A report from the AAATE/SIG workshop on “Standardisation” (S13N) in Bologna, August 2019 There is no doubt that standards are important for both assistive and accessible technology (AT). However, it has become very difficult, if not almost impossible to have a good view of all applicable standards. Additionally, not all standards that should include AT […]
A satellite event to the 14th AAATE Conference 2017 12/09/2017, Sheffield (UK) 8.30 am-10.00 am Co-organised by AAATE and the IN LIFE Consortium Report By Sabine Lobnig (AAATE) On 12 September 2017, AAATE and the IN LIFE Consortium co-organised a workshop on Strategic aspects of standardisation and certification in the field of eAccessibility & […]
Infoterm, the International Information Centre for Terminology, has been active in standardization since its establishment in 1971 by contract with UNESCO. Although terminology standardization started as soon as standards bodies began standardizing technical matters at the beginning of the 20th century, there were no commonly agreed rules for standardizing the terminologies of various fields. Infoterm […]
Brussels, 18 May 2017: International standards are the basis for our global economy. For this reason, AAATE and Infoterm endorse the Recommendation 2016 and invite all other organisations wanting to promote the mainstreaming of accessibility to join in. If we are serious about mainstreaming accessibility, we need to make sure that eAccessibility and eInclusion […]
