ITU-R Resolution
Resolution ITU-R 67-1 “Telecommunication/ICT accessibility for
persons with disabilities and persons with specific needs” resolves
to invite ITU-R to continue conducting studies, research, guidelines and recommendations,
related to telecommunication/ICT accessibility for persons with disabilities
and persons with specific needs, taking into account Resolutions 191
(Rev. Bucharest, 2022) and 200 (Rev. Bucharest, 2022) of the Plenipotentiary
Conference, and in close cooperation with ITU-T and ITU-D.
ITU-R Recommendations and Reports
Recommendation ITU-R SM.1896 - “Frequency Ranges for Global or Regional Harmonization of Short-Range Devices.” This Recommendation includes a new harmonized band for “Telecoil Replacement Systems (TRS) for the hearing impaired”.
Recommendation ITU-R M.1076 - "Wireless communication system s for persons with impaired hearing.” This Recommendation provides the technical and operational characteristics for wireless accessibility of hearing aids to public, home and personal audio services operating in the land mobile service.
Recommendation ITU-R RS.1346 - “Sharing between the Meteorological Aids Service and Medical Implant Communication systems (MICS) operating in the mobile service in the frequency band 401-406MHz.” This Recommendation provides the characteristics of MICS and the mitigation requirements for the sharing with Meteorological Aids Systems in above band.
Recommendation ITU-R BT.1702
- “Guidance for the reduction of
photosensitive epileptic seizures caused by television.” This Recommendation
provides guidance to broadcasting organizations and programme producers, for
the protection of the vulnerable section of the viewing population who have
photosensitive epilepsy, and who are
therefore prone to seizures triggered by flashing lights, including certain
types of flashing television images.
Recommendation ITU-R BT.2123- “Video parameter values for advanced immersive audio-visual (AIAV)systems for production and international programme exchange in broadcasting.” In order to produce high-quality comfortable images, AIAV systems require video system parameters that go beyond the levels of UHDTV as well as additional system parameters to support omnidirectional image representation. This Recommendation specifies AIAV system parameters for production and international programme exchange.
Report ITU-R SM.2153 - “Technical and Operating Parameters and Spectrum Use for Short Range Radiocommunication Devices. ” This Report sets out common technical and non-technical parameters for short-range radiocommunication devices (SRDs) among that including wireless applications in healthcare, such as hearing aid, guiding system for the blind and medical implant communications systems (MICS).
Report ITU-R BT.2207 - “Accessibility to broadcasting services for persons with disabilities." This Report lists some approaches to address the following accessible matters: Hearing disabilities; Sight impairment; Aging audience; Receiver user-friendliness.
Report ITU-R BT.2342 - “Production, emission and exchange of closed captions for all worldwide language character sets (Latin and non-Latin )." This Report describes the efforts have been made to develop technologies such as efficient production methods and closed captioning content exchange methods. This Report also describes the recent status of techniques used for the production, exchange and broadcast of closed captions.
Report ITU-R BT.2447 - “Artificial intelligence systems for programme production and exchange." This Report lists a number of approaches on how to tap into the potential of using AI for accessibility, for example, Automation of content recognition, including Speech to text and text to speech; Dialogue tools for Audio Description; Translation –eliminating then unintended; Object and Scene recognition.
Report ITU-R BT.2448 - “Technical realization of signing in digital television.” The scope of this Report is to describe methods of making sign language available to the end users. This Report describes practical solutions for closed signing in regular TV programmes, which include the provision of two video signals, one with and one without the signer or alternatively the transmission of the signer video as additional stream.
ITU-R Study Question
Question ITU-R 145/6 - “Systems for enabling access to broadcast and cooperative media for persons with disabilities" decides that the following questions should be studied;
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What systems can be used for delivering sub-titling/closed captioning, and systems to deliver audio into text, appropriate to the delivery of broadcast media and related services.
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What systems can be used for delivering signing/closed signing appropriate to the delivery of broadcast media and related services?
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What systems can be used for delivering audio description/described video for video content appropriate to the delivery of broadcast media and related services?
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What systems can be used for delivering ‘clean audio’ (facility to improve the clarity of foreground sound) for the delivery of audio for broadcast media, and related services?
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What systems can be used for delivering haptic information appropriate to the delivery of broadcast media, and related services?
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What use of intelligent agents and related technologies could assist in the development and application of access systems and services?
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What technologies could be used to enhance the understanding of broadcast media content for persons of differing abilities?
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What are the preferred ways that can allow a person with different ranges of ability (vision, hearing, motor impairment) to take part in interactive programme content?
further decides:
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that the results of the above studies should be included in one or more Recommendations and Reports;
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that the above studies should be completed by 2023.
