W3C

- DRAFT -

HTML A11y TF meeting

26 Feb 2015

See also: IRC log

Attendees

Present
Chaals, Charles, IanP, JF, Janina, Joanie, Joanmarie_Diggs, JohnF, Judy, LJWatson, Liam, Léonie, PLH, Plh, RichS, Rich_Schwerdtfeger, ShaneM, SteveF, [ApTest], [IPcaller], janina, steveF
Regrets
Chair
Chaals
Scribe
LJWatson

Contents


<chaals> trackbot, start meeting

<trackbot> Meeting: HTML Accessibility Task Force Teleconference

<trackbot> Date: 26 February 2015

<chaals> chair: Chaals

<scribe> scribenick: LJWatson

agenda additions or changes? (Up to xx:05) HTML F2F meeting?

JS: Note the US time change at the start of March.

next meeting

JS: Next week is CSUN.

CMN: Several TF people will be there. Do we meet next week?

JB: Do we have critical items to do next week?

CMN: How many people at CSUN would not be able to attend?

LW: No couldn't.

CMN: Suggest cancelling meeting, unless it turns out to be urgent.

<chaals> RESOLUTION: No meeting expected next week. Note for non-US residents, time will change the week after for most.

HTML meeting?

PLH: It is still uncertain whether the whole WG will meet. But two of the task forces will.
... The media and editing TFs.
... A full WG meeting may happen later.

<ShaneM> I cannot make that meeting

<chaals> [me]

CMN: If this TF wants to meet, we should let the chairs know?

PLH: Yes soon.

CMN: Who on the call could attend?

LW: Yes.

<liam> LQ: no

LQ: No

JF: If we reach critical mass, yes.

CMN: Propose we request a meeting there. Call for agenda items.
... If sufficient people can make it we'll go ahead.

<chaals> ACTION: CHaals to call for consensus on whether to meet with the other HTML task forces in Redmond, 15-16 april [recorded in http://www.w3.org/2015/02/26-html-a11y-minutes.html#action01]

<trackbot> Created ACTION-309 - Call for consensus on whether to meet with the other html task forces in redmond, 15-16 april [on Charles McCathie Nevile - due 2015-03-05].

RS: Couldn't make it.

<chaals> RESOLUTION: We will call for consensus and see if we get critical mass (and a useful agenda), on attending the F2F meeting in Redmond 15-16 April

longdesc?

JB: There will be news.

workplan CfC http://www.w3.org/WAI/PF/html-task-force

CMN: CFC is out. Believe most people have responded.
... Contentious pieces are the Alt doc, and the ARIA stuff.
... Does anyone have thoughts on the ARIA stuff, or wait for the CFC outcome?

RS: ARIA stuff?

CMN: I'm only happy with the TF having ARIA deliverables if the work is done only in TF, not PF and TF.
... Don't want them done in three groups. If PF wants to shift the work here, or HTML likewise, it seems reasonable.
... Given that we haven't previously done the work, including this TF doesn't seem sensible.

RS: The same people work on it, so it doesn't really matter where we put it.

CMN: Yes.

JS: I'm seriously opposed to creating two classes of work activity between PF and HTML.

<Judy> +

CMN: In principle I agree, in practice the ARIA/HTML mappings doc has been done outside of this TF without problem.

JS: Don't think that's a correct reflection of the history.
... Paul was strongly opposed to moving it out of the TF.

JB: I see no harm in tracking it in the TF.

<JF> +1 to tracking

CMN: Agree we should track. We track all HTML, so anything done there is tracked here.

JS: It's a joint deliverable between PF and HTML.

CMN: Happy to list it as a thing we track.

JB: Suggest we take this offline to the co-ordination call.

CMN: Agreed.

<chaals> RESOLUTION: TF coordinators to work out what to do about ARIA HTML mappings.

was strongly opposed of moving 4

after5 http://darobin.github.io/after5/html-plan.html

CMN: Hope everyone has read it.
... Questions? Concerns?

JB: Note earlier concerns, and understand Robin has made changes - but have not had time to review the very latest.
... Bug handling, ability for TF to continue instead of CG, and the status of deliverables being considered on recc track from CGs.
... Also mechanisms for cross-review including accessibility.

<chaals> ack meack ri

<chaals> a/ack meack ri/

RS: Intent is to be open and allow more people to participate. What is the job of the HTML WG then?

JB: My understanding is that they're not under W3C process, which can be useful for incubating ideas, but the absence of process can be difficult as things become more formalised.
... Robin has been proactive in responding to these concerns.
... The deliverable from a CG is known as a "final report" or "final specification" which can be confusing.
... I'd heard the aim was to get more focused involvement, not wider participation.

<Zakim> chaals, you wanted to support Judy's concerns and suggest that I coordinate with Robin to see whether these are going into the plan, and ask him (or other HTML team) to attend

RS: If all the HTML wg does is push out a spec that's not interesting to me.

CMN: TFs or CGs are likely to be the places where things happen, not the WG.
... I support Judy's concerns. Suggest I co-ordinate with Robin, check the status, and ask him to attend another meeting.

PLH: Encourage you to invite Robin to another meeting.

JB: Robin is trying to address all these concerns. We should give him help to get the words clear enough in the plan.
... Giving specific feedback would be useful.

RS: Going to a CG is a bit "wild west". The issue is that the groups don't want to address accessibility. Don't want any CG to create something that hasn't addressed accessibility from the beginning.

<Zakim> liam, you wanted to note a CG doesn't get a W3C team contact either, for what it's worth, so not clear on future coordination

RS: Needs to be something in the CG process to stop accessibility being forgotten.

LQ: CGs do not have a W3C team contact.

<Zakim> Judy, you wanted to speak to Rich's point wrt conversations w Robin so far

JB: Robin, Philippe and I have discussed this. The concern has been acknowledged and solutions are being explored.
... We hope the Web Technology Accessibility Guidelines will be useful.
... Also requiring the CGs to conduct reviews and rough determination that accessiblity had been considered, before bringing a deliverable to the HTML WG.

<Zakim> chaals, you wanted to say coming back with a proposal for a CR requires a transition approval from the director, so I expect W3C to take that seriously (and believe Robin does too)

CMN: We would expect the CG to be able to demonstrate how accessibility had been considered, as part of requesting a document transition. Suggest we close this with me co-ordinating with Robin.

<Judy> [Judy: Robin has said that he is updating it real-time as he gets suggestions, but agree that the plan to follow up to confirm all suggestions are taken in, are great.]

RS: Someone should have responsibility in each CG for accessibility.
... At IBM we have a review board. We sometimes help product teams work on accessibility, and PF is moving towards this architecture model where we can do deep dives to help groups move forward

CMN: THink we should consider this.

<chaals> ACTION: chaals to coordinate with Robin, find out when the plan will have taken account of concerns expressed and invite Robin to a TF meeting at that point to explain it to us. [recorded in http://www.w3.org/2015/02/26-html-a11y-minutes.html#action02]

<trackbot> Created ACTION-310 - Coordinate with robin, find out when the plan will have taken account of concerns expressed and invite robin to a tf meeting at that point to explain it to us. [on Charles McCathie Nevile - due 2015-03-05].

JF: We could monitor new CGs, if we see one that's working on an area with a11y implications, very often a member of PF will join the CG to help. Think we have a decent net in place already.

<chaals> ACTION: chaals to coordinate with Robin, find out when the plan will have taken account of concerns expressed and invite Robin to a TF meeting at that point to explain it to us. [recorded in http://www.w3.org/2015/02/26-html-a11y-minutes.html#action03]

<trackbot> Created ACTION-311 - Coordinate with robin, find out when the plan will have taken account of concerns expressed and invite robin to a tf meeting at that point to explain it to us. [on Charles McCathie Nevile - due 2015-03-05].

JB: We're always trying to evolve how we co-ordinate the areas where accessibility intersects.
... Think Rich is suggesting having someone invested in each CG and reporting back to PF.

<Zakim> Judy, you wanted to comment on internal accessibility architecture review board, and APA WG charter

JB: The PF charter is out for review.

RS: It's with the AC reps?

JB: Yes all the WAI charters went out for review at the start of the week.

workplan CfC http://www.w3.org/WAI/PF/html-task-force

longdesc?

workplan CfC http://www.w3.org/WAI/PF/html-task-force

SF: Alt doc, think it's better to avoid duplication of effort.

<Zakim> ShaneM, you wanted to discuss how edits might get introduced to html 5.1

CMN: Don't mind either way. With the new HTML plan it occurs to me this TF could work directly on that part of the HTML spec.
... Agree the advice should be part of the HTML spec. Need to decide how to effectively do that - pull requests etc.
... Think we should co-ordinate with HTML to work out how we do one set of work.

SM: There's no point in us doing this twice.
... There are edits waiting to happen, based on the outcome of our decision.

JB: The problem with working in the HTML spec is that there was incorrect information getting baked in.
... These are rasons not to do it in HTML again now.

LQ: Like Shane, have stopped editing.

SM: Judy do you think the text should be removed from the spec?

<Zakim> ShaneM, you wanted to ask judy if she proposes that it be removed from html 5.1

JB: It was proposed previously, but later folded back in.

SM: I don't think there are any normative bits in that part of the spec.

SF: The advice in the spec is informative, and also in the alt doc.

<Zakim> Judy, you wanted to respond to Shane

SF: Normative content has been in the spec all along.

<SteveF> -1 to removing from html spec

CMN: My conclusion is that we're not clear on what to do. Will wait for outcome of CFC, but encourage Shane and Liam to continue editing.

<Judy> +1 to what Charles is sahying on going ahead to edit!

CMN: Date picker and transcript items can be discussed on the email list.

<chaals> [Thanks Léonie for scribing]

<chaals> [Adjourned]

Summary of Action Items

[NEW] ACTION: CHaals to call for consensus on whether to meet with the other HTML task forces in Redmond, 15-16 april [recorded in http://www.w3.org/2015/02/26-html-a11y-minutes.html#action01]
[NEW] ACTION: chaals to coordinate with Robin, find out when the plan will have taken account of concerns expressed and invite Robin to a TF meeting at that point to explain it to us. [recorded in http://www.w3.org/2015/02/26-html-a11y-minutes.html#action02]
[NEW] ACTION: chaals to coordinate with Robin, find out when the plan will have taken account of concerns expressed and invite Robin to a TF meeting at that point to explain it to us. [recorded in http://www.w3.org/2015/02/26-html-a11y-minutes.html#action03]
 
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