ICT accessibility and Japan

Japan: an aging society

• 2005: 20% of national population.
• 2015: 26%
• Increasing accessibility market

Disabilities

Regally disabled: 5% (6.6 Million)

ICT

We live in information era.

ICT Accessibility Guidelines: JIS X 8341

1. Developed under the framework of ISO/IEC Guide 71
2. Organizing WG: User society, industry, and academia (chair)
3. Smooth feedback:
   • User needs → WG
   • WG → industry
4. Cooperate industrial associations and other organizations
   JEITA, CIAJ, JISA, JBMIA, JES, and AEHA

Two-tier structure of JIS X 8341

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1. ISO/IEC Guide 71 (JIS Z 8071), "Guidelines for standards developers to address the needs of older persons and persons with disabilities"
2. Common guideline: developed under the framework of JIS Z 8071
3. Specific guidelines: compliant with the common guideline

JIS X 8341

Guidelines for older persons and persons with disabilities -Information and communications equipment, software and services

• Part 1 (Common guideline) ⇒ now ISO FDIS 9241-20
• Part 2 (Information processing equip.) ⇒ JTC1/SC35
• Part 3 (Web Content) ⇔ harmonize with WCAG 2.0
• Part 4 (Telecom. equipment) ⇒ became ITU-T F.790
• Part 5 (Office equipment) ⇒ JTC1/SC28
• JIS WG3: discuss evaluation and conformance
• participate in TEITAC (Section 508/255 refresh advisory committee)

JIS X 8341-1 (Common guideline)

• now ISO/FDIS 9241-20: Ergonomics of human-system interaction – Part 20: Accessibility guidelines for information/communication technology (ICT) equipment and services
• Prof. Yamada is a co-editor

JIS X 8341-2 (Information processing equip.)

• proposed to ISO/IEC JTC1/SC35
• explained later in detail by Suzuki-san

JIS X 8341-3 (Web Content)

activities in fiscal year 2006

• May 7: "WS on WCAG 2.0 Last Call WD"
  • Japanese translation of "WCAG 2.0 WD"
  • Japanese translation of "Understanding WCAG 2.0"
  • Japanese translation of "About baselines and WCAG 2.0"
  • Corresponding matrix between JIS X 8341-3 and WCAG 2.0 WD (Excel)

JIS X 8341-3 (Web Content) cont.

• Nov, 27: seminar, "Int harmonization between JIS X 8341-3 and WCAG 2.0"
  • Takayuki Watanabe: "Introduction"
  • Judy Brewer: "W3C's Web Accessibility Initiative"
  • Shawn Henry: "Introduction to WCAG 2.0"
  • Michael Cooper : "Technical Review of WCAG 2.0"
  • Makoto Ueki: "Int. Std. Harmonization between JIS X 8341-3 and WCAG 2.0"

JIS X 8341-3 (Web Content) cont.

• June 27: submit public comments to WCAG 2.0 LC WD
• study
  • DRC Report (2004) "The Web: Access and Inclusion for Disabled People" (PDF)
  • BSI's PAS 78 (2006): "a guide to good practice in commissioning accessible websites"
• liaison
  • Ueki-san attends early morning teleconferences and face-to-face meetings, submit materials to WCAG WG
  • Ishikawa-san (W3C/Keio) attends JIS WG2

JIS X 8341-3 (Web Content) cont.

• Discuss next JIS X 8341-3 (will be updated in 2009) and int. std. harmonization
• Discuss evaluation and conformance with WG3
• publish a technical guide book in 2007?
• TEITAC

next speakers: Suzuki and Umegaki

• Part 1 (Common guideline) ⇒ now ISO FDIS 9241-20
• Part 2 (Information processing equip.) ⇒ proposed to ISO/IEC JTC1/SC35
• Part 3 (Web Content) ⇔ harmonize with WCAG 2.0
• Part 4 (Telecom. equipment) ⇒ became ITU-T F.790
• Part 5 (Office equipment) ⇒ proposed to ISO/IEC JTC1/SC28
• JIS WG3: discuss evaluation and conformance