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Standards relating to the accessibility of ICT systems

Standards organisations listed alphabetically by acronym

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International Electrotechnical Commission
3 rue de Varembé, PO Box 131, CH-1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland.
Tel: +41 22 919 0211; Fax: +41 22 919 0300
Email: inmail@iec.ch; Web: www.iec.ch

Committees and Working Groups:

SC 3C - Graphical Symbols For Use On Equipment
Chairman: Yuji Nakamura
Secretary: Dr. Hiroaki Ikeda

TC 16 - Basic & Safety Principles For Man-Machine Interface, Marking and Identification
Chairman: Eirik Selvik
Secretary: Helga Derr

TC 29 - Electroacoustics
Chairman: Knud Rasmussen
Secretary: Leif Nielsen



Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Corporate Headquarters, 3 Park Avenue, 17th Floor, New York, New York 10016-5997, USA.
Tel: +1 212 419 7900; Fax: +1 212 752 4929
Web: www.ieee.org



Internet Engineering Task Force
IETF Secretariat, c/o NeuStar, Inc., Corporate Headquarters, 46000 Center Oak Plaza, Sterling, VA 20166, USA.
Tel: +1 571 434 3500, Fax: +1 571 434 3535
Email: iesg-secretary@ietf.org; Web: www.ietf.org

Committees and Working Groups:

AVT - Audio / Video Transport
Chairperson

ECRIT - Emergency Context Resolution With Internet Technologies
Chairperson

MMUSIC - Multiparty Multimedia Session Control
Chairperson

SIMPLE - SIP For Instant Messaging and Presence Leveraging Extensions
Chairperson

SIP - Session Initiation Protocol
Chairperson

SIPPING - Session Initiation Proposal Investigation
Chairperson



Italian Government - Minister for Innovation and Technologies
Tel: +39 800 130 130
Web: www.italia.gov.it



IMS Global Learning Consortium, Inc
801 International Parkway, 5th Floor, PMB#112, Lake Mary, Florida 32746, USA.
Tel: +1 407 362 7783; Fax: +1 407 284 1265
Web: www.imsglobal.org



InterNational Committee for Information Technology Standards
INCITS Secretariat c/o Information Technology Industry Council, 1250 Eye Street NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20005, USA.
Tel: +1 202 737 8888; Fax: +1 202 638 4922
Email: incits@itic.org; Web: www.incits.org

Committees and Working Groups:

V1 - Text Processing: Office and Publishing Systems Interface
Chairman: Patrick Durusau
V1 is the U.S. TAG to ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 34 and provides recommendations on U.S. positions to the JTC 1 TAG.

V2 - Information Technology Access Interfaces
Chairman: William LaPlant
V2 is the U.S. TAG to ISO/IEC JTC1/SC 35 on "User Interfaces" and its WG6, WG7 and WG8. As such, it provides recommendations on U.S. positions to the JTC 1 TAG.



International Organisation for Standardisation
1, Ch. de la Voie-Creuse, Case postale 56, CH-1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland.
Tel: +41 22 749 0111; Fax: +41 22 733 3430
Web www.iso.ch

Committees and Working Groups:

ISO/IEC JTC1 SWG-A - Special Working Group on Accessibility
Convenor: Karen Higginbottom
Secretary: Jennifer Garner

ISO/IEC JTC1/SC 7/WG 2 - Software & Systems Documentation
Convenor: Richard Hodgkinson
Several WG 2 standards include documentation accessibility:

ISO/IEC JTC1/SC 17/WG 1 - Physical Characteristics and Test Methods for ID-Cards
Convenor: Uwe Truggelmann

ISO/IEC JTC1/SC 17/WG 4 - Integrated Circuit Cards With Contacts

ISO/IEC JTC1/SC 17/WG 8 - Integrated Circuit Cards Without Contacts

ISO/IEC JTC1/SC 35/WG 1 - Keyboards and Input Interfaces

ISO/IEC JTC1/SC 35/WG 2 - User Interface Interaction

ISO/IEC JTC1/SC 35/WG 3 - Graphical Symbols

ISO/IEC JTC1/SC 35/WG 5 - Cultural, Linguistic and User Requirements

ISO/IEC JTC1/SC 35/WG 6 - User Interfaces for Disabled and Elderly People
Convenor: Wolf Arfvidson

Under discussion: Standards for hardware accessibility, Accessibility functions for information processing and Interoperability of assistive technologies and information technologies.

ISO/IEC JTC1/SC 35/WG 8 - User Interfaces For Remote Interactions

Under development: The 5-part ISO/IEC 24752 (Universal Remote Console) series of standards

ISO/IEC JTC1/SC 36/WG 3 - Learner Information

ISO/IEC JTC1/SC 37/WG 3 - Biometric Data Interchange Formats

ISO/TC 59/SC 3 - Functional/User Requirements and Performance in Building Construction
Secretary: Kaiya Shoji

ISO/TC 145/SC 1 - Public Information Symbols
Secretary: Robert E. Stratton

ISO/TC 145/SC 1/WG 1 - Evaluation and Testing of Public Information Symbols

ISO/TC 145/SC 1/WG 4 - Public Information Symbols

ISO/TC 145/SC 3/WG 2 - Graphical Symbols for Use on Equipment - Index and Synopsis

ISO/TC 159/SC 1 - Ergonomic Guiding Principles
Secretary: Stefan Krebs

ISO/TC 159/SC 1/WG 1 - Principles of the Design of Work Systems

ISO/TC 159/SC 1/WG 2 - Ergonomic Principles Related to Mental Work

ISO/TC 159/SC 1/WG 4 - Product Usability

ISO/TC 159/SC 3/WG 1 - Anthropometry

ISO/TC 159/SC 3/WG 2 - Evaluation of Working Postures

ISO/TC 159/SC 3/WG 4 - Human Physical Strength: Manual Handling and Force Limits

ISO/TC 159/SC 3/WG 5 - Ergonomic Procedures for Applying Anthropometry and Biomechanics Standards

ISO/TC 159/SC 4/WG 2 - Visual Display Requirements

ISO/TC 159/SC 4/WG 3 - Controls, Workplace and Environmental Requirements

ISO/TC 159/SC 4/WG 5 - Software Ergonomics and Human-Computer Dialogues
Convenor: Dr. Susan Harker

ISO/TC 159/SC 4/WG 6 - Human-centred Design Processes for Interactive Systems

ISO/TC 159/SC 4/WG 8 - Ergonomic Design of Control Centres

ISO/TC 159/SC 4/WG 9 - Haptic and Tactile Interactions
Convenor: Dr. Jim Carter

Developing the ISO 9241-9XX series on haptic interactions.

Under discussion: Guidelines for all people, including elderly persons and persons with disabilities - marking tactile dots on cosumer products.

ISO/TC 159/SC 5/WG 1 - Thermal Environments

ISO/TC 159/SC 5/WG 5 - People with Special Requirements

ISO/TC 159/WG 2 - Ergonomics For People With Special Requirements

ISO/TC 173 - Assistive Products for persons With Disability
Chair: Mr Claes Tjader

ISO/TC 173/SC 1 - Wheelchairs
Secretary: Irma Loots

ISO/TC 173/SC 1/WG 10 - Requirements and Test Methods for Electro-Technical Systems for Wheelchairs

ISO/TC 173/WG 7 - Provisions and Means for Orientation of Visually Impaired Persons in Pedestrian Areas

TMB- Technical Management Board




Icelandic Standards
laugavegur 178, IS-105 Reykajavik, Iceland.
Tel: +354 52 07 150; Fax: +354 52 07 171
Web: www.stadlar.is




International Telecommunications Union
Place des Nations, CH-1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland.
Tel: +41 22 730 5111; Fax: +41 22 733 7256
Email: itumail@itu.int; Web: www.itu.int

Committees and Working Groups:

ITU-T Study Group 2 - Operational Aspects of Service Provision, Networks and Performance
Chairman: Marie Therese Alajouanine

ITU-T Study Group 12 - Performance and Quality of Service
Chairman: Jean-Yves Monfort

ITU-T Study Group 13 - Next Generation Networks
Chairman: B. W. Moore

ITU-T Study Group 16 - Multimedia Terminals, Systems and Applications
Chairman: Pierre-Andre Probst

 

 

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