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)
Connect with us on:
• Web: http://www.gari.info
• Twitter: @GARIupdates
• Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/MobileAccessibility
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