Thread Subject: Re: Platform software requirement toprovideaccessibility services

From: James Elekes
Date: Fri, Aug 17 2007 2:20 PM

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Hi Peter,

Your idea has merit! The Access Board Committees I Chair are always
encouraging Board staff to support work with mateirial to provide
"Technical Support/Assistance" when we're developing
Guidelines/Standards. I believe,as do my fellow Board Members, as
the experts, TEITAC Members are best qualified to cite/ provide
materials that will further the process by creating examples, etc
which individuals who talk the industry talk can follow.

I've made this preference known to Board staff and, the Board's
Telecommunications, Electronic/Information Technologies Committee
concurs with this fully.

-Jim

James J. Elekes, Chairman
Telecommunications, Electronic/Information Technologies Committee
United States Access board

(O) 888.564.8430

At 11:51 AM 8/17/2007, you wrote:
>Hi Don,
>
> > Does anyone think this standard needs examples to flesh it out for
> > vendors/testers who may not understand it?
> >
>
>We've had a bunch of hallway conversations about doing this in a set of
>supplementary material to provide to the Access Board (and suggest that
>they in turn provide it to everyone). I believe this is on our work
>list for after September.
>
>
>Regards,
>
>Peter Korn
>Accessibility Architect,
>Sun Microsystems, Inc.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED =
> > [mailto: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = ] On Behalf Of
> > Hoffman, Allen
> > Sent: Friday, August 17, 2007 9:32 AM
> > To: TEITAC Web/Software Subcommittee
> > Subject: Re: [teitac-websoftware] Platform software requirement
> > toprovideaccessibility services
> >
> > Andi wrote:
> > "I took an action item yesterday to propose a provision that would
> > require platform software to provide accessibility services. Here is one
> > modeled after the corresponding ISO provision:
> >
> > Platform software shall provide a set of services that enable assistive
> > technologies to interact with other software sufficient to enable
> > compliance with the "AT interoperability" and "Information and
> > Relationships" provision."
> >
> > Comment:
> > First, I feel this is essential to provide both rationale for platform
> > producers to include this kind of functionality, and second for
> > requiring officials to select based upon this, and third, to map our AT
> > interoperability more fully across the board as this is an end-to-end
> > set of responsibilities. Next, this kind of provision is more clear
> > than the current items in 1194.21(b). Finally, might this be tweaked to
> > include:
> >
> > Platform software shall provide a set of services that enable
> > applications and assistive technologies to interact with other software
> > sufficient to enable compliance with the "AT interoperability" and
> > "Information and Relationships" provision."
> >
> > This inclusion of "applications" might make it clear that all components
> > are involved in this picture.
> >
> > Great provision Andi!
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >

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