Browse by Barriers

Browse the different barriers faced by Standards Development Organizations (SDOs) throughout the standards development process.

These barriers are organized by the 5 core stages and cover 18 topics. For each barrier, you can explore it in detail and discover practical actions to help address the barrier—making the standards development process more inclusive, accessible, and equitable.

Browse by Barriers

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Closed-door technical committees

Communication style defaults to Western norms

Consultation fatigue in D/deaf and D/disabled communities

Default meeting language is English

Difficulty receiving and communicating information

Dominant “expert” culture

Inaccessible digital collaboration tools

Inaccessible digital documents

Inaccessible feedback mechanisms

Inaccessible hybrid meetings

Inaccessible in-person meetings

Inaccessible online meetings

Inaccessible registration systems

Lack of awareness or accessibility of standards

Lack of clarity about committee member roles and responsibilities

Lack of clear and accessible onboarding process

Lack of financial support or payment

Lack of inclusive recruitment

Lack of organizational support for inclusion

Lack of public awareness of the standards feedback process

Lack of supportive onboarding process

Lack of training and support for chairpersons and facilitators

Lack of training and support for committee members

Lack of transparency in how feedback is processed

Limited meeting times and time zone exclusion

New member information overload

No clear or inclusive process for retiring standards

No clear way to report problems or get help

No funding for accessibility accommodations

No transition support for standards withdrawal

No way to track the impact of a standard

Travel barriers for D/deaf and D/disabled people

Underestimated workloads