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EOWG - 27 July 2007

Agenda

Attendees

Present
Judy, Shawn, Andrew, Jack, William, Harvey, Wayne, Henny, Sylvie, Liam
Regrets
Shadi, Helle
Chair
Judy
Scribe
Andrew

Contents

We have 2 versions of minutes for this week. This is one. The other is at www.w3.org/WAI/EO/2007/2007-07July-minutes


WCAG 2.0 Presentation

Shawn: refers to http://www.w3.org/WAI/EO/changelogs/cl-wcag20pres and linked PPT and DOC versions of the draft presentation
... Purpose, Goals, objectives - any comments?
... Approach - any comments?

Harvey: asked about suitability of PPT as a format

Shawn: assuming that users can access PPT, ODP or HTML - so they have a choice
... lets look at Open Issues - what is missing?

Judy: just moving back to audience - from Justin and Sylvie's comments, we may need two tiers of audience
... who it's for from deliverer and end audience perspectives, and relative levels of knowledge, especially of end audience

Justin: assuming some (good?) knowledge of WCAG 2.0

Andrew: would have more assumed a knowledge of WCAG 1.0, but very limited knowledge of WCAG 2.0

Judy: also a small audience who is new to accessibility

Harvey: the presenters on the other hand should be very familiar with WCAG 2.0?

Shawn: can't assume this, that is partly why we are preparing this material

Shawn: back to Open Issues

Henny: we should make sure the four principles are covered, and maybe the Guidelines
... at least as an overview of the structure and what these layers are

Shawn: what the presentation includes/covers - and where to find more background

Harvey: pointers to our sites - e.g. WAI and intro material

Shawn: what about URL's on individual slides, or a list at the end?

<shawn> ACTION: shawn consider where URI's are -- perhaps one that lists all [recorded in http://www.w3.org/2007/07/27-eo-minutes.html#action01]

All: various approaches, including a link to a page with all the URL's

Harvey: what about covering the Myths of web accessibility?

Judy: could be a distraction from looking forward

Shawn: will see what seems appropriate - has an idea of a spot to include it near the front

Myths: accessibility is boring and costly; WCAG 2 is hard to read, ...

Liam: how about just taking the positive approach? and not listing the negatives

Judy: what about "If you've heard that WCAG 2.0 is hard to read, then take a look at the latest version - you will be surprised"

Justin: what about some quotes?

Liam: how about: "we appreciated your feedback - that's why it has taken so long to release a new draft"

Justin: are we assuming the audience is tired of WCAG 1.0 and are looking for something new?

Henny: suggests that many are quite happy with WCAG 1.0
... also need to make sure that we point out that that WCAG 1.0 is still the operating and referencable version

William: seems that we will have a lot of changes [in this presentation] as the draft evolves further towards a TR

Justin: what is the message for the audience? What is the take-away message? What should they do right now?

Liam: contribute to the final release - suggestions from a technical or understandability perspective - get them involved

Shawn: will tie in the issues of authoring tools (and CMS) helping you meet WCAG 2.0

Judy: shouldn't make the main take away to contribute, but rather more personal stuff
... what they get out of it

Shawn: what about the order to cover topics?

Justin: comments at http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/w3c-wai-eo/2007JulSep/0023.html

Wayne: sounds good

Judy: worth trying, but need to make sure it flows

Wayne: need to highlight the better organization of version 2.0 compared with the current version 1.0

Andrew: in addition to When to start using, what about How to start using? especially if your local law still refers to 1.0 even after 2.0 is a TR

Wayne: to follow 2.0, you might be best to use a 2.0 technique

Shawn: any ideas for the layout/structure of slide 32 with all its boxes?

William: get concerned when reading "quick ref" and possible confusion with "quick tips"

Judy: what is people's big picture impression of the draft?

Wayne: notes are important for helping users make/sell the important points

meeting schedule

Shawn: Tech Plenary - http://www.w3.org/2007/11/TPAC/

Shawn: Survey is at http://www.w3.org/2002/09/wbs/35532/2007TP-EOWG/

Shawn: results are at: http://www.w3.org/2002/09/wbs/35532/2007TP-EOWG/results

Shawn: no meeting 3 August

Summary of Action Items

[NEW] ACTION: shawn consider where URI's are -- perhaps one that lists all [recorded in http://www.w3.org/2007/07/27-eo-minutes.html#action01]
 
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