SIST EN 17161:2019

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN 17161:2019
01-maj-2019
Oblikovanje za vse - Dostopnost, ki sledi pristopu "oblikovanje za vse" v
proizvodih, dobrinah in storitvah - Razširitev kroga uporabnikov
Design for All - Accessibility following a Design for All approach in products, goods and
services - Extending the range of users
Barrierefreiheit von Produkten, Waren und Dienstleistungen nach einem „Design für
alle“-Ansatz - Erweiterung des Nutzerkreises
Conception pour tous - Accessibilité selon une approche Conception pour tous des
produits, des biens et des services - Élargissement de l’éventail d’utilisateurs
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 17161:2019
ICS:
01.120 Standardizacija. Splošna Standardization. General
pravila rules
03.080.01 Storitve na splošno Services in general
03.120.01 Kakovost na splošno Quality in general
SIST EN 17161:2019 en,fr,de
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 17161

NORME EUROPÉENNE

EUROPÄISCHE NORM
March 2019
ICS 01.120; 11.180.01; 13.180

English version

Design for All - Accessibility following a Design for All
approach in products, goods and services - Extending the
range of users
Conception pour tous - Accessibilité selon une Barrierefreiheit von Produkten, Waren und
approche Conception pour tous des produits, des biens Dienstleistungen nach einem "Design für alle"-Ansatz -
et des services - Élargissement de l'éventail Erweiterung des Nutzerkreises
d'utilisateurs
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 26 November 2018.

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Contents Page
European foreword . 5
Introduction . 6
1 Scope . 9
2 Normative references . 9
3 Terms and definitions . 9
4 Context of the organization – Design for All approach . 12
4.1 Accessibility following a Design for All approach . 12
4.2 Understanding the organization and its context . 12
4.3 Understanding the needs and expectations of interested parties . 14
4.4 Determining the scope of the Design for All approach within the organization . 14
4.5 Integration with established process systems . 14
5 Leadership . 15
5.1 Leadership and commitment . 15
5.2 Policy . 16
5.3 Organisational roles, responsibilities and authorities . 17
6 Planning . 17
6.1 Actions to address risks and opportunities . 17
6.2 Design for All approach objectives and planning to achieve them . 18
6.3 Planning for changes . 18
7 Support . 19
7.1 Resources . 19
7.2 Competence . 19
7.3 Awareness . 20
7.4 Communication . 20
7.5 Documented information . 20
8 Operation . 21
8.1 Operation planning and control . 21
8.2 Design and development of products and services . 21
8.2.1 Planning to extend the range of users . 21
8.2.2 Identifying the intended users . 21
8.2.3 Requirements to extend the range of users. 22
8.2.4 Realization . 23
8.2.5 Evaluation . 24
8.3 User involvement . 24
8.4 End-to-end chain in relation to accessibility . 25
8.5 Control of and communication with external suppliers . 26
9 Performance evaluation . 26
9.1 Monitoring, measurement, analysis and evaluation . 26
9.1.1 General . 26
9.1.2 User feedback . 27
9.1.3 Analysis and evaluation . 27
9.2 Internal audit . 28
9.3 Management . 28
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10 Improvement . 29
Annex A (informative) Accessibility, Design for All approach and Human Rights . 30
A.1 Introduction. 30
A.2 The core mind-set of the Design for All approach . 30
A.3 Human Rights and Design for All approach . 30
A.4 Sustainable development with a Design for All approach . 31
A.5 Access, understand and use . 31
A.6 Examples of Design for All approaches . 32
Annex B (informative) User involvement . 33
B.1 Introduction. 33
B.2 Benefits of involving users . 33
B.3 Identifying and understanding current and potential users . 33
B.3.1 Potential users . 33
B.3.2 Demographic statistics . 34
B.4 Planning and performing user involvement . 34
B.4.1 General . 34
B.4.2 Schedule for user involvement . 35
B.4.3 Arrangements . 35
B.4.4 User feedback and market surveys . 35
B.4.5 Ethics of user involvement . 36
B.4.6 End-to-end documentation . 36
Annex C (informative) Design activities within projects . 37
C.1 Introduction. 37
C.2 Activities and their inputs . 37
C.3 User input to activities . 39
C.4 Understand and identify the users and the context of use (8.2.2) . 40
C.4.1 Scoping . 40
C.4.2 The importance of users (8.3) . 40
C.4.3 User groups (8.2.2) . 40
C.5 Requirements specification (8.2.3) . 40
C.6 Produce solutions to meet the user requirements (8.2.4) . 41
C.6.1 High level approach . 41
C.6.2 Developing the solution . 41
C.6.3 Detailed design decisions . 42
C.6.4 Evaluation as design progress . 42
C.6.5 Iteration . 42
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C.7 Evaluation (8.2.5) . 42
C.7.1 Evaluation from the earliest stages . 42
C.7.2 Focus on evaluation from the user's perspective . 42
C.7.3 Iteration and feedback . 42
C.7.4 Conformity assessment . 43
Annex D (informative) List of requirements . 44
D.1 Introduction . 44
D.2 List: requirements . 44
D.3 List: documented information . 49
Annex E (informative) Non exhaustive list of standards and guidance relevant to
'Accessibility following a Design for All approach in products, goods and services' . 51
E.1 Introduction . 51
E.2 Standards and guidance . 51
Bibliography . 52

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European foreword
This document (EN 17161:2019) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/CLC/JTC 12 “Design
for All”, the secretariat of which is held by NEN.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by September 2019, and conflicting national standards shall
be withdrawn at the latest by September 2019.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document has been prepared under standardization request M/473, given to CEN and CENELEC by
the European Commission, to include accessibility following a ‘Design for All’ approach in relevant
standardization activities for products, goods and services.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organisations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia,
Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France,
Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands,
Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and
the United Kingdom.
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Introduction
A Design for All approach takes account of human diversity to extend the range of users. This approach
inspires innovation in organisations so that management value an inclusive and non-stigmatizing mind-
set and supports a culture, which prioritises people. The Design for All approach and innovation ensure
optimal practices and activities, so that operations have the best tools and resources in place to enable
them to achieve accessible products, goods and services, i.e. what this document refers to as 'accessibility
outcomes'.
Accessibility seeks to prevent and remove barriers, ensuring that persons with disabilities have access to
products, goods and services on an equal basis with others.
Accessibility as an outcome from integrating a Design for All approach throughout the whole organization
can maximize the range of potential users of products, goods and services. Extending the range of users
can increase markets. It can also increase the proportion of the population, including persons with
disabilities, able to participate fully and independently in society. The accessibility of products, goods and
services realized by Design for All can benefit all users. Every organization can benefit from this approach.
NOTE 1 Terms such as “Design for All”, “Universal Design”, “accessible design”, “barrier-free design”, “inclusive
design” and “transgenerational design” are often used interchangeably with the same meaning.
NOTE 2 The approach defined in this document covers all products, goods and services. To keep the text easy to
read, the rest of this document will sometimes use the shorter phrase “products and services”. Wherever “products
and services” is used, it is equivalent to, and should be interpreted as, “products, goods and services”.
Each individual user has their own profile of needs, characteristics, capabilities, and preferences, and this
fact needs to be recognized when developing mainstream products and services. For most people their
profile of capabilities changes substantially throughout the course of their life, as they advance from
childhood to adulthood and then into old age. In addition, changing circumstances, accidents, disease and
other life-changing events may lead to a significant change in needs, characteristics, sets of capabilities
and preferences. Furthermore, the context of use of products, goods and services can influence users’
needs, characteristics, capabilities, and preferences, and hence the degree of accessibility and usability. A
Design for All approach acknowledges all these variations and circumstances and aims at meeting their
requirements to the greatest extent possible.
This document describes the adoption, throughout the whole organization, of a process-driven Design
for All approach in relation to all aspects of design, development, and manufacturing. Involvement of
users, including persons with disabilities, all the way through is a central part of this approach. Accessible
products and services are amongst the key outcomes.
The requirements and recommendations in this document can complement existing organisational
management and operational processes in order to achieve accessibility outcomes. The product design
and development process is usually part of a management system, such as EN ISO 9001, into which
accessibility following a Design for All approach can be integrated.
This document defines the requirements in an order that is consistent with organisational planning and
process management, i.e.:
— Understanding the context of the organization, the needs and expectations of interested parties,
including people with disabilities, the integration of a Design for All approach within established
systems and processes (Clause 4);
— Leadership, policy and responsibilities in support of a Design for All approach and the achievement of
accessibility outcomes (Clause 5);
— The planning of Design for All objectives and how to achieve them (Clause 6);
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— Organizing the support and other resources, including people and information needed to realize a
Design for All approach and the delivery of accessibility outcomes (Clause 7);
— Operational processes related to meeting users’ requirements, including persons with disabilities, and
developing products and services across the entire end-to-end chain, in accordance with the Design
for All approach (Clause 8);
— Processes to monitor, measure, analyse and evaluate the effectiveness and correctness of the Design
for All approach and its accessibility outcomes (Clause 9);
— The continuous improvement of the Design for All approach (Clause 10).
Management of the processes and the approach as a whole can be achieved using “Plan-Do-Check-Act”
(PDCA) or similar methodology. The normative clauses of this document broadly reflect the widely-used
PDCA model. The PDCA cycle is a way to achieve continuous improvement in business, development and
manufacturing processes. In the same way that a circle has no start or end, the PDCA method is also
constant and unbroken.
Figure 1 illustrates how the processes and requirements set out in Clauses 4 to 10 are related and
interconnected and how continuous improvement is achieved through repeated cycles of design and
implementation. The figure makes it clear that committed leadership as well as the provision of adequate
support and resources are central to achieving the right outcomes.

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Figure 1 — Integrating a Design for All approach into the continuous processes for design,
development and provision of products, goods and services
NOTE 3 Figure 1 shows a diagram of the interrelations between the processes, procedures and activities in this
standard to achieve Accessibility outcomes based on the application of a Design for All approach. It consists of
concentric cicles showing the various layers of these interrelating elements.
On top of the diagram there is the Design for All approach. From there, the viewer's eye is drawn to "Leadership"
(Clause 5) and "Support" (Clause 7) in the centre. "Planning" (Clause 6), "Operation" (Clause 8) and "Performance
evaluation" (Clause 9) are connected to and arranged in a circle around this centre. This cluster of elements is
framed by an outer circle labelled "Continuous improvement" (Clause 10) and embedded in a layer labelled "Context
of the organisation" (Clause 4). From the centre, where it has been absorbed, the Design for All approach is spread
across all illustrated components to result in Accessibility outcomes at the bottom.
The Design for All approach described in this document does not imply uniformity of the design of
products, goods, and services.
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1 Scope
This document specifies requirements that enable an organization to design, develop and provide
products, goods and services so that they can be accessed, understood and used by the widest range of
users, including persons with disabilities.
This document specifies requirements and recommendations that enables an organization to extend their
range of users by identifying diverse needs, characteristics, capabilities, and preferences, by directly or
indirectly involving users, and by using knowledge about accessibility in its procedures and processes.
This document specifies requirements that can enable an organization to meet applicable statutory and
regulatory requirements as related to the accessibility of its products, goods and services.
The requirements set out in this document are generic and are intended to be applicable to all relevant
parts of all organisations, regardless of type, size or products, goods and services provided.
This document promotes accessibility following a Design for All approach in mainstream products goods
and services and interoperability of these with assistive technologies.
This document does not provide technical design specifications and does not imply uniformity in design
or functionality of products, goods and services.
2 Normative references
There are no normative references in this document.
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— IEC Electropedia: available at http://www.electropedia.org/
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at http://www.iso.org/obp
3.1
accessibility
extent to which products, systems, services, environments and facilities can be used by people from a
population with the widest range of user needs, characteristics and capabilities to achieve identified goals
in identified contexts of use
Note 1 to entry: Context of use includes direct use or use supported by assistive technologies.
[SOURCE: EN ISO 9241-112:2017, 3.15 [5]]
3.2
assistive technology
equipment, product system, hardware, software or service that is used to increase, maintain or improve
capabilities of individuals
Note 1 to entry: Assistive technology is an umbrella term that is broader than assistive products.
Note 2 to entry: Assistive technology can include assistive services, and professional services needed for
assessment, recommendation and provision.
[SOURCE: CEN-CENELEC Guide 6:2014, 2.16 [13]]
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3.3
context of use
physical and social environments in which a system is used, including users, tasks, equipment and
materials
[SOURCE: CEN-CENELEC Guide 6:2014, 2.7 [13]]
3.4
documented information
information required to be controlled and maintained by an organisation and the medium on which it is
contained
Note 1 to entry: documented information can be in any format and media and from any source.
Note 2 to entry: documented information can refer to:
- the management system, including related processes;
- information created in order for the organization to operate (documentation);
- evidence of results achieved.
Note 3 to entry: this constitutes one of the common terms and core definitions for ISO management system
standards given in Annex SL of the Consolidated ISO Supplement to the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 1.
[SOURCE: ISO 9000:2015, 3.8.6 [1]]
3.5
end-to-end chain
sequence of information, processes and activities th
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