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<Andrew> Scribe: Andrew
<scribe> ScribeNick: Scribe
<shawn> :-)
<shawn> andrew, alan is often able to scribe for the first half of the meeting. shall we ask? otherwise, can get someone on backup for if you drop later. (also, we might have a short meeting today)
lest see how we go
<judy> rssagent & zakim usually get it pretty straight
Judy: runs through the Agenda
<shawn> Justin - changelogger for About RSS page
<shawn> Shawn - changelogger for user involvement page for evaluation
Andrew: getting very good responses to our web accessibility workshops in Australia
Background: http://www.w3.org/WAI/EO/changelogs/cl-eval-ut
Shawn: introduces the topic and summarises background
Shawwn: Eval suite mentions usability testing in passing only
Shawn: at f2f meeting in March 05 suggested a
new page on this topic
... will form its own page within the newly separated pages forming the Eval
Suite
<shawn> where it fits: http://www.w3.org/WAI/EO/Drafts/eval/
Shawn: fits in at w3.org/wai/eo/drafts/eval/
... see also - http://www.w3.org/WAI/EO/Drafts/eval/eval-links.html
... lets discuss the page and ideas presented and agenda questions previoulsy
posted
Judy: What are the key points to be made in this document?
Shawn: there is a resource quite withh several
docs that address aspects of evaluation - this will be one of the docs
... sometimes user involvement does not happen - but is desirable, and we can
give some guidance
<LiamM> Apologies for lateness -- don't seem to be able to get a connection to the phone bridge
Judy: we have several levels of evaluation - the final one inlcudes user involvement
<shawn> andrew: often times not approp to bring in users yet 'cause we know the technical problems are so bad
<judy> (from above: jb was saying that user review is part of a more comprehensive evaluation, not nec the final stage of evaluation)
Jack: helps to clarify what is in and what is
out
... are we primarily talking about usability evaluation?
<shawn> Shawn: technically accessible? usable to PWD?
Shawn: can get useful info from user involvement without full-blown usability testing
Judy: usability testing would test tasks undertaken - our scope is realy about how well it works for certain groups with disabilities or using assistive technologies
Shawn: misconception is that usability testing
is task oriented across a whole site
... need to point out that usability testing can be a few people looking at a
few pages or separate functions
Andrew: supports the idea that a few users looking a few pages can yield a lot of information
Shawn: Jacob N talks about "discount usability" with limited time and resources
William: need to capture these ideas that we can have "simple" usability testing as well as full "task based" testing
Shawn: agrees that it is not clear to many people - we need to help people understand the range of what can be undertaken and still be useful
Andrew: propose add "help people undestand some
of the usability issues experienced by PWD, some of whom may be using
assistive technologies"
... propose adding "emphasise that usability testing is not a replacement for
technical testing, but complements it"
... need to draw out potential issues of user skill leading to false positive
and/or false negatives
Liam: we are finding tha people want to keep user testing costs doen - tend to inlcude a cscreen reader users, another vision impaired users, and a person with sight but with mobility issues
s/csreen/screen
Shawn: this can become a serious book - we need
to keep it simple
... keeping changelog notes
Alan: should make people not afraid to try -
need to encourage them to give it a go and understand that they can get a lot
from a little effort
... casual users of, say JAWS, will have difficulty where as regular users
may find it easy
Liam: not everyone is an expert user
Alan: yes, not everyone has the same level of skill
Judy: need to stress the different levels of
skill that could be inlcuded in the user 'pool'
... need to also talk about the need to inlvove users is to make sure that,
say, sighted users don't make assumptions about how non-sighted users use e
site and/or the technology
Helle: with the possibilities in JAWS, many users are not sure enough to complain because they may not have their settings correct
Andrew: and also need to ne carefull that they are good enough not to make too many mistakes
Shawn: some applications may require advanced AT knowledge; other may be targtting 'the masses' and hence medium and low skills user would be mnore appropriate
Liam: getting the owners and/or developers can laos be a very useful exercise
Andrew: concurs completely - it can be enlightening for them
<judy> liam: free beer and chocolate help the usability testing sessions...
Andrew: if assessing a technical or professional application - the user needs to have the professional knowlege appropriate to the task
Alan: some developers may just have to make do with what they can and may not have access to wide range of users
Tanguy: we should insist more on the benefits
of getting users to do some testing
... should be more positive about the uses
Judy: ok - what about Audience?
All: seems fine
Judy: any comments on scope?
Shawn: what is the target size? one page or five or ??
see also the ITTATC page: http://www.ittatc.org/technical/access-ucd/ [moved to http://uiaccess.com/accessucd/ ]Background: http://www.w3.org/WAI/highlights/about-rss.html
<Justin> :-)
Jack(?): looking good and introduces the topic well
Helle: now I understand what we have been talking about - well done
Judy: after reading the page, I found the nav menu confusing
Liam: what about puting out own feed on the nav - to illustrate
Shawn: what is our goal? to make the feed available yo those in the know? or to encourage new users?
Andrew: what about "RSS news updates" as the nav item?
<shawn> [RSS] WAI Highlights
Harvey: I don't like the logo - want something more simple
Judy: which is the primary audience? I would say both
<Justin> brainstorming.....Subscribe to our New Feed....Syndicate our Feed
Andrew: another alternative "RSS news feed"
<shawn> http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/w3c-wai-eo/2005JulSep/0064.html
Shawn: Barry suggested having an RSS link near the "highlights" heading
Justin: I just look for the "RSS" button
Liam: what about putting the button after each date with each item?
Andrew: lets keep it simple - leave it where it is but make the link text clearer
Judy: lets finaliase Justin's doc now
Jack: does the job right now - go with it as it
is
... also concur with the suggestion for nav - "RSS news updates" or similar
as a call to action
Judy: thanks Justin for the re-write
Liam: lets reverse the business case tag?
Most: leave out the explanaition of the carrots & sticks
Judy: discussion of "101" for web accessibility intro
Andrew: what about "Web Accessibility Intro: the basics and beyond"
All: "101" is ok
Andrew: like #2 without bolding
Liam agrees - bold in all or none
Judy: no bolding
Shawn: Germany in Oct - not enough
participants
... Australia in Dec is still a possibility
... France at end of Feb 2006 is going ahead
... check EO home page for dates
Judy: please get back to Shawn if this affects your potential attendances
Judy: next meeting is next week
<shawn> http://www.w3.org/2005/08/19-eo-minutes.html available now
<shawn> doesn't do past I think...
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