Audio Input / Audio Output Standards
Audio input devices, for example, microphones, allow a user to send audio signals to a computer for processing, recording, or carrying out commands.
A user with a hearing impairment may be able to access audio output by manipulating the volume and/or connecting a hearing aid or other amplification device. Similarly, a user with a visual impairment may wish to manipulate the volume of synthesised speech output to accommodate varied environmental conditions or personal preferences/needs.
Use the links below to navigate to:
- International audio input / audio output standards
- European audio input / audio output standards
- Other National audio input / audio output standards (alphabetical by country)
International Standards
International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO)
1, Ch. de la Voie-Creuse, Case postale 56, CH-1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland.
Tel: +41 22 749 0111; Fax: +41 22 733 3430
Web www.iso.ch
Committees and Working Groups:
ISO/TC 159/SC 5/WG 5 - People With Special Requirements
- ISO/CD 24500 Guidelines for all people, including elderly persons and persons with disabilities - Auditory signals on consumer products
- ISO/CD 24501 Guidelines for all people including elderly persons and persons with disabilities - Auditory signals on consumer products - Sound pressure levels of signals for the elderly and in noisy conditions
International Telecommunications Union (ITU)
Place des Nations, CH-1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland.
Tel: +41 22 730 5111; Fax: +41 22 733 7256
Email: itumail@itu.int; Web: www.itu.int
Committees and Working Groups:
ITU-T Study Group 12 - Performance and Quality of Service
Chairman: Jean-Yves Monfort
- ITU-T p.85 (1994) A method for subjective performance assessment of the quality of speech voice output devices
European Standards
European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI)
650 Route des Lucioles, F-06921 Sophia Antipolis Cedex, France.
Tel: +33 4 92 94 42 00; Fax: +33 4 93 65 47 16
Email: helpdesk@etsi.org; Web: www.etsi.org
Committees and Working Groups:
Specialist Task Force 326 - Generic spoken command vocabulary for ICT devices and services
(official EU and EFTA languages)
- ETSI ES 202 076 - Human Factors (HF); User Interfaces; Generic spoken command vocabulary for ICT devices and services
Other National Standards
Japan
Japan Business Machine and Information System Industries Association
NP Onarimon Building, 4th Floor, 3-25-33 Nishi-Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0003, Japan.
Tel: +81 3 5472 1101;
Fax: +81 3 5472 2511
Web: www.jbmia.or.jp/english/index.htm
- JBM S-71 (2004) Auditory signal
Japanese Industrial Standards Committee
1-3-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8901, Japan.
Email: jisc@meti.go.jp; Web: www.jisc.go.jp
Committees and Working Groups:
S - Domestic Wares
- JIS S 0013 (2002) Guidelines for the elderly and people with disabilities - Auditory signals on consumer products
- JIS S 0014 (2003) Guidelines for the elderly and people with disabilities - Auditory signals on consumer products - Sound pressure levels of signals for the elderly and in noisy conditions