Focus Group Meeting 2
15 September 2011
Geneva
ITU-T Focus Group on
Audiovisual Media Accessibility (FG AVA)
Peter Olaf Looms
Chairman
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FG AVA Vision
From AVA-I-0002: Suggested objectives and procedures for the first Focus Group meeting
December 2012.
FG AVA has successfully completed its work.
The FG AVA roadmap with accessibility actions
provides a solid basis for future work by the ITU and
other key constituents.
The roadmap gives concrete examples of good
practice.
It shows how the UN Convention on the Rights of
Persons with Disabilities (UN CRPD) can be applied to
the delivery, use and enjoyment of digital AV media.
Persons with disabilities and their organizations feel
that the Focus Group has made a difference.
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FG AVA Values
From AVA-I-0002: Suggested objectives and procedures for the first Focus Group meeting
Inclusive (working with and for persons with
disabilities using the principles of Universal Design)
Consensus-seeking (identifying areas where there is
agreement, and also those where there is none)
Evidence-based (the rationale for our work should be
explicit and supported by empirical studies)
Open (actions recommended by the Focus Group
should promote interoperability and be based on open
standards)
Transparent (the rationale for actions recommended
by the Focus Group should be transparent)
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FG AVA Scope - Media for All
Listening
Watching
Sharing
Enjoying
Creating?
Participating
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FG AVA Scope - Digital Media
From AVA-I-0003: Scoping the terms “audiovisual media” and “accessibility”
Films
Radio &
TV programs
Rich media (Web pages)
Electronic games (?)
Content
Digital
Broadcast
Digital
Receivers
PCs
IPTV
Open Internet
Smartphones & Tablets
Mobile &
Wireless
Platform
Peripherals e.g.
remote controls
Device
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FG AVA Scope in relation to others
From AVA-I-0003: Scoping the terms “audiovisual media” and “accessibility”
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What are
others doing?
Are there holes?
What needsInternational
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FG AVA Deliverables
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Getting the big picture of
digital media accessibility
worm’s eye view
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Getting the big picture of
digital media accessibility
bird’s eye view
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Getting the big picture of
digital media accessibility
Discussing media accessibility
with practitioners and users
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FG AVA Working Groups
Working Group A: Captioning
Working Group B: Audio/Video description and spoken captions
Working Group C: Visual signing and sign language
Working Group D: Emerging access services
Working Group E: EPGs & on-air promotion
Working Group F: Participation and digital media
Working Group G: Digital Broadcast Television
Working Group H: IPTV
Working Group I: Mobile and handheld devices
Working Group J: Key Performance Indicators
[an additional WG to look at the accessibility of our logistics]
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FG AVA Working Group Activities
Action by ITU?
Question 4. Actions needed?
Question 3. Current obstacles?
Question 2. Visions for 2015/2020?
Question 1. What is
the current situation?
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FG AVA Working Group - logistics
Joining a Working Group:
Contact the coordinator to get access to the group
Contributing to answers to the 4 questions:
Writing in a closed document working with Google Docs
Discussing differences of opinion between FG AVA meetings:
Using Skype, e-mail exchanges or Adobe Connect (by arrangement)
Agreeing that preliminary version is ready:
Publishing a “frozen” draft on the FG AVA website for discussion with
stakeholders (the coordinator sends the document to the FG AVA
secretariat)
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Questions?
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