1 Accessibility Forum Projects Bill Hetzner Jim Kindrick

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Accessibility Forum Projects

Bill Hetzner

Jim Kindrick

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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-E&IT Interoperability Resource Documents

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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-E&IT Interoperability– Each has over 50 people signed up

• Work conducted:– Biweekly Teleconferences

– Email Discussions and Message Board

– Working sessions at Forum Meetings

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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

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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

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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

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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’

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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

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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

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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

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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

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AT-E&IT Interoperability Projects Overview

• General changes from September WorkshopsDropped “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 E&IT products work with AT

– Changing face of current products

– Suggestions for realizing interoperability in current products

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AT-E&IT 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

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• 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

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• 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.

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• 1194.26 Desktop and Personal Computers– Only one provision addresses interoperability

– NEW

– Needs broad review

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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