Related Projects and Activities
- CEN/CENELEC/BT/WG “CEN/CENELEC Guide 6 Implementation Mechanism”: a working group to further the use of CEN/CENELEC Guide 6 (see below) in European standardisation activities.
- USEM: User Empowerment in Standardisation (European project, 1 April 2007 - 30 November 2009)
- Design for All and Assistive Technologies Standardization Co-ordination Group (DATSCG) at the ICT Standards Board.
- Fortune: Forum of User Organisations training and networking in Europe (European project, 1999 - 2000).
End-User Organisations
- European Disability Forum (EDF).
- Anec, the European consumer voice in standardisation.
- AGE, the European Older People’s Platform.
Guides Related to Inclusion of Persons with Disabilties
- CEN/CENELEC Guide 6 (PDF): Guidelines for standards developers to address the needs of older persons and persons with disabilities. See also CEN Guide 6 on tiresias.org and on Wikipedia.
- ISO/IEC Guide 71: 2001: Guidelines for standards developers to address the needs of older persons and persons with disabilities.
- ISO/TR 22411:2008: Ergonomics data and guidelines for the application of ISO/IEC Guide 71 to products and services to address the needs of older persons and persons with disabilities.
- John Gill: Involving people with disabilities in the standardisation process (Cost 219ter).
- Shawn Lawton Henry: Just Ask: Integrating Accessibility Throughout Design.
- IFAN: Guide 3:2008 (PDF): Guidelines to assist members of standards committees in preparing user-oriented European standards.
- Mechanism on the use of the CEN/CENELEC Guide 6 “Guidelines for standards developers to address the needs of older persons and persons with disabilities” (Mandate M/283) (PDF).
- CEN/ISSS DfA Workshop "Design for All and Assistive Technologies in ICT": Guidelines to Standardisers of ICT products and services in the CEN ICT domain - 3rd draft.
Standardisation: Guides and Background Information
- ISO: Consumers and standards: partnership for a better world: On-line tutorial on consumer participation (August 2010).
- John Gill: Increasing Accessibility of Information and Communication Technology Systems Through Open Standards (November 2007).
- CEN: Hands on Standardization: A Starters Guide to Standardization for Experts in CEN Technical Bodies (PDF) (January 2009).
- CEN: Hands on CWAs: A Starter Guide to CEN Workshop Agreements for Participants in CEN Workshops (PDF) (February 2009).
- CENELEC: Primer on Standards: Uncovering the mysteries of standardization in Europe (PDF).
- Ashok Ganesh: Getting started … How to develop a European Standard (PDF based on Microsoft Powerpoint file).
- Richard Hodgkinson: How Are ISO Standards Made? (2003).
- BSI: How are standards made?
- ISO: Drafting Standards.
- BSI Higher Education website.
- The ISO Story: The Vienna Agreement
- Agreement on technical cooperation between ISO and CEN (Vienna Agreement)
- TalkStandards: website with articles, forums and a blog about standardisation.
Accessibility Standards
The lists below make no attempt at comprehensiveness but are a sample of accessibility-related standards and documents that are relevant to Stand4All.
Official Standards and Technical Specifications
Built Environment
- EN 81-70:2003: Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts. Particular applications for passenger and goods passenger lifts. Accessibility to lifts for persons including persons with disability.
- EN 81-40: 2008: Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts. Special lifts for the transport of persons and goods. Stairlifts and inclined lifting platforms intended for persons with impaired mobility
- CEN/TS 81-82:2008: Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts. Existing lifts. Improvement of the accessibility of existing lifts for persons including persons with disability.
- CEN/TS 15209:2008: Tactile paving surface indicators produced from concrete, clay and stone.
- ISO/CD 21542: Building construction - Accessibility and usability of built environment. This standard is under development, but the third proposal draft from December 2008 (PDF) is available.
Transportation
- EN 13816:2002: Transportation. Logistics and services. Public passenger transport. Service quality definition, targeting and measurement. This standard covers numerous aspects of service quality organised in eight categories: availability, accessibility, information, time, customer care, comfort, security and environmental impact.
- EN 14206:2003: Inland navigation vessels. Gangways for passenger vessels. Requirements, tests.
- EN 12312-14:2006: Aircraft ground support equipment. Specific requirements. Disabled/incapacitated passenger boarding vehicles.
Packaging
- EN ISO 11683:1997: Packaging -- Tactile warnings of danger -- Requirements.
- EN 14391:2004: Packaging. Collapsible aluminium tubes. Tactile warnings of danger.
- CEN/TR 15753:2008: Packaging. Package leaflets for medicinal products. Braille and other formats for visually impaired people.
ICT and Everyday Products
- ISO 9241-20:2008: Ergonomics of human-system interaction — Part 20: Accessibility guidelines for information/communication technology (ICT) equipment and services.
- ISO 9241-151:2008: Ergonomics of human-system interaction — Part 151: Guidance on World Wide Web user interfaces.
- ISO 9241-171:2008: Ergonomics of human-system interaction — Part 171: Guidance on software accessibility.
- ISO 9241-920:2009: Ergonomics of human-system interaction — Part 920: Guidance on tactile and haptic interactions.
- ISO/IEC 24751-1:2008: Information technology — Individualized adaptability and accessibility in e-learning, education and training — Part 1: Framework and reference model.
- ISO/IEC 24751-2:2008: Information technology — Individualized adaptability and accessibility in e-learning, education and training — Part2: “Access for all” personal needs and preferences for digital delivery.
- ISO/IEC 24751-3:2008: Information technology — Individualized adaptability and accessibility in e-learning, education and training — Part 3: "Access for all" digital resource description.
- ISO 20282-1:2006: Ease of operation of everyday products — Part 1: Design requirements for context of use and user characteristics.
- ISO/TS 20282-2:2006: Ease of operation of everyday products — Part 2: Test method for walk-up-and-use products.
- ISO/PAS 20282-3:2007: Ease of operation of everyday products — Part 3: Test method for consumer products.
- ISO/PAS 20282-4:2007: Ease of operation of everyday products — Part 4: Test method for the installation of consumer products.
- EN 1332-4:2007: Identification card systems. Man-machine interface. Coding of user requirements for people with special needs; see also John Gill's article on the draft standard (2006).
- ETSI EG 202 116 (2002) (PDF): Human Factors (HF); Guidelines for ICT products and services; "Design for All".
Assistive Technologies
- EN 12182:1999: Technical aids for disabled persons. General requirements and test methods.
- EN ISO 15253:2000: Ophthalmic optics and instruments -- Optical devices for enhancing low vision.
- ISO 15254:2009: Ophthalmic optics and instruments -- Electro-optical devices for enhancing low vision.
- ISO 23600:2007: Assistive products for persons with vision impairments and persons with vision and hearing impairments -- Acoustic and tactile signals for pedestrian traffic lights.
CEN Workshop Agreements (CWA)
- CWA
15778:2008 (PDF): Document Processing for Accessibility:
aims to provide a first elaboration on how the accessibility of publishing content can be enhanced by altering existing publishing workflows and introducing accessibility considerations where appropriate
. - CWA 15554: 2006 (PDF): Specifications for a Web Accessibility Conformity Assessment Scheme and a Web Accessibility Quality Mark.
- CWA 45546-1:2004 (PDF preview): Guidelines to standardisers of Collective Transport Systems - Needs of older people and persons with disabilities - Part 1: Basic Guidelines.
- CWA 14835:2003 (PDF): Guidelines for making information accessible through sign language on the web.
- CWA 14661: 2003 (PDF): Guidelines to Standardisers of ICT products and services in the CEN ICT domain.
- Proposals for standardization actions following a review of European RTD-work in the ICT Assistive Technologies (AT) domain (PDF) (report).
- Metadata for Accessibility: Report (Microsoft Word) a report identifying metadata issues enabling support for accessibility and multilinguality written in the context of a CEN workshop on Dublin Core metadata.
European Commission: Policy and Mandates to European Standardisation Organisations
- European Commission: Enterprise and Industry: Standards Policy.
- European Commission: Enterprise and Industry: Harmonised Standards.
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M/376: Standardisation Mandate to CEN, CENELEC and ETSI in support of European Accessibility Requirements for Public Procurement of Products and Services in the ICT Domain (PDF) (7 December 2005)
- The CEN documents for phase 1 of this mandate are available on the website of CEN BT WG 185 pt.
- The ETSI documents for phase 1 of this mandate are available on the website of Specialist Task Force 333 (accessible version) or Specialist Task Force 333 (ETSI version).
- M/420: Standardisation Mandate to CEN, CENELEC and ETSI in support of European Accessibility Requirements for Public Procurement in the Built Environment (PDF) (21 December 2007).
Recommendations by Consortia and Projects
World Wide Web Consortium Recommendations and Drafts
- Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0.
- Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines (ATAG) 1.0.
- User Agent Accessibility Guidelines (UAAG) 1.0.
- Accessible Rich Internet Applications (WAI-ARIA) (in progress).
Built Environment
- Build for All Reference Manual (by the European project Build for All, which included CEN and the European Disability Forum).