6 Developing standards - Issues to consider during the standards development process
Committees may find the following process helpful in ensuring that the needs of older persons and persons with disabilities are included, when drafting a new standard or at each revision of an existing one. The process reads from left to right with guidance on achieving each objective in the columns below.
Define standards project |
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Ensure committee |
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Develop |
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Review |
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Publish |
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Purpose of standard
End-users of product or service being standardized
Current accessibility of product or service to broad range of users
sources:
Suppliers
Groups representing older persons and persons
with disabilities
User surveys.
Consumer test panels
Guides and policies |
Committee members aware of ageing and disability issues, e.g. experts
and users represented and/or training provided
Meeting rooms accessible to older persons and persons with.disabilities
Committee papers available in alternative formats
Data available on user issues, e.g. injury data, focus group research
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Particular needs and safety concerns of older persons and persons
with disabilities
Ways of minimizing hazards through new or enhanced requirements
Ways of maximizing accessibility of product or service to broad
range of users
Where alternative solutions, such as assistive technology, are necessary. |
Usability requirements in standard have been assessed, e.g. by
consumer test panels
Language and terminology of standard is acceptable to older persons and persons
with disabilities (should not discriminate)
Draft is circulated to wide range of stakeholders, including groups representing
older persons and persons with disabilities. |
That standard can be reproduced in alternative formats. |
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