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InterNational Committee for Information Technology Standards

INCITS Secretariat, Information Technology Industry Council (ITI)
1250 Eye St. NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20005
Telephone 202-737-8888; Fax 202-638-4922;
Email: incits@itic.org

ACTION REQUESTED  
 
Date:  July 22, 2008
Project: n/a
Reply to: Barbara Bennett
Phone: 202-626-5743
Email: bbennett@itic.org

 
To: INCITS Study Group on Accessibility Chair: M. Takemura
Subject: Advance Notification of JTC 1 N 9176, ISO/IEC DTR 29138-1, Information Technology - Accessibility Considerations for People with Disabilities - Part 1: User Needs Summary

 
INCITS Study Group on Accessibility Recommendation Due:
August 26, 2008

INCITS EB Letter Ballot (30-Days): August 27, 2008 - September 25, 2008
INCITS EB Ballot Resolution Period: September 26, 2008 - October 7, 2008
U.S. Vote to ANSI: October 8, 2008
JTC 1 Closing Date: October 12, 2008

The subject-referenced DTR is enclosed for action and information as indicated. The document has been distributed for ISO/IEC JTC 1 final letter ballot. The U.S. TAG is required to recommend a vote for the National Body.

ATTENTION INCITS Study Group on Accessibility

The committee is to coordinate and develop the U.S. recommended position for approval by the INCITS Executive Board for submission to ISO/IEC JTC 1. The position must be submitted in a format consistent with the guidelines specified by the JTC 1 Directives, Annex H, 5th edition.

The position options are:

Any comments developed in support of the U.S. position should be presented in the enclosed ISO Comments Template document.
 
In preparation for submitting the proposed U.S. National Body position for DTR ballot, the committee should be guided by its U.S. TAG  procedures.

All recommendations should be supported with documentation.

IMPORTANT

The recommendation should be received at the INCITS Secretariat not later than the due date noted above for approval by an INCITS EB letter ballot, so that, if necessary, the Executive Board letter ballot resolution meeting may be conducted and the U.S. vote forwarded to ANSI prior to to the JTC 1 closing date.

ACTION REQUIRED BY INCITS EXECUTIVE BOARD

INCITS EB members are requested to begin their review of the document in preparation in expeditiously determining their vote when the U.S. TAG recommendation is submitted for approval.