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

JTC 1 SWG-A N 205

2006-09-18

DocumentType: Presentation

Title: IT Accessibility Standardization in Japan Status Report to the September 2006 SWG-A Meeting

Source: Mr. Makoto Yoshida, Standardization Office of Information Technology, METI

Requested For consideration at the September 2006 SWG-A Action: meeting.

JTC 1 SWG on Accessibility SecretariatITI/INCITS

1250 Eye Street NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20005jgarner@itic.org

IT Accessibility Standardization

in JapanStatus Report

YOSHIDA, Makoto Standardization Office of Information Technology, METI

IT accessibility JIS (Japanese Insdustrial Standards)

JIS X8341-2 Information-processing DevicesJIS X8341-3 Web Content JIS X8341-4 Telecommunications DevicesJIS X8341-5 Office Equipment

JIS Z8071 Guidelines for standards developers to address the needs of the elderly and disabled (ISO/IEC guide71)

JIS X8341-1 Information Communications Equipment, Software and 　　　　　　　　　 Services Part1: Common　　　　　　　　 Guidelines

Basic Guidelines

Group Standards

Product-specific Standards

② Group Standards (Sectorial Guides)

③ Product-specific Standards

JIS S 0011 Marking Tactile Dots on Consumer ProductsJIS S 0012 Usability of Consumer ProductsJIS S 0013 Auditory Signals on Consumer ProductsJIS S 0014 Auditory Signals on Consumer Products – Sound Pressure Levels of Signals for the Elderly and in Noisy ConditionsJIS S 0021 Packaging and ReceptaclesJIS S 0022 Packaging and Receptacles Test Methods for Opening JIS S 0023 Guidelines for Designing Clothes in Consideration of the Elderly JIS S 0024 Housing Equipment

① Basic Standards (ISO Guide 71)

JIS Z 8071 Guidelines for Standardization

JIS S 0025 Packaging and Receptacles - Tactile Warning of Danger – RequirementsJIS S 0031 Visual Signs and Displays – Specification of Age - related Relative Luminance and Its Use in Assessment of LightJIS S 0032 Visual Signs and Displays – Estimation of Minimum Legible Size for a Japanese Single CharacterJIS X 6310 Prepaid Cards – General Specifications

JIS X8341-1 Information Communications Equipment, Software and 　　　　　　　　　 Services Part1: Common Guidelines

JIS X8341-2 Part2: Information-processing DevicesJIS X8341-3 Part3: Web ContentJIS X8341-4 Part4: Telecommunications DevicesJIS X8341-5 Part5: Office Equipment

Current status of accessibility-related JIS standardization in Japan

Effect of JIS

The Industrial Standardization Law encourages, but does not force, Japanese companies to observe accessibility standards in their procurement activities.

After establishment, normalization has progressed fast.

International Standardization in JAPAN

Japan proposed Common IT accessibility guidelines (ISO/DIS 9421-20)

Japan proposed telecommunications devices accessibility guideline to ITU-T

PT was organized at JSA (Japan Standards Association) and JBMIA (Japan Business Machine Industry Association) to propose PC accessibility standard and accessibility setting standard

PT was organized at JBMIA to propose office equipment accessibility standard

Active participation W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)

Feedback to improve JIS standards

Other Accessibility Standardization Activities

Standards of Auditory Signals for Consumer Products- Sound Pressure Levels of Signals for Elderly and Noisy Conditions is under research and being developed by AIST

Japan-Korea-China Accessibility Design Committee planned - the themes are Marking Tactile Dots on Consumer Products, packaging ,etc

Accessible Design Forum planned- More than 20 organizations from such as users, manufacturers, and academia concerned with Accessibility Design

Contact Information

YOSHIDA, Makoto Standardization Office of Information

Technology, METI

E-mail ： yoshida-makoto@meti.go.jp

Japanese Industrial Standardization Committee

http://www.jisc.go.jp/eng/index.html

Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

http://w w w .m eti.go.jp/eng lish/index .htm l