14:57:20 RRSAgent has joined #wai-wcag 14:57:20 logging to http://www.w3.org/2016/07/19-wai-wcag-irc 14:57:22 RRSAgent, make logs public 14:57:22 Zakim has joined #wai-wcag 14:57:24 Zakim, this will be WAI_WCAG 14:57:24 ok, trackbot 14:57:25 Meeting: Web Content Accessibility Guidelines Working Group Teleconference 14:57:25 Date: 19 July 2016 14:57:40 Rachael has joined #wai-wcag 14:58:00 regrets+ Mike_Elledge 14:58:03 +AWK 14:58:27 zakim, agenda? 14:58:27 I see nothing on the agenda 14:58:33 agenda+ TPAC Registration reminder (https://www.w3.org/2016/09/TPAC/) 14:58:43 agenda+ TPAC Registration reminder (https://www.w3.org/2016/09/TPAC/) 14:59:07 agenda+ Numbering WCAG 2.1 SC discussion (John Foliot - https://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/wiki/WCAG_2.1_SC_Numbering) 14:59:21 agenda+ Success Criteria acceptance criteria discussion 15:00:24 Makoto has joined #wai-wcag 15:00:26 JF has joined #wai-wcag 15:00:33 present+ JF 15:00:37 present+ Joshue108 15:00:46 zakim, agenda? 15:00:46 I see 4 items remaining on the agenda: 15:00:47 1. TPAC Registration reminder (https://www.w3.org/2016/09/TPAC/) [from AWK] 15:00:47 2. TPAC Registration reminder (https://www.w3.org/2016/09/TPAC/) [from AWK] 15:00:47 3. Numbering WCAG 2.1 SC discussion (John Foliot - https://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/wiki/WCAG_2.1_SC_Numbering) [from AWK] 15:00:48 4. Success Criteria acceptance criteria discussion [from AWK] 15:00:51 present+ Rachael 15:01:15 present+ Makoto 15:01:20 Lauriat has joined #wai-wcag 15:01:26 Zakim, item 2 is WCAG Techniques and Understanding update. 15:01:26 I don't understand you, AWK 15:01:28 Kathy has joined #wai-wcag 15:01:31 Present+ Lauriat 15:01:58 zakim, drop item 2 15:01:58 agendum 2, TPAC Registration reminder (https://www.w3.org/2016/09/TPAC/), dropped 15:02:07 present+ Kathy 15:02:09 zakim, agenda? 15:02:09 I see 3 items remaining on the agenda: 15:02:10 1. TPAC Registration reminder (https://www.w3.org/2016/09/TPAC/) [from AWK] 15:02:10 3. Numbering WCAG 2.1 SC discussion (John Foliot - https://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/wiki/WCAG_2.1_SC_Numbering) [from AWK] 15:02:10 4. Success Criteria acceptance criteria discussion [from AWK] 15:02:56 present+ Laura 15:04:22 agenda+ WCAG Techniques and Understanding update. 15:04:23 adam_solomon has joined #wai-wcag 15:04:35 Zakim, agenda order is 1, 5, 3,4 15:04:35 ok, AWK 15:04:39 zakim, agenda? 15:04:39 I see 4 items remaining on the agenda: 15:04:40 1. TPAC Registration reminder (https://www.w3.org/2016/09/TPAC/) [from AWK] 15:04:40 5. WCAG Techniques and Understanding update. [from AWK] 15:04:40 3. Numbering WCAG 2.1 SC discussion (John Foliot - https://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/wiki/WCAG_2.1_SC_Numbering) [from AWK] 15:04:41 4. Success Criteria acceptance criteria discussion [from AWK] 15:05:49 Present+ Greg_Lowney 15:05:58 marcjohlic has joined #wai-wcag 15:06:04 Lisa_Seeman has joined #wai-wcag 15:06:12 davidmacdonald has joined #wai-wcag 15:06:18 present+ lisa 15:06:30 present+ adam_solomon 15:06:40 Scribe: Ryladog 15:07:13 scribe: Rachael 15:07:17 Scribe: Rachel 15:07:24 Scribe: Rachael 15:07:34 zakim, take up item 1 15:07:34 agendum 1. "TPAC Registration reminder (https://www.w3.org/2016/09/TPAC/)" taken up [from AWK] 15:07:48 present+ marcjohlic 15:08:50 Reminder for TPAC registration. Will fall in a timeframe when we will be reviewing taskforce content and drafting 2.1. We are laying the groundwork but the meeting in Portugal in Sept will let us talk to people in person. If you can get there, that would be helpful. 15:08:50 Ryladog has joined #wai-wcag 15:08:56 KimD has joined #wai-wcag 15:09:16 + KimD 15:10:16 Katy: I will provide a list of about 30 hotels for TPAC that she researched to the email list. 15:10:46 zakim, take up item 2 15:10:46 agendum 2. "TPAC Registration reminder (https://www.w3.org/2016/09/TPAC/)" taken up [from AWK] 15:10:57 Zakim, close item 2 15:10:57 agendum 2, TPAC Registration reminder (https://www.w3.org/2016/09/TPAC/), closed 15:10:59 I see 4 items remaining on the agenda; the next one is 15:10:59 1. TPAC Registration reminder (https://www.w3.org/2016/09/TPAC/) [from AWK] 15:11:01 Zakim, next item 15:11:01 agendum 1. "TPAC Registration reminder (https://www.w3.org/2016/09/TPAC/)" taken up [from AWK] 15:11:05 Present +Davidmacdonald 15:11:06 Present+ Katie_Haritos-Shea 15:11:07 Zakim, close item 1 15:11:07 agendum 1, TPAC Registration reminder (https://www.w3.org/2016/09/TPAC/), closed 15:11:09 I see 3 items remaining on the agenda; the next one is 15:11:09 5. WCAG Techniques and Understanding update. [from AWK] 15:11:11 Zakim, next item 15:11:11 agendum 5. "WCAG Techniques and Understanding update." taken up [from AWK] 15:12:28 Andrew: This is approved to go out but will likely go out today for public review. Expect that as we get comments, we will have a survey and will need to approve responses to the comments and implement needed changes. Still on track for 2nd week of Sept techniques and understandings. 15:12:56 MoeKraft has joined #wai-wcag 15:13:03 q? 15:13:09 Zakim, next item 15:13:09 agendum 3. "Numbering WCAG 2.1 SC discussion (John Foliot - https://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/wiki/WCAG_2.1_SC_Numbering)" taken up [from AWK] 15:14:51 The numbering has become an issue for the mobile task force. Specifically how do we change exisitng success criteria? If we make a change to an exisiting SC, do we renumber it? 15:15:56 John: We collected a number of different options and proposals. We didn't get a lot of feedback but noone really went in and added a lot of information. We went through the different models. First is a four tier system but there was concern about the string of numbers. 15:15:58 present+ MichaelC 15:16:16 3.1 Readable 3.1.1 Language of Page A 3.1.2 Language of Parts AA 3.1.2.1 New COGA AA 3.1.3 Unusual Words AAA 3.1.4 Abbreviations AAA 3.1.5 Reading Level AAA 3.1.6 Pronunciation AAA 15:16:21 John: There was a concern about keeping the numbers grouped by A, AA, AAA level. 15:17:42 John: The only way to fit a new criteria in and retain the ordering by levels would be to add a new number. There were concerns about affecting tools or implying that the new criteria are subsets or less important. 15:19:13 John: The second model which is the one that had the most positive feedback was that we would add new criteria at the end of each list. Previous discusion that the numbers did not originally aim to line up with principles, there is a strong desire to keep them that way. 15:19:23 Ryladog_ has joined #wai-wcag 15:19:28 q+ 15:20:07 John: A new criteria would be added to the bottom and the severity would be noted but not used as a filtering method. 15:21:11 John: The next proposal would be similar to proposal 3 but then the principles would be reordered to retain the level. There was pushback and confusion to having the numbers out of order. I agree that presenting an ordered list that is out of order adds cognitive load. 15:21:38 Present+ Katie_Haritos-Shea 15:22:32 q? 15:22:35 John: There was another suggestion to renumber the criteria. This was based on severity level but this causes challenges in backward compatibility and introduces the four level numbering system. 15:23:32 John: The final suggestion would be to remove the numbers but we have become accustomed to the numbers. 15:26:09 John: Kim made the suggestion to look to legislative approach for renumbering. It may be worth growing the WCAG numbering system in a way that works with the legislative approaches. In the legislative world, when there is a new item, they add a new number. 15:27:00 Concern is where the modifications of existing success criteria. There are a few different patterns that use additional numbers or letters, but the additional number or letter is not separated with a dot. 15:27:37 So if a new item was added to 1.3 but it was very similar to an earlier prinicple, it would be 1.3a or 1.31 15:28:13 zakim, queue? 15:28:13 I see Ryladog_ on the speaker queue 15:28:44 q? 15:28:54 q+ 15:28:54 q+ 15:29:53 ack ry 15:30:13 There are other patterns but it makes it difficult to find. Another point is that the numbering is important when it comes to citation. Again legislators and lawyers are familiar with this model. My personal preference is to use a modified version of model 2 where new items are added at the bottom but revisions and clarifications are added as 1.1a etc 15:31:02 Katy: A correction that the numbers did align with the principles purposefully. Not that it is always a perfect mapping but it wasn't easy and was very intentional. 15:31:28 ack david 15:31:50 q? 15:31:53 +1 for Model 2 15:31:54 David: I support the motion. Model 2 makes the most sense to me. I think it will work well. 15:31:59 ack ma 15:32:44 Q+ 15:32:47 Mark: I also support Model 2. Most folks I work with daily don't realize the SC are ordered by level. Keep the numbering the same. 15:32:50 ack j 15:33:25 q+ to discuss changing SC text directly. We haven't decided clearly against this yet. 15:33:58 John: I modfied the wiki page to bring home the fact that enumeration by severity level will not be a key piece. We might consider that if and when we have new criteria added, that the new items be ordered by severity. 15:35:00 John: It would provide an implied, visual queue on the starting point for 2.1 15:35:40 q+ 15:35:42 q+ 15:35:44 ack AWK 15:35:44 AWK, you wanted to discuss changing SC text directly. We haven't decided clearly against this yet. 15:37:17 Andrew: We haven't actually decided as a working group that we will not change the text directly. What I've heard you say, indirectly, that none of these options allow us to chang the text. Did you hear a strong concern that existing criteria should not change. 15:37:28 q? 15:37:33 q+ 15:37:37 -q 15:38:12 ack ra 15:38:17 I agree to not changing the text of a 2.0 SC in 2.1, but rather make a new SC 15:38:33 John: I didn't hear a clear statement that no text shall change but I think there is a concern. There was no explicit statement. 15:39:36 Rachael: Are we editing exisiting critieria? 15:39:40 q+ to discuss audio description 15:40:09 ack dav 15:40:17 John: Concern about the term "audio description" which is older technology but I would add a clarification rather than changing the exisitng text. 15:40:59 there already is 15:41:24 a proposal to change a wording of a sc 15:41:31 David: I support the idea of adding a, b, c for clarifications as long as it is a subset of an exisitng criteria but I would like to discuss what to do when there is a change to the text. 15:42:15 John: In the proposal, a change would be a 1.3.1a instead of a change in the text itself. Is that correct Kim? 15:43:08 Kim: In the legislative world we make changes to the text all the time within the number. The a after a number would indicate a new section is a closely related section to the one above it. 15:44:05 Andrew: So are suggesting that if we edit text, we change the 1.3.1 or add a 1.3.1a? 15:44:54 Kim: If you want to change the text in an exisitng statute, it would be a change to the text in the statute and track the changes. 15:46:13 Kim: Its hard to explain clearly. You'd have the text then <<++Text change>> 15:46:18 <<++ apple ++>> 15:46:38 << -- apple -->> 15:46:48 q? 15:47:58 Kim: The changes are marked as additions <<++ text ++>> and subtractions << -- text -- >> in the document as it moves through the process but then the final document only shows the change. 15:48:06 1.2.3 <<-- Audio -->> <<++ Video ++>> Description or Media Alternative (Prerecorded): ... 15:48:08 q+ 15:48:52 Kim: The document with changes tracked is stored for reference and every change is available. 15:49:56 ack greg 15:49:59 Andrew: The argument against changing text is that people who are familiar with 2.0 will need to know that 2.1 is different. 15:50:45 q+ 15:51:03 Again, I agree to not changing the text of a 2.0 SC in 2.1, but rather make a new SC 15:51:05 ack r 15:51:48 q+ 15:51:48 q+ 15:51:49 q+ 15:51:50 q? 15:51:54 ack ry 15:52:22 +1 to Katie's points 15:52:31 q- 15:52:41 +1 to staying close to what was done in 2.0. 15:52:43 Rachael: Supports changing the text if needed. I agree there are a lot of issues but avoiding changing text limits the ability to make needed changes. 15:52:58 Q+ 15:53:06 ack greg 15:53:28 Katy: Believes that text should not be changed. There are too many backward compability issues. Changing text should be held to 3.0 15:53:53 +1 to Katie to not changing text in 2.0 15:54:51 1.2.3 Audio Description or Media Alternative (Prerecorded): ... >>> 1.2.3a Video Description or Media Alternative (Prerecorded): ... 15:55:13 Greg: I support model 2 of changing exisiting SC and adding new SCs to the end. Then we could use the legislative model of adding a letter to indicate a replacement of a 2.0 SC. We would delete 1.3.2 and then provide the new text as 1.3.2a. If in the future it changes again it would be come 1.3.2b 15:55:38 q+ 15:55:46 q+ 15:55:47 The letters would be a versioning of the SC. This is similar to the software world stating its not a whole new version but a minor update. 15:56:27 ack jf 15:56:40 Greg: I'm not advocating for that specifically but suggesting it if there is a lot of concern about changing existing SCs. 15:57:02 q- later 15:58:20 John: Greg makes some good points. Can we find a balance between what software engineers expect and legislators expect? Both groups look at our work with different lenses. Some existing SC need to be broken apart to better support testing. We need a balance between being too verbose and too specific. 15:58:49 ack ry 15:58:56 John: Two numbering concerns: How do we record a change to exisitng text and how do we split apart exisitng issues. 16:00:11 Huge -1 to "retiring" any SC in WCAG 2.1 16:00:41 ack kathy 16:01:20 Kathy: We do not have the rapid change cycle that software does so we need to be more careful and that may not be a better model. We have human rights legislation referring to us. We may need to wait to 3.0 to make bigger changes. I think changing the text complicates the issues vs. adding a new success criteria that might include both and sound redundant. We have a limited number of interaction models. 16:03:13 The mobile group has been circling on thi sa while. We are dealing with multiple interaction models and working with how this all fits in. I think its important to think about 2.1 and also 3.0 so that it all fits together. If we pick a model for 2.1 like 2.1a and 2.1b it might be an easier way to let people know how everything relates and fits together. 16:03:32 Q+ to say that I don't see multiple techniques to satisfy a single SC is a problem 16:03:36 In some cases, there are going to be mulitple techniques (keyboard and touch) both of which are needed. 16:03:54 rrsagent, make minutes 16:03:54 I have made the request to generate http://www.w3.org/2016/07/19-wai-wcag-minutes.html jeanne 16:04:13 rrsagent, make logs public 16:04:17 ack jf 16:04:17 JF, you wanted to say that I don't see multiple techniques to satisfy a single SC is a problem 16:04:27 We need to look at interaction models as a hard example to figure out how to fit it together. 16:05:23 Also, some techniques already require other techniques 16:05:23 John: I don't have a concern about mulitple techniques being "required" (used cautiously). I don't think it is a bad thing. Abstract example: Make a delicious breakfast includes techniques for toast, eggs, etc. 16:06:18 q+ 16:06:46 Andrew: I take the point that pracitcal examples are helpful. can you provide one? 16:06:49 https://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/mobile-a11y-tf/wiki/Proposed_revision/modification/addition_to_Guideline_2.1_and_related_SCs_to_cover_touch%2BAT_scenarios 16:07:55 For example, current 2.1.1: 16:08:02 2.1.1 Keyboard: All functionality of the content is operable through a keyboard interface without requiring specific timings for individual keystrokes, except where the underlying function requires input that depends on the path of the user's movement and not just the endpoints. (Level A) 16:08:03 q+ 16:08:16 replacement: All functionality of the content is operable through a keyboard and similar non-pointer input interfaces, without requiring specific timings for individual interactions, except where the underlying function requires input that depends on the path of the user's movement and not just the endpoints. (Level A) 16:08:30 Kathy: the wiki page takes the exisitng success criteria and trying to modify them. This is based on the comments we received to touch and pointer. 16:08:59 Andrew: There are a few changes in there. 16:09:33 Kathy: Exploiring if we could change 2.1.1 instead of creating redundant criteria. 16:10:06 https://w3c.github.io/Mobile-A11y-Extension/ 16:10:16 q+ 16:10:18 We have these in mulitiple formats right now. The next example shows the criteria broken out. 16:11:00 https://w3c.github.io/Mobile-A11y-Extension/#touch-and-pointer 16:11:07 q? 16:11:57 Katy: In my mind all along, adding new guidelines was a better approach. Why did you feel it was not a good idea? 16:12:04 Q+ 16:12:08 q+ 16:12:17 q- 16:12:29 q+ to say that a long WCAG is a concern for acceptance. I think we need to consolidate where we can. 16:12:54 Kathy: Because we kept repeating the same thing over and over. In the past people have preferred each method. If we break them out, it starts to get complicated as you add input methods. We could end up having a very long list. 16:13:45 Katy: we need to look at the work from all of the taskforces. 16:13:49 Q+ to ask if adding a sub-section here might work? EG: 2.1.2 No Keyboard Trap: >>> 2.1.2a No Touch Trap 16:14:20 Andrew: Katy, so you favor adding new criteria instead of changing the existing criteria. 16:14:46 is anything here relivent if people have not looked at the proposed sc 16:14:49 Katy: I think adding some of these below the exisitng criteria. 16:14:52 Ryladog has joined #wai-wcag 16:15:24 Present+ Katie_Haritos-Shea 16:15:46 more SC can make WCAG clearer 16:15:51 ack david 16:16:04 ack Ryladog 16:16:24 John: The mobile task force conversation is active and passionate trying to find the best way forward. 16:16:33 John: There are pros and cons on each side. 16:17:10 John = David 16:17:34 ack ry 16:17:37 q+ 16:17:38 s/John: The mobile task/David: The mobile task 16:17:50 Andrew: Part of the challenge is that all the taskforces are looking for this direction. 16:17:52 present+ jeanne 16:18:04 s/John: There are pros and cons/David: There are pros and cons 16:18:07 +1 16:18:36 ack jf 16:18:36 JF, you wanted to ask if adding a sub-section here might work? EG: 2.1.2 No Keyboard Trap: >>> 2.1.2a No Touch Trap 16:18:52 Katy: What we used before the numbers was keywords and then we added the numbers. The taskforces could focus on gathering the information and then we can work on the organization. 16:19:12 q+ 16:19:15 q+ 16:19:23 The challenge is that its difficult to write the SC without knowing the organization. 16:19:30 ack Ryladog 16:20:04 ak lisa 16:20:07 ack lisa 16:20:18 John: I had proposed to Kathy about doing the no touch trap. I agree with Katy that the WG should be pushing the direction, the task forces need to get the direction now because its slowing things down. 16:21:32 Lisa: I think for next week its more important to get the guidance for writing Success Criteria rather than the numbers. Once you have the success criteria it may be easier to look things up. I think there is a reality that folks are not doing AAA so we may want to focus on A and AA which people are doing and then push AAA to the bottom. 16:21:45 Also be aware of is that we may request a change of level. 16:22:15 We also have a suggestion to change the wording of some success criteria. 16:23:14 q? 16:23:26 ack jeanne 16:23:26 jeanne, you wanted to say that a long WCAG is a concern for acceptance. I think we need to consolidate where we can. 16:23:27 Another thing, in terms of COGA success criteria, some fit under exisitng guidelines but some things you could make new guidelines for. Some would be strange that they would not be under an existing guideline. 16:24:19 ack AWK 16:24:29 Jeanne: Want to add about industry acceptance of 2.1, if we come forward with a 2.1 that is a significant increase over 2.0 so I think that if we can expand the scope of exisitng criteria, we should do so. 16:24:32 q- 16:24:48 +1 to keeping text compact/integrated as much as possible 16:25:27 +1 to AWKs sentiment 16:25:31 +1 16:25:36 +1 16:25:38 +1 to AWK 16:25:57 Andrew: Based on what I'm hearing, model 2 is favored. Relating to changing success criteria, I think we should ask the task forces to write the success criteria so that they do not change the exisitng criteria. They may be redundant but then we get the text here and we can gather everything together and can evaluate changes in a single place. 16:26:03 +1 to AWK 16:26:25 Andrew: Then we can evaulate changes with the full context of possible changes and a new success criteria. 16:27:00 +1 to AWK 16:27:02 +1 to AWK 16:27:02 q+ 16:27:09 ack ry 16:27:18 q+ 16:27:50 ack kathy 16:28:02 Katie: I think its a great idea. We did something like this. When it comes down to taking the information and numbering and bringing it all together, we had a 4 day face to face meeting. We should look at that in about 6 monthos from now. 16:28:38 Kathy: So we are writing separate but are we writing a 2.1.1a or a new number? 16:28:40 q+ 16:28:58 Andrew: are they different if they are 2.1.1a vs 2.1.12? 16:29:37 Kathy: It could be. Perhaps we just do it separate and do it later. It should make sense on its own 16:30:11 q+ 16:30:16 There are inter-relations and it could have an impact. 16:30:17 ack da 16:30:38 Correct 16:31:24 David: I support the approach and by december we should ideally have all the success criteria and then from December on we work on consolidating. That way the task forces don't spend a lot of time that would need to be redone when another task force has something specific. 16:31:32 q- ry 16:32:14 Kathy: I've never heard concerns about WCAG being too long. The understanding is long but the complaint I hear is it needs to be clearer. I don't think longer will be an issue. 16:32:37 that was Katie talking 16:32:57 s/Kathy: I've never heard concerns/Katie: I've never heard concerns 16:33:06 Andrew: Do we have concensus on model 2? It sounds like we have consensus about all SC being separate but I will write it up and we can discuss it on the list. Hopefully we can have that clear before thursday when the next mobile call occurs. 16:33:39 * Thank you for the corrections. 16:35:25 Andrew: Key question is whether there is a difference if a success criteria is adjacent to an exisiting SC vs being alone. 16:35:48 present+ moekraft 16:35:57 trackbot, end meeting 16:35:57 Zakim, list attendees 16:35:57 As of this point the attendees have been AWK, JF, Joshue108, Rachael, Makoto, Lauriat, Kathy, Laura, Greg_Lowney, lisa, adam_solomon, marcjohlic, KimD, Katie_Haritos-Shea, 16:36:00 ... MichaelC, jeanne, moekraft 16:36:01 chair: AWK 16:36:05 RRSAgent, please draft minutes 16:36:05 I have made the request to generate http://www.w3.org/2016/07/19-wai-wcag-minutes.html trackbot 16:36:06 RRSAgent, bye 16:36:06 I see no action items