guidance for User Needs Mapping

The JTC 1 Special Working Group on Accessibility instructs the Secretariat to distribute the updated version of the Guidance for User Needs Mapping (Version 0.3) (SWG-A N 257) for a 30-day review and comment period.  The comments will be reviewed by the Guidance for User Needs Mapping project editor in consultation with the SWG-A participants and will be incorporated into Version 1.0 of the Guidance for User Needs Mapping.  A new page on the SWG-A web site will be established to reflect the current version of the Guidance for User Needs Mapping and the received mappings.

Unanimous


SWG-A Hamar Resolution 17:  Outstanding User Needs Mappings   

The JTC 1 Special Working Group on Accessibility requests that the outstanding User Needs Mappings be provided to the SWG-A Secretariat by June 8, 2007 for distribution to the SWG-A participants.

Unanimous


SWG-A Hamar Resolution 18:  Completion of Ad Hoc 9 on User Needs Mapping and Gap Analysis

The JTC 1 Special Working Group on Accessibility notes the completion of the tasks assigned to Ad Hoc 9 (User Needs Mapping and Gap Analysis) and thanks Dr. Jim Carter (Canada) and Dr. Hajime Yamada (Japan) for their leadership of the activity.

Unanimous


SWG-A Hamar Resolution 19:   Acceptance of the Timeline for Submission of SWG-A Deliverables as a Multi-Part Type 3 Technical Report

The JTC 1 Special Working Group on Accessibility accepts the timeline contained in SWG-A N 254 for the submission of the following SWG-A deliverables for processing as a multi-part Type 3 Technical Report:
Unanimous


SWG-A Hamar Resolution 20:  SWG-A Deliverable as Technical Report Part 1 (Information Technology: Accessibility Considerations for People with Disabilities: Part 1 – User Needs Summary)

The JTC 1 Special Working Group on Accessibility appoints Dr. Jim Carter as project editor and Ms. Andi Snow-Weaver as project co-editor for reformatting the SWG-A User Needs Summary (as updated after our teleconference of 9 July) and preparing it for submission to the JTC 1 Plenary for consideration to ballot as a Draft Technical Report Type 3 entitled Information Technology: Accessibility Considerations for People with Disabilities: Part 1 – User Needs Summary.

Unanimous


SWG-A Hamar Resolution 21:  SWG-A Deliverable as Technical Report Part 2 (Information Technology: Accessibility Considerations for People with Disabilities: Part 2 – Standards Inventory)

The JTC 1 Special Working Group on Accessibility appoints Dr. Jim Carter as project editor and Mr. Alex Li as project co-editor for reformatting the SWG-A Accessibility Standards Inventory (as updated after our teleconference of 9 July) and preparing it for submission to the JTC 1 Plenary for consideration to ballot as a Draft Technical Report Type 3 entitled Information Technology: Accessibility Considerations for People with Disabilities: Part 2 – Standards Inventory.

Unanimous


SWG-A Hamar Resolution 22:  SWG-A Deliverable as Technical Report Part 3 (Information Technology: Accessibility Considerations for People with Disabilities: Part 3 – Guidance on User Needs Mapping)

The JTC 1 Special Working Group on Accessibility appoints Dr. Jim Carter as project editor and Dr. Hajime Yamada as project co-editor for reformatting the Guidance on User Needs Mapping (as updated after our teleconference of 9 July) and preparing it for submission to the JTC 1 Plenary for consideration to ballot as a Draft Technical Report Type 3 entitled Information Technology: Accessibility Considerations for People with Disabilities: Part 3 – Guidance on User Needs Mapping.

Unanimous


SWG-A Hamar Resolution 23:  SWG-A Report to the October 2007 JTC 1 Plenary and Draft Technical Report Submission

The JTC 1 Special Working Group on Accessibility resolves to request JTC 1, at its October 2007 Plenary, to accept the SWG-A Deliverables (as identified in Resolutions 20, 21 and 22) as consensus documents from the SWG-A and to initiate the ballot process for approval of the documents as a multi-part Technical Report Type 3. Further, the JTC 1 SWG-A offers its services to JTC 1 for the ballot resolution meeting.

Unanimous


SWG-A Hamar Resolution 24:  Availability and Format of the Technical Report

Anticipating the successful approval of the Technical Report, the JTC 1 Special Working Group on Accessibility instructs its Convener to request of JTC 1 that it be freely available and to provide supporting rationale as per JTC 1 N 7604.  The SWG-A also requests the publication of the TR in accessible HTML as the primary format as well as in accessible PDF.

Unanimous


SWG-A Hamar Resolution 25:  Reconstitution of Ad Hoc 12 on JTC 1 Web Site Accessibility

The JTC 1 Special Working Group on Accessibility reestablishes Ad Hoc 12 on JTC 1 Web Site Accessibility to provide outreach and guidance to the identified ISO and IEC staff in making the web sites for JTC 1 and its Subcommittees accessible and to encourage the member NBs to make their web sites accessible.  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), Mr. Seongil Lee (Republic of Korea), Mr. Shigetoyo Nomura (Japan), Ms. Janina Sajka (The Linux Foundation), Ms. Andi Snow-Weaver (US) and Mr. Toshihiro Suzuki (Japan).

Unanimous


SWG-A Hamar Resolution 26:  Updated Project Plan

The updated SWG-A Project Plan (SWG-A N 262) will be distributed for 30-day review and comment.  Activities referenced in the Project Plan will be initiated and their due dates may be modified due to the comments received. The comments will be reviewed by the Project Plan editor in consultation with the editors and the SWG-A and will be incorporated into an updated version of the Project Plan.

Unanimous

SWG-A Hamar Resolution 27:  Future Meetings

The JTC 1 Special Working Group on Accessibility resolves to cancel the meeting that had been tentatively scheduled for 24-28 September 2007. 

The following teleconferences are scheduled to address comments received on the SWG-A Deliverables:
The SWG-A agrees to schedule a physical meeting for 16-20 June 2008, or, alternatively, the dates of 3-6 September 2008, to conduct regular business and, if necessary and agreed to by JTC 1, to serve as the DTR ballot resolution meeting.

Unanimous



Appreciation Resolutions

A.  The JTC 1 Special Working Group on Accessibility expresses its appreciation to Standards Norway for arranging and hosting this meeting at the Scandic Hotel in Hamar, Norway and for providing the wonderful facilities.  In particular, the JTC 1 SWG on Accessibility expresses its special thanks to Mr. Knut Lindelien, Ms. Berit Holthe and Ms. Andreea Asprusten of Standards Norway for their excellent preparation and hard work before the meeting and their outstanding and flexible support during the meeting.  The SWG-A thanks Ms. Trine Tveter of Standards Norway for her welcoming remarks.  The SWG-A expresses its thanks to Mr. Einar Busterud, the Mayor of Hamar, for hosting the lovely tour at the Hedmarksmuseet.

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B.  The JTC 1 Special Working Group on Accessibility expresses its appreciation to the drafting committee members:  Ms. Josée Auber (France), Dr. Jim Carter (Canada), Ms. Mary Frances Laughton (Canada), Mr. David Michael (US), Mr. Shigetoyo Nomura (Japan), Mr. Erlend Øverby (JTC 1/SC 36), and Ms. Jennifer Garner (SWG-A Secretariat).

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C.  The JTC 1 Special Working Group on Accessibility expresses its appreciation to its Convener (Ms. Karen Higginbottom), Secretariat (Ms. Jennifer Garner), Task Group 1 Co-Conveners (Dr. John Gill and Mr. Michael Takemura) and Task Group 2 Convener (Mr. Alex Li) for their leadership of this activity. 

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Disposition of agenda items that did not result in a resolution or further action


Agenda Item Number Item Disposition
5.1 ISO/TC 159 Liaison Officer no written report received – no action requested or taken
5.2 CEN/ISSS Workshop on Document Processing for Accessibility (CEN/ISSS WS DPA) Liaison Officer no written report received – no action requested or taken
5.4 TEITAC report received – no action requested or taken
6.3 Status Update on W3C/WAI WCAG 2.0 and Other WAI Guidelines oral report received – no action requested or taken
8. Contributions Concerning the Future of the JTC 1 Special Working Group on Accessibility contributions reviewed – no action agreed upon at meeting