Overview

Neil Squire created a document that outlines mobile device accessibility requirements, evaluation methods, and testing procedures. This ensures that Canadian businesses, organizations, and service providers purchase mobile devices that meet the needs of people with disabilities.

The document shows ways to address some shortcomings in existing accessible mobile device procurement processes from other countries. It also proposes a way to evaluate the level of compliance with this procurement process for future accessibility solutions.

Download the full version of the ’Procurement of Accessible Mobile Devices’ document.

Download the executive summary.

Download the plain language executive summary.

Referenced Standards

This document references standards and best practices from organizations such as ETSI, the European Standards Organization (ESO), and the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).

EN 301 549 is under review to be adopted as the standard to cover the procurement of accessible information and communications (ICT) by the government of Canada.

The work proposes additions and revisions to European EN 301 549 standard for the accessibility requirements for information and communications (ICT) products and services with a focus on the requirement of mobile devices (smartphone, feature phones, and tablets).

Acknowledgements

This work is supported by funding by the Advancing Accessibility Standards Research Program of Accessible Standard Canada.