What is ISO 17069 about?
ISO 17069 discusses accessible design for older persons and persons with disabilities. ISO 17069 specifies considerations to be taken, as well as support and assistive products that can be used when organizing a physical meeting in which older persons and persons with disabilities can actively participate.
Teleconferences and web conferences are important methods that can be used to include older persons and persons with disabilities in meetings.
Who is ISO 17069 for?
ISO 17069 on accessible design is useful for:
- Technology enterprise companies
- Application developers
- Video conferencing platforms
- Human resource personnel
Why should you use ISO 17069?
There are various types of meetings, ranging from small gatherings in families, schools, workplaces, and towns, to bigger ones such as academic meetings, sessions in congresses, and international conferences. Participation in meetings is indispensable for full participation and inclusion in society as envisioned in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
As the social participation of older persons and persons with disabilities is promoted, more older persons and persons with disabilities are taking the opportunity to attend meetings. To ensure that all persons can participate in a meeting in a meaningful way, considerations need to be taken to overcome any obstacle that can be a hindrance. Meeting organizers must understand and address hindrances so that all participants can fully take part in the meeting.
ISO 17069 identifies areas to consider, as well as support and assistive products that can facilitate the full participation of older persons and persons with disabilities in meetings.
In ISO 17069, considerations and assistive products that can contribute to making a meeting accessible are presented in relation to human abilities.
ISO 17069 helps you to make your events accessible to all types of people including older people and people with a disability and thus promoting social participation of older persons and persons with disability.
What’s changed since the last update?
BS ISO 17069:2020 supersedes BS ISO 17069:2014, which is withdrawn. BS ISO 17069:2020 has been editorially revised with respect to BS ISO 17069:2014. These include:
- Correction of misspellings in 3.2, 4.2.8.1 and Annex B.3, list item 7)
- Editorial corrections
- Update of the bibliography
