ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 36/WG 7 - ITLET - Culture, language and individual needs

This document specifies a common, interoperable set of extensible properties for the description of resource content, functionality, user needs and preferences, to enable network-supported individualization of resources, services and environments to match the unique needs and preferences of the individual. This document includes all relevant mechanisms for the publication of terminology for such descriptions, including publicly available registries of properties and related metadata resources such as application profiles. This document takes an inclusive approach to individualization, since any user can experience a mismatch of their individual needs and preferences and the content or services delivered; it is not restricted to descriptions related to stereotypical notions of disability. It provides properties for describing access attributes of resources. It does not ascribe medical conditions to such properties (e.g. ‘non-visual’ as a property value does not infer visual disability, as when the user’s eyes are busy watching the road). This document defines a set of core Access for All (AfA) properties that can be used in a digital resource description (DRD), an AfA record, and equally in a stored personal needs and preferences profile, also an AfA record. It also includes how to extend or add a property or its value using an application profile as defined by ISO/IEC 19788-1.

This document specifies an AfA concept registry service, in particular: — requirements on registries; — requirements on concept submissions; — a data format (in JSON) for the exchange of registry entries (AfA concept records) between registry servers; — a set of RESTful operations for AfA concept registry servers to allow for the manipulation of AfA concept registry entries by external clients other than server-internal web interfaces.

This document presents considerations for using VR content in the learning, education and training (LET) domain for reducing reality and virtual reality crossover confusion among users and assisting users to effectively use these emerging technologies. This document addresses VR content that uses a head-mounted display (HMD) in the LET domain. It does not address VR content using immersive technology and does not address augmented reality, mixed or merged reality content.

ISO/IEC 24751 is intended to meet the needs of learners with disabilities and anyone in a disabling context. ISO/IEC 24751-1:2008 provides a common framework to describe and specify learner needs and preferences on the one hand and the corresponding description of the digital learning resources on the other hand, so that individual learner preferences and needs can be matched with the appropriate user interface tools and digital learning resources.

ISO/IEC 24751-2:2008 provides a common information model for describing the learner or user needs and preferences when accessing digitally delivered resources or services. This description is one side of a pair of descriptions used in matching user needs and preferences with education delivery (as described in ISO/IEC 24751-1). ISO/IEC 24751-2:2008 discusses the basic principles adhered to in developing this model for describing personal needs and preferences. It explains: the rationale for using a functional approach to describing needs, possible methods of creating a personal needs and preference statement, the major groupings of needs and preferences within the standard, the use of different needs and preferences statements in different contexts, how needs and preferences can be ranked with respect to priority, and the use of generic and application-specific needs and preference specifications. It contains the information model for ISO/IEC 24751-2:2008, including the attribute, allowed occurrence and datatype of each element. It defines and describes how the terms in the information model should be used. Conformance to ISO/IEC 24751-2:2008 is discussed. Conformance is dependent on the role played by the conformant technology. Conformance requirements for both education delivery applications and alternative access systems are explained. ISO/IEC 24751-2:2008 provides a consolidated list of all the terms defined in ISO/IEC 24751-2:2008, sorted in French alphabetical order, the ISO French language equivalent terms and definitions, and the codes representing the gender of the French terms. The vocabulary codes, values and associated rules of application are defined. An informative list of recommended default values for the learner preferences and needs is provided. It lists existing bindings of the IMS Learner Information Package Accessibility for LIP - Version 1 [ACCLIP] that serves as the reference specification for ISO/IEC 24751-2:2008. It describes information scenarios for applying ISO/IEC 24751-2:2008 and gives informative implementation examples. Use of ISO/IEC 24751-2:2008 will assist in matching individual learner needs in a computer mediated learning environment with the necessary user interface and resources needed to meet those needs.

ISO/IEC 24751-3:2008 provides a common language for describing digital learning resources to facilitate matching of those resources to learners' accessibility needs and preferences (as defined in ISO/IEC 24751-2). This description is one side of a pair of descriptions used in matching user needs and preferences with education delivery (as described in ISO/IEC 24751-1). ISO/IEC 24751-3:2008 discusses the basic principles adhered to in developing this model for describing digital learning resources. It explains: the assumptions made in developing ISO/IEC 24751-3:2008, the notion of an original and adapted resource, the major categories of metadata for original and adapted resources, the notion of an access mode for a resource, what is meant by adaptability, and the importance of interoperability and the role played by consistent implementation in interoperability. It contains the information model for ISO/IEC 24751-3, including the attribute, allowed occurrence and datatype of each element. It defines and describes how the terms in the information model should be used, and explains how ISO/IEC 24751-3:2008 can be extended. It discusses conformance to ISO/IEC 24751-3. Conformance is dependent on the role played by the conformant technology. Conformance requirements for both education delivery applications, resources and metadata authoring tools are explained. ISO/IEC 24751-3:2008 provides a consolidated list of all the terms defined in ISO/IEC 24751-3:2008, sorted in French alphabetical order, the ISO French language equivalent terms and definitions, and the codes representing the gender of the French terms. The vocabulary codes, values and associated rules of application are defined. An informative list of recommended default values for the learner preferences and needs is provided. It lists existing bindings of the IMS Access for All Metadata Specification Version 1 (ACCMD) that serves as the reference specification for ISO/IEC 24751-3:2008. It describes information scenarios for applying ISO/IEC 24751-3:2008 and gives informative implementation examples. Use of ISO/IEC 24751-3:2008 will assist in matching individual learner needs in a computer-mediated learning environment with the necessary user interface and resources needed to meet those needs.

This document specifies an API in support of ISO/IEC DIS 24751-1. In particular, this document specifies: — a data format (in JSON) for the exchange of registry entries (AfA concept records) between registry servers; — a set of RESTful operations for AfA registry servers to allow for the manipulation of AfA concept registry entries by external clients other than server-internal web interfaces.