[vicsireland] CONSULTATION: Universal Design Guidelines for Digital TV

From: Mark Magennis <Mark.magennis@xxxxxxx>
To: Vics Mailing List <vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, vibistro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2011 12:24:19 +0000
Dear all,
 
The NCBI Centre for Inclusive Technology is pleased to announce the publication 
of the first draft of a new set of Universal Design guidelines for Digital TV 
services and equipment. You are invited to comment. The guidelines have been 
developed on behalf of the Centre for Excellence in Universal Design (CEUD, 
www.universaldesign.ie) with the input of many stakeholders.
 
You will find the guidelines and a template for submitting comments at 
http://www.universaldesign.ie/digitaltv. Comments can be submitted up until 
Friday 25th November 2011 by email to lbrowan@xxxxxxx
 
The guidelines are aimed primarily at broadcasters, consumer equipment 
manufacturers, programme makers and policy makers. They contain guidance on how 
to ensure that television services, equipment and programmes can be accessed, 
understood and used to the greatest extent possible by all people, regardless 
of their age, size, ability or disability. They cover the following areas:
 
- Consumer equipment, connectivity and set-up
- On-screen user interfaces (menus, EPGs, etc.)
- Remote controls
- Documentation and consumer information
- Programme content
- Translating, Subtitling and Captioning
- Audio description
- Visual Signing
- Customer service
 
We would welcome comments on any of these areas. Also general comments about 
whether they are suitable for the audience, understandable and easy to read, 
complete, helpful, realistic, etc. All suggestions will be taken into account 
in improving the guidelines.
 
The guidelines will become part of the online suite of guidelines for 
information and communication technologies that the CEUD develops and maintains 
for the web, hardware, software, smart card services and public access 
terminals.
 
Thank you for your input,
Mark Magennis
 
Dr. Mark Magennis
Director of the Centre for Inclusive Technology (CFIT)
NCBI Working for people with sight loss
Whitworth Road, Dublin 9, Republic of Ireland
 
Tel: +353 (0)1 882 1956
Skype: markncbi
Web: www.cfit.ie
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