Japanese National Standards on ICT Accessibility: Current Status
September 28, 2006

Hajime Yamada
Japanese Standards Association
Structure of ICT Accessibility JIS
Consumer and Academia Participation in Standardization Process
•	Article 13-2 of the Industrial Standardization Law of Japan
–	Relevant ministers must enact any drafts proposed by JISC as industrial standards, in case of responding to opinions of all substantial interest parties, applying to anyone under the same conditions without discrimination, and being recognized by relevant ministers as appropriate

•	ISO/IEC Guide 71 (JIS Z8071)
–	Committee ensures committee members aware of ageing and disability issues, e.g. experts and users represented and/or training provided
Promotion of ICT Accessibility JIS
•	Accessible Design Forum
–	More than 20 organizations from users, manufacturers and academia concerned with
–	Purpose includes information sharing, accumulating information and know-how and utilizing these effectively
–	Publicity through symposiums and participation in exhibitions
•	Local Governments’ Development of Accessible Websites
–	Drafting “Public Web Site Operation Model for Anyone” based on JIS X8341-3 (Web Accessibility)
–	Holding a series of seminars for local government officials
Example Website: Setagaya in Tokyo
Impacts on Industry
Contribution to Global Harmonization
•	Cooperation among Asian Countries
–	2003   Establishment of “Japan-Korea-China Accessibility Design Committee” 
–	2005   Explanation to Relevant Organizations in Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand
•	Contribution to International Standardization
–	Reduction in international trade barriers and barriers to international movement of people
–	JIS X8341-1		ISO 9241-20
–	JIS X8341-2		JTC1/SC35
–	JIS X8341-3		WAI’s WCAG2.0
–	JIS X8341-4		ITU-T SG16
–	JIS X8341-5		JTC1/SC28