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Accessibility Guidelines Working Group Teleconference

24 Apr 2018

Attendees

Present
Mike_Elledge, Laura, JF, JakeAbma, alastairc, Glenda, AWK, Lauriat, Greg_Lowney, kirkwood, MichaelC, Detlev, jeanne, KimD, Brooks, jon_avila, Kathy, Katie_Haritos-Shea, Alex_, david-macdonald, marcjohlic, gowerm, LisaSeemanKestenbaum, jallan, JaEunJemmaKu
Regrets
EA_Draffan, Jake_Abma, Bruce_Bailey
Chair
alastairc
Scribe
Laura, jallan

Contents


<Chuck> +1 to glenda

<AWK> +AWK

<AWK> Chair: AlastairC

<laura> Scribe: Laura

Transition update

<AWK> Proposed Rec is out: https://www.w3.org/TR/2018/PR-WCAG21-20180424/

<JF> yay!!!

AC: We are in PR
... all according to plan.
... SCs are in.

MC: The main purpose of Proposed Recommendation is to measure support from the W3C Membership for the specification.

If you work for a W3C Member organization, please help ensure your Advisory Committee representative submits a vote.

scribe: not much formal work for WG at this time.
... we will see how that goes.
... work on understanding docs.

awk: make sure to educate your AC rep.
... ton to do in understanding and technique docs.
... contact the chairs if you don’t know what to do.

chuck: where are the lists?

MC: on the group home page

<AWK> Regarding AC responses: The deadline for responses is: 22 May 2018.

<AWK> (responses for WCAG 2.1, that is)

ac: Advisory Committee representatives are reviewing the main spec.

mc: CFC for understanding docs in mid may.
... happy to do an update on understanding if wanted.

jf: concerend about understnding for Understnding Common Purpose
... needs a major overhaul.

<JF> current Understanding: https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG21/Understanding/identify-purpose.html

ac: can strip it down and rework.

MC: I plan on doing an editorial pass.

<Glenda> When do we tap EO, I think they volunteered to do some editorial review of Understanding docs???

jf: lots to do. Open questions. Will work with the chairs.

<AWK> Yes, EO is on board for that

Silver design sprint report

ac: at CSUN we had a sprint.

<alastairc> https://www.w3.org/community/silver/draft-final-report-of-silver/

<alastairc> https://www.w3.org/community/silver/2018/04/23/suggestions-of-silver-design-sprint/

SL: number of participants.
... reviewed research and problem statements.
... brainstormed.
... we have many ideas.
... “How Might We” (HMW) ideas
... prototyping and ideas.
... for the suggestions, they are things we need to look into..

JS: we wnat to write silver in plan language.
... add more claritly.
... database all the things.
... help people find the information.
... want to help beginners with a separate page.

<david-macdonald> I would suggest writing a non-normative plain language version, if we loose precision in the plain language version

sl: Conformance Model: want to including guidance that meets the needs of people with disabilities, but is not conducive to a pass/fail test.
... have a point and ranking system.
... get away from pass/fail.
... remove Accessibility Supported

<Zakim> AWK, you wanted to say please clarify testability vs measurability

awk: difference between testability and measurability?

JS: came from research sources.
... came from COGA SC difficult to test
... can’t be tested but can be measured.
... could include user testing, rubrics

<AWK> An example of measurability would be great

JS: more ways to evaluate.

sl: also looking at passing conformance but not being usable.
... example: convoluted keyboard shortcuts.
... alex: there are things that are measureable but not pass fail.
... .seems you are talking about subjectivity
... focused on usabilty testing not user testing with people
... other methodologies.

alex: the measurability is not measurable.

jf: interested in idea of bronze, silver, gold. and legal input.

JS: hasn’t been worked on yet. But I have been thinking about it a lot.
... could go to a point system.
... encourage more desirable behaviors.
... if pass 2.1 automatic bronze.
... then more points added for doing more work e.g. uability testing.
... we don’t have a lot of details on this yet.
... but could be used in a regulatory environment

sl: bronze, silver, gold idea came from LEEDS building certification.

MG: we already have alot of subjectivity.

sl: would be a blend of things.

<Zakim> AWK, you wanted to say that we shouldn't deep dive on this now - we want to share these resources and then queue up a more structured discussion in the coming weeks

awk: shouln’t deep dive too much.

alex: sounds like trying to blend 2 types of standards.
... wcag and management testing.
... performance of management system is not looking for an outcome. but contiuous improvement.
... will be quite a challenge.

<jon_avila> A similar challenge is that conformance statements are only a snapshot in time -- this type of system process evaluation would help ensure a products conformance over time

lisa: interesting idea. More flexible.
... wcag dosen’t get feedback and data from pwd
... we have failed to do that.
... this would give us flexibility.
... we have space here to add data and best practices.
... we are going to have to change or become obsolete.

Jean: maintenance section. With a core section.
... change to include community group

Understanding documents progress

<alastairc> https://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/wiki/Wcag21-understanding-documents#List_of_understanding_docs

<alastairc> TOPIC 1.3.5

ac: Quite a few have understanding documents have been reviewed.

1.3.5

JF: ref to links need to be added or removed.
... concerned with version control.

ac: we will take help in anyway you can give it.
... can use a second reviewer.
... any takers?

<LisaSeemanKestenbaum> fyi I did also have a quick read over.

<LisaSeemanKestenbaum> i was happy with it

<LisaSeemanKestenbaum> (quickly....)

<Glenda> I can do it…to I qualify?

detlev: I can give it a try.

<alastairc> https://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/wiki/Wcag21-understanding-documents#List_of_understanding_docs

<Glenda> Which one do y’all want me to review (by name…since the SC numbers are changing)?

jf: want to do a proposed rewrite.

lisa: I did a rewrite of both of those.

<alastairc> Current version in the branch: https://rawgit.com/w3c/wcag21/identify-purpose/understanding/21/identify-purpose.html

mc: would have only deleted a branch if it was merged.

jf: heavy reliance on proposed technology that doesn’t exist yet.

<jallan> scribe: jallan

<laura> …need to focus on what can be done today.

ac: review SC, build on intent gradually. needs a bit of overhaul

Reflow

"Reflow"

<laura> jim: did an update.

Jim: created a branch https://github.com/w3c/wcag21/edit/reflow-comments-jallan/understanding/21/reflow.html

<laura> scribe change?

<laura> thanks.

detlev: FAQ section. how should we add Persona section?

<laura> Scribe: jallan

ac: Reflow, owns the unusual structure.
... asks editors for thoughts on FAQ section

mc: rather than questions. just add subsections

detlev: should I reshape to remove FAQ yet maintain content. Like the content in the FAQ.

glenda: should focus on is Understanding Doc understandable. people reading are thinking in questions.

mc: FAQ should be a separate resource. Understanding should be more uniform

awk: FAQ exist when regular presentation of information fails. hope that we write the other info so FAQs not needed.

ac: recommend to detlev to integrate faq into intents etc.
... add jallan edits before faq integration
... detlev will wait a day

<Glenda> https://rawgit.com/w3c/wcag21/animation-from-interactions/understanding/21/animation-from-interactions.html

Persona Sections

ac: good idea if everyone adds them

gs: they are short and add lots of clarity. Where should they go in the U. document

<Glenda> Text spacing added a sub heading for Persona Quote

<Glenda> https://rawgit.com/w3c/wcag21/text-spacing/understanding/21/text-spacing.html

<Glenda> I added Persona Quote under “Benefits”

laura: glenda created them a few months ago.

<Glenda> See my “persona quotes” for all 12 of the A/AA SC that have made it to Proposed Rec https://www.deque.com/blog/wcag-2-1-what-is-next-for-accessibility-guidelines/

<Glenda> Y’all might want to edit out my sassiness.

awk: we talked about personas a while back. group was in favor. would be good for all SC including 2.0 ones
... should do 2.1 then fill the 2.0 shortly there after.

glenda: perhaps me and ShawnH could quickly create them. will reach out

gower: should do 2.1 first. editorial comments on placement -- intent vs benefits

glenda: perhaps defer till after talk with shawnh

<laura> Persona thread from last January: https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/w3c-wai-gl/2018JanMar/thread.html#msg1057

<AWK> you're proposing an SC language change?

gower: hope to make the SC immediately understandable

ac: yes. How and why of SC should be up front

<gowerm> https://www.ibm.com/blogs/age-and-ability/2018/02/08/simplifying-new-wcag-2-1-guidelines/

ac: general agreement for including Personas. Priority on 2.1 personas

<Zakim> gowerm, you wanted to say why does it have to cover all the 2.0s immediately?

lisa: made comments on understanding non text contrast, and others. talk now.

ac: yes ok to comment.

lisa: tried to restate sc to make sense to folks with cognitive impairments.

ac: should be able to track comment inclusion in understanding

jake: good points on persona, FAQ, and simplification.
... these are a lot of reading for a lot of people. Not sure if we add additional content (simplification). not sure we are solving the problem of making things more readable.
... not sure what the problem is. are these additions going to make the content more understandable.
... like these inclusions. do we need them all?

glenda: not including persona randomly. persona statements will be consistent.

<laura> s/concerend about understnding for Understnding Common Purpose/concerned about understanding for Understanding Common Purpose/

glenda: SC language is very specific and precise and hard to understand.
... believe that persona statements provide good simple language equivalent for SC

ac: need more techiques

Non-text contrast

ac: anyone interested in reviewing the comments to update understanding.

gower: I will review

ac: non-text appears to be done.

laura: will update with Lisa's comments. no objections to date.

kw: discussed with Kim.... thought edits we good. coordinate on updates.

Hover on Focus

gower: steveR is busy, no updates
... david can you review.

david: will review

<laura> s/shouln't deep dive too much./shouldn’t deep dive too much./

Timeouts

ac: lisa and johnk would review.

lisa: content is good, needs editorial review

<kirkwood> I’m reviewing editorial I will do

<kirkwood> second review would be good

<kirkwood> I can hear yes

ac: need another review of timeouts.

<laura> s/wcag dosen’t get feedback and data from pwd/wcag doesn't get feedback and data from people with disabilites/

Label in name

marc: still a bit of tweaking needed.

ac: tag 788 to make sure it pops in right place

target-size

jake: tweaked a bit. needs another set of eyes on tweaks.
... pull request 873

mc: prefer pull requests after solid review rather than piecemeal. Pull request should go into designated location, before merge to Master
... discussion of branches

david: status changes.

mc: only Understanding modified. working branches get merged to Master.
... some branch problems. discusses branch issues and what is correct

ac: watch for included files that have been merged in. Understanding doc has a branch. do pull request to understanding branch. then eventually merge to master.
... copy understanding to temp folder, switch branch to understanding, create new file and copy from temp, then merge in understanding branch

mc: doesn't guarantee that you won't overwrite other's edits. tread lightly.

ac: comments welcome in understanding threads. let others edit

<AWK> https://github.com/w3c/wcag21/pulls/873

<jemma> https://github.com/w3c/wcag21/pulls

^^^ list of current pull requests

<AWK> https://github.com/w3c/wcag21/pull/873

<jemma> https://github.com/w3c/wcag21/pulls

Pointer Gestures

ac: greg has done a review.

greg: followed MC instructions to post current doc. extensive rewrite. added new example and guideline reference.
... tried to rationalize why it is A rather than AA
... invite other reviews
... explain why we need this when we have keyboard. tried to write justification.

detlev: +1 to rewrite.

<Greg> Agree that is an error in the glossary entry.

detlev: definition needs work - path based gestures needs to be resolved

alex: need to go through the 'essential' definition also.

greg: single pointer is not about gestures. glossary entry should only be about single pointer not mention gestures.
... not sure if we can update the glossary.

<jemma> greg's point makes sense.

greg: also a comment from lisa. it was unclear to me.

ac: want to continue reviewing U. status

pointer cancellation

ac: steveR not able to review. anyone else???

gower: will review

Concurrent Input

gower: added pull request

chuck: is reviewing. changes are up in github

<jemma> https://github.com/w3c/wcag21/pull/800

chuck: added comments. 878 failing to merge

<KimD> *@JF - agree!

ac: will review. also chuck will you review and comment gower's pull

<Greg> Re pointer gestures, as I mentioned I don't think it's easy to justify the SC saying, essentially, you don't have to make things operable by pointer, but if you do they MUST be operable with a single pointer and without gestures, regardless of whether it is accessible through other means (e.g. keyboard commands). In some cases this could discourage providing pointer methods when they can't...

<Greg> ...be made simple, and we don't want to discourage that.

<jemma> this is the branch, https://github.com/w3c/wcag21/tree/concurrent-input-mechanisms

ac: MC perhaps we need more step by step directions for pull requests

Orientation, status changes, motion activation

ac: gower has reviewed. David included Bruce's changes also

david: status is up to date. pulls are correct

mc: Chuck merged your pull request to current branch. will merge with master shortly.

ac: reviewed status this hour. Well done.
... making progress. Half are done.

<alastairc> https://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/wiki/Wcag21-understanding-documents#List_of_understanding_docs

Things to do. Look at table ^^^ for what needs to be done.

ac: comment in github issue for things that need further review
... questions?
... get major edits done first. then chairs will add personas

<alastairc> trackbot, end meeting

Summary of Action Items

Summary of Resolutions

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Default Present: Mike_Elledge, Laura, JF, JakeAbma, alastairc, Glenda, AWK, Lauriat, Greg_Lowney, kirkwood, MichaelC, Detlev, jeanne, KimD, Brooks, jon_avila, Kathy, Katie_Haritos-Shea, Alex_, david-macdonald, marcjohlic, gowerm, LisaSeemanKestenbaum, jallan, JaEunJemmaKu
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