1. Focus Group Meeting 7
21 January 2011
ITU-Geneva
ITU-T Focus Group on
Audiovisual Media Accessibility (FG AVA)
version 1
Peter Olaf Looms
Chairman
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2. FG AVA: What are we aiming to do?
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3. FG AVA: Where are we now?
What is the
final deliverable?
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4. FG AVA: the final deliverable
From AVA-I-0002: Suggested objectives and procedures for the first Focus Group meeting
By June 2013 we will have complete the first 6 of our 8
deliverables. Number 7 - the recommendations - wil
lbe completed at the June 2013 meeting for submission
in October 2013.
• The FG AVA roadmap: suggested accessibility
actions that provide ITU with solid basis for
future work (e.g. What needs to be changed or added
to standardization,legislation and media regulation to
make AV media more accessible?)
• Our roadmap gives concrete examples of good
practice (How can we make AV media accessible?)
• Our roadmap shows how the UN CRPD* can be
applied to the delivery, use and enjoyment of
digital AV media (How can CRPD make a difference?)
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*UN CRPD = UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

5. FG AVA Deliverables
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6. FG AVA Meetings - plans in Sept 2011
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7. FG AVA: 2012 was a busy year
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8. FG AVA: 2012 was a busy year
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9. FG AVA: 2012 was a busy year
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10. FG AVA: 2012 was a busy year
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11. FG AVA: 2012 was a busy year
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12. Accessibility = AV Media for All
Listening Watching Sharing Participating
Enjoying
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13. Which AV-Media?
(=Content Delivery, End-to-End)
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Source: The Economist Print Edition December 10, 2011

14. Which AV-Media?
How much is spent globally?
Forecast
Sources: The Economist Print Edition December 10, 2011;
IDATE Next Gen TV 2011 - from World Television Markets January 2010 7

15. Which AV-Media?
How many have access?
Approx. 20% of the global population have no electricity*
Mobile
statistics
will be added
TV
Internet
Source: ITU Geneva November 2011
* Ban Ki-moon Powering sustainable energy for all International Herald Tribune 8
page 12 January 12 2012

16. AV-Media ≈ Digital Media
From AVA-I-0003: Scoping the terms “audiovisual media” and “accessibility”
TV & Radio Digital Digital
programs Broadcast TV Receivers
PCs
Social Media Smartphones & Tablets
IPTV
Peripherals
Films Open Internet e.g. Remote Controls
Video games (?) Mobile & Assistive Technologies
Wireless Net e.g.Hearing aids
Content Platforms Devices
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17. Our road map - the process
Putting the pieces together
Future
Gap between
vision and current
situation
Present
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18. Our road map - the process
Putting the pieces together
Where do we want
AV Media to be?
Future
What roadmap
of actions
and metrics
do we recommend Gap between
to the ITU? vision and current What actions
situation can bridge
the gap?
Where are we now?
What are the key
obstacles?
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19. Our road map - the process
Putting the pieces together
Share a vision
of media that
are truly accessible
Propose a roadmap
of actions
and metrics
to measure progress
Identify
actions that can
turn the vision
into reality
Have a clear view of
the current situation
and key obstacles
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20. AV-Media Accessibility
What can we do?
Usability: do something to make
programs as intelligible as possible
Context of use: platform issues
Remote control design
Pips on mobile keyboards
user profiles to access media
direct connections from TV and mobile
to hearing aids
Access services: offer captioning,
audio description, sign language
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21. 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
Working Group K: Accessible Working Procedures
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22. FG AVA Working Group Activities
WG coordinators
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23. Questions?
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