The Global Accessibility

Reporting Initiative

GARI

August 2013

International association of radio equipment

manufacturers:

• 80% of global handset sales

• majority of global network infrastructure

Association's focus:

• health, safety and accessibility

What is the MMF?

GARI....

• Global Accessibility Reporting Initiative

• awareness raising for accessibility features of

mobile phones, tablets and apps

• centralised source of accessibility information

• consumers can find appropriate devices to meet

their needs

• Details on more than 600 devices

The GARI Project

The GARI template:

• Takes into account Australian, European and US

requirements

• Features over 100 accessibility criteria

• One of the most comprehensive guides

• Reviewed annually

The GARI Template

The new GARI:

• Designed to be more accessible

• HTML 5

• CSS 3 (including special CSS class for screen readers)

• JQuery (using appropriate accessible scripts)

• WAI-ARIA (particularly Live Regions for search update

pages)

• Semantic tables for JAWS screen readers

• 13 written languages and 1 sign language

• Two new sections:

• Tablets

• Apps

Better design, More accessibility

Accessible App Developers

• Register accessible apps for free on GARI

• Display in conjunction with devices

Other Organisations

• Download GARI Database in XML

• Create your own customised GARI view

How to participate in GARI

Using GARI

How others are using GARI

• FCC Clearinghouse:

http://apps.fcc.gov/accessibilityclearinghouse/products.html?p

gID=2

Using GARI

How others are using GARI

• The Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association

(AMTA)

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• Web: http://www.gari.info

• Twitter: @GARIupdates

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