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Title: Accessibility Forum Projects


1
Accessibility Forum Projects
  • Bill Hetzner
  • Jim Kindrick

2
Outline
  • Background to the current Project Resource
    Documents
  • Plans for reviewing the current Project Resource
    Documents
  • Next steps
  • Overview of the Objective Measures Resource
    Documents
  • Overview of the AT-EIT Interoperability Resource
    Documents

3
Background to the Current Resource Documents (1
of 2)
  • Produced by Project Teams made up of Forum
    Members (started August, 2001)
  • Two Teams Objective Measures andAT-EIT
    Interoperability
  • Each has over 50 people signed up
  • Work conducted
  • Biweekly Teleconferences
  • Email Discussions and Message Board
  • Working sessions at Forum Meetings

4
Background to the Current Resource Documents (2
of 2)
  • Conducted Project Workshops (September 23-25,
    2002)
  • Strategic Management Council provided schedule
    direction
  • Participants attending provided input on form and
    content
  • Focused Resource Documents on technical clarity
    and shared understanding
  • The basis for deriving assistance materials or
    guidelines
  • Voice of the Customer

5
Plans for Reviewing the Resource Document
  • Documents released 10/22-10/23/02 for Forum
    Review
  • URL sent via email to every Forum Member
  • Review ends 11/8/02
  • Comments and issues can be submitted via email to
    Project Teams
  • Project Teams will consider and incorporate input
    as appropriate
  • Final Resource Documents to be released 12/02/02

6
Next Steps
  • Listening to the Voice of the Customer
  • Interviews with Federal requiring officials
  • Inputs from the Office of Federal Procurement
    Policy
  • Inputs from Section 508 Coordinators
  • Getting direction from the Strategic Management
    Council

7
Objective Measures Resource Documents Purpose
  • Analysis of the Standard
  • Organized by Technical Sections of the Standard
  • Scope of specific Technical Provisions
  • Focus on clarification and common understanding
  • Many iterations to develop Analysis Template

8
Objective Measures Resource Documents
Organization
  • Template for Analysis of the Standard
  • Terms and Definitions
  • Assumptions
  • Outstanding Issues/Clarifications
  • Measurement Preconditions
  • Data Collection or Measurement Methods
  • Related Resources
  • Comments and Suggestions

9
Objective Measures Resource Documents Steps Taken
  • Preliminary Analysis
  • Produced as discussion starter for Team
  • Based on available materials Naive Perspective
  • Initial Analysis
  • Incorporated inputs from Project Team dialogue
  • Included research on related resources
  • Review with Access Board Staff
  • Clarification for outstanding issues
  • Validation of definitions and assumptions

10
Objective Measures Resource Documents Content (1
of 2)
  • 1194.21 Software and Operating Systems
  • 12 Provisions 10 Definitions, 19 Assumptions,
    12 Clarifications
  • 1194.22 Web-based intranet and internet
    information and applications
  • 16 Provisions 10 Definitions, 24 Assumptions, 3
    Clarifications
  • 1194.23 Telecommunication products
  • 14 Provisions 2 Definitions, 27 Assumptions, 11
    Clarifications

11
Objective Measures Resource Documents Content (2
of 2)
  • 1194.24 Video and multimedia products
  • 5 Provisions 13 Definitions, 8 Assumptions
  • 1194.25 Self contained, closed products
    information and applications
  • 13 Provisions 5 Definitions, 25 Assumptions, 4
    Clarifications
  • 1194.26 Desktop and portable computers
  • 4 Provisions 1 Clarification

12
AT-EIT Interoperability Projects Overview
  • General changes from September Workshops
  • Dropped Questions sections from all documents.
  • Redundant in concept, if not practice, with
    Objective Measures
  • Questions may be part of subsequent tools
  • Common outline (almost)
  • Applicable Interoperability Provisions
  • Interoperability as it applies to technical
    section
  • How EIT products work with AT
  • Changing face of current products
  • Suggestions for realizing interoperability in
    current products

13
AT-EIT Interoperability Projects Detail (1 of 4)
  • 1194.21 Software and O/S
  • Most mature, most vetted
  • Includes GNOME Accessibility Framework, Java
    Accessibility, Linux Accessibility, Microsoft
    Active Accessibility, and W3C DOM
  • More?
  • Additional section on Evaluation Copies
  • A catalyst for the ATIA/ITI/Forum activity

14
AT-EIT Interoperability Projects Detail (2 of 4)
  • 1194.22 Web-based Information and Applications
  • NEW
  • Some input from the working group
  • Concern that the technology is changing too fast
    to keep up
  • No changing face section
  • Needs broad review
  • 1194.23 Telecommunication Products
  • Fairly mature
  • Input primarily from working group
  • Needs broader review

15
AT-EIT Interoperability Projects Detail (3 of 4)
  • 1194.24 Video and Multimedia
  • Somewhat mature
  • Input from small working group
  • Needs broader review
  • 1194.25 Self-contained, Closed Systems
  • No interoperability requirements, by definition
  • Functions associated with self-contained, closed
    systems are part of other technical sections.

16
AT-EIT Interoperability Projects Detail (4 of 4)
  • 1194.26 Desktop and Personal Computers
  • Only one provision addresses interoperability
  • NEW
  • Needs broad review

17
Summary
  • Reviewed the development of the Project Resource
    Documents
  • Completed review of these documents with the
    Project Teams
  • Posted documents for review and comment by all
    Forum members
  • Preparing for next steps
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