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Accessibility Standards

The greatest disability is not being able to rise to one's potential as a human being. These standards cover topics ranging from building accessibility to product conformity in the tools that those with disabilities use in their everyday lives.

 General Accessibility
 Standards for Mobility Disabilities
 Standards for Visual Disabilities
 Standards for Cognitive Disabilities
 Accessibility Regarding Technology

General Accessibility

IEC 63080 Ed. 1.0 en:2017

Accessibility terms and definitions

ISO/IEC Guide 71:2014

Guide for addressing accessibility in standards

ICC A117.1-2017 Errata

Errata - Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities

ISO 21542:2021

Building construction - Accessibility and usability of the built environment

ICC CRHA-2000

Code Requirements for Housing Accessibility, 2000

ISO/IEC 10779:2020

Information technology - Office equipment - Accessibility guidelines for older persons and persons with disabilities

IEC 62944 Ed. 1.0 en:2016

Audio, video and multimedia systems and equipment - Digital television accessibility - Functional specifications

Standards for Mobility Disabilities

ICC A117.1-2017 Errata

Errata - Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities

ISO 21542:2021

Building construction - Accessibility and usability of the built environment

FED-STD-795

Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards

Standards for Visual Disabilities

ISO/IEC 20071-11:2019

Information technology - User interface component accessibility - Part 11: Guidance on text alternatives for images

ISO/IEC TS 20071-15:2017

Information technology - User interface component accessibility - Part 15: Guidance on scanning visual information for presentation as text in various modalities

ISO/IEC TS 20071-21:2015

Information technology - User interface component accessibility - Part 21: Guidance on audio descriptions

ISO/IEC TS 20071-25:2017

Information technology - User interface component accessibility - Part 25: Guidance on the audio presentation of text in videos, including captions, subtitles and other on-screen text

CTA CEB27-2016

Recommended Practice for Audio Accessibility of Audiovisual Devices

ISO 11608-7:2016

Needle-based injection systems for medical use - Requirements and test methods - Part 7: Accessibility for persons with visual impairment

Standards for Cognitive Disabilities

ANSI/RESNA CA-1:2018

American National Standard for Cognitive Accessibility - Volume 1: Universal Criteria for Reporting the Cognitive Accessibility of Products and Technologies

ISO 21802:2019

Assistive products - Guidelines on cognitive accessibility - Daily time management

Accessibility Regarding Technology

ISO 9241-20:2021

Ergonomics of human-system interaction - Part 20: An ergonomic approach to accessibility within the ISO 9241 series

ISO 9241-171:2008

Ergonomics of human-system interaction - Part 171: Guidance on software accessibility

ISO/IEC 10779:2020

Information technology - Office equipment - Accessibility guidelines for older persons and persons with disabilities

ISO/IEC 24751-1:2008

Information technology - Individualized adaptability and accessibility in e-learning, education and training - Part 1: Framework and reference model

ISO/IEC 24751-2:2008

Information technology - Individualized adaptability and accessibility in e-learning, education and training - Part 2: Access for all personal needs and preferences for digital delivery

ISO/IEC 24751-3:2008

Information technology - Individualized adaptability and accessibility in e-learning, education and training - Part 3: Access for all digital resource description

ISO/IEC 29136:2012

Information technology - User interfaces - Accessibility of personal computer hardware

ISO/IEC 20016-1:2014

Information technology for learning, education and training - Language accessibility and human interface equivalencies (HIEs) in e-learning applications - Part 1: Framework and reference model for semantic interoperability

ISO/IEC 40500:2012

Information technology - W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0

ISO/IEC 29138-1:2018

Information technology - User interface accessibility - Part 1: User accessibility needs

ISO/IEC TR 29138-2:2009

Information technology - Accessibility considerations for people with disabilities - Part 2: Standards inventory

ISO/IEC TR 29138-3:2009

Information technology - Accessibility considerations for people with disabilities - Part 3: Guidance on user needs mapping

ISO/IEC TR 13066-2:2016

Information technology - Interoperability with assistive technology (AT) - Part 2: Windows accessibility application programming interface (API)

ISO/IEC TR 13066-3:2012

Information technology - Interoperability with assistive technology (AT) - Part 3: IAccessible2 accessibility application programming interface (API)

ISO/IEC TR 13066-4:2015

Information technology - Interoperability with assistive technology (AT) - Part 4: Linux/UNIX graphical environments accessibility API

ISO/IEC TR 13066-6:2014

Information technology - Interoperability with Assistive Technology (AT) - Part 6: Java accessibility application programming interface (API)

IEC/TR 62678 Ed. 1.0 en:2010

"Audio, video and multimedia systems and equipment activities and considerations related to accessibility and usability - FREE DOWNLOAD"

IEC/TS 62835 Ed. 1.0 en:2015

Electric toasters for household and similar use - Methods and measurements for improving accessibility

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