SWG-A N 316 - Danish National Body Report on Accessibility Standardization Activities to the June 2008 JTC 1 Special Working Group on Accessibility Meeting (response to SWG-A N 306)

JTC 1 SWG-A N 316

2008-05-15

Document Type:	National Body Report
Title:	Danish National Body Report on Accessibility Standardization Activities to the June 2008 JTC 1 Special Working Group on Accessibility Meeting (response to SWG-A N 306)
Source:	Pia Elleby Lange, Danish Standards
Action ID:	ACT
Requested Action:	For consideration at the June 2008 SWG-A meeting.

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

Danish Standards Organization has established a mirror committee regarding eAccesibilty called S-437 in order to participate in the JTC1 ballot on the JTC1 SWG Accessibility Reports and to follow the work in CEN/BTWG185. Helle Bjarnø is the chairman and besides Helle Bjarnø the other members are: Microsoft, The Danish association of the Blind, The Disabled Peoples Organization Denmark, Refsnae the Danish institute for Blind and Partly sighted Children and Young Persons, and DSB (Danish Rail) .

Helle Bjarnø is very pleased by this development and the goal is to raise awareness and get influence on the development in Denmark, but also to have the mandate to speak internationally on behalf of Denmark in groups like JTC 1/SWG A and CEN.