Multimedia accessibility standards

ITU has approved a number of standards for multimedia, including audiovisual content for persons with disabilities. Such standards are intended for people with vision and hearing impairments. Table 6 lists some of the main standards that also comply with WCAG. They cover a wide range of ICT services related to e-accessibility in general, not just web accessibility. They include television content delivery, Internet Protocol television (IPTV) systems, Internet via fixed or mobile broadband networks, multimedia and other ICT issues such as e-publishing and social collaborating platforms.

Table 6.   Multimedia guidelines, standards and definitions

Standard

Covering

Standard

Covering

ITU-T H.702 (11/2015)a 

Guidelines for Internet Protocol TV (IPTV) systems accessibility

ITU-T FSTP-AM (2015)b

Accessing audiovisual meetings

ITU-T F.921 (08/2018)c

Audio navigation system for people with vision impairment

ITU-T H-series Supplement 17 | ISO/IEC Guide 71 (2014)d

Addressing audiovisual accessibility in standards

ITU-T F.930 (03/2018)e

Multimedia telecommunication relay services

ITU-T FSTP-ACC-RemPart (2015)f

Remote audiovisual meeting and other meeting requirements

Sources:

a   www.itu.int/rec/T-REC-H.702.

b   www.itu.int/pub/T-TUT-FSTP-2015-AM.

c   www.itu.int/rec/T-REC-F.921.

d   www.itu.int/rec/T-REC-H.Sup17/en.

e   www.itu.int/rec/T-REC-F.930.

f    www.itu.int/pub/T-TUT-FSTP-2015-ACC.