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BS ISO 19809:2017

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Packaging. Accessible design. Information and marking

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BSI 2017 28
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This document provides requirements and recommendations concerning accessible design of consumer packaging with regard to information and marking.

This document specifies considerations and methods for designing and presenting information and marking to make consumer packages accessible to people with the widest range of capabilities by considering their sensory and cognitive abilities.

This document applies to all types of information and marking presented on consumer packaging. Specifically excluded from this document are information and marking for medicinal products and medical devices including tamper verification.

The design considerations and methods specified in this document are primarily intended for designers, developers and evaluators of packaging.

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PDF Pages PDF Title
2 National foreword
6 Foreword
7 Introduction
9 1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
10 4 Design considerations for increasing accessibility of information and marking for packaging
4.1 General design consideration
4.1.1 Considerations of diverse users and diverse contexts of use
4.1.2 Use of alternative or multiple means of presentation
11 4.1.3 Use of simple and clear information
4.1.4 Highlighting information and marking of importance
4.1.5 Limited amount of information and marking
12 4.1.6 Location of information
4.1.7 Additional marking and signage placement
4.2 Design considerations required from human abilities and characteristics
4.2.1 Luminance contrast
4.2.2 Colour and colour combination
13 4.2.3 Letters and legibility
14 4.2.4 Graphic symbols and pictograms
4.2.5 Languages
4.2.6 Use of tables
4.2.7 Avoidance of glare
4.2.8 Tactile marking
15 4.2.9 Braille signage
4.2.10 Auditory signals
4.3 Design considerations specific to packaging
4.3.1 Opening
16 4.3.2 Use
4.3.3 Storage
4.3.4 Disposal
17 4.3.5 Others
4.4 Design considerations related to safety
5 Evaluation of information and marking
5.1 General
5.2 Instrument-based evaluation
18 5.3 User-based evaluation
6 Conformance
19 Annex A (informative) Types of disabilities for human functions
21 Annex B (informative) Appropriate dimensions of tactile markings
22 Annex C (informative) Designer’s checklist
24 Annex D (informative) Checklist for conformance with this document
26 Bibliography
BS ISO 19809:2017
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