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​​​ITU-T SG 16 Work on Accessibility - Achievements

Work on accessibility in ITU-T SG 16 has its base in Question 26/16, Accessibility to Multimedia.

The work is done in close co-operation with many other groups and in many cases focuses on integrating sections on accessibility in Recommendations. A large part of Q.26’s work aims at including procedures for the Total Conversation concept for conversation in Real-time Text, Video and Voice as an accessible superset of video telephony, text telephony and voice telephony.

The following ITU-T Recommendations, Supplements and Technical Papers are a result of SG 16’s work:

  • V.18: Harmonization of text telephony
  • V.151: Procedures for the end-to-end connection of analogue PSTN text telephones over an IP network utilizing text relay
  • V.254: Asynchronous serial command interface for assistive and multi-functional communication devices
  • T.140: General presentation protocol for text conversation
  • T.134: Text conversation in the T.120 data conferencing environment
  • H.323 Annex G: for text conversation in H.323 packet multimedia environment
  • H.248.2: Gateway procedures between text telephony in PSTN and real-time text in IP and other networks
  • H.702: Accessibility profiles for IPTV systems
  • F.790: Telecommunications ac​cessibility guidelines for older persons and persons with disabilities
  • F.791: Accessibility terms and definitions
  • F.921: Audio-based network navigation system for persons with vision impairment  
  • F.930: Multimedia telecommunication relay services
  • T.701.11​: Guidance on text alternatives for images ​  
  • H Series Supplement 1: Requirements on video communication for sign language and lip reading
  • H Series Supplement 17 | ISO/IEC Guide 71: Guide for addressing accessibility in standards
  • FSTP-TACL: Telecommunications accessibility checklist for standards writers
  • FSTP-ACC-RemPart: Guidelines for supporting remote participation in meetings for all
  • FSTP-AM: Guidelines for accessible meetings​
  • FSTP-ACC.WebVRI: Guideline on web-based remote sign language interpretation or video remote interpretation (VRI) system
  • FSTP-ACC-RCSOverview of remote captioning services

The following are Recommendations in which sections on accessibility have been integrated:

  • Sections on accessibility were included in NGN R1 Scope Y.2000SerSup1
  • Definition in F.703 of Total Conversation and Text Telephony services, offering real-time text, video and audio communication
  • Definition of the real-time conversational text medium in F.700
  • Inclusion in H.320 of real-time text conversation in ISDN multimedia
  • Section on transport of real-time text in ISDN multimedia environments in H.224
  • Sections on modem negotiation for text telephony in V.8
  • Sections in V.8 bis on modem negotiation for text telephony
  • Sections in V.250 on control of V.18 modems
  • Inclusion in H.324 of real time text conversation in circuit switched multimedia
  • Section in H.245 for handling real-time text connections in H.324 and H.323 multimedia environments
  • Inclusion in T.120 of real-time text in data conferencing
  • Section in T.124 for handling real-time text sessions in the T.120 environment
  • Section in G.168 for testing of echo cancellation in calls with text telephony
  • Section in F.724 for accessible media additions in service description and requirements for video telephony services over IP networks
  • Section in F.733 for accessible media additions in multimedia conference services over IP
  • Section in F.742 for accessible media additions in service description and requirements for distance learning services
  • Section in F.741 for accessible media additions in service description and requirements for audiovisual on demand services
  • Inclusion in V.152 of text telephony considerations in voice band data gateway procedures