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Discuss Publication Update Expectations
Continue discussion on TLDR https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-maturity/2023Apr/0007.htmland Use Case https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-maturity/2023Apr/0019.html Integration
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stacey: Proposing Options 1 and 2 of the TLDR;
<CharlesL2> From Stacey:
<CharlesL2> Option 1
<CharlesL2> (added basic ROI, added small consultancies, WAI-ARIA in caps)
<CharlesL2> Summary
<CharlesL2> 1 in 6 people in the world live with a disability. Working-age people with disabilities have a discretionary income of around $21 billion. Providing accessible digital products and services is the right thing to do–and it’s good business. It’s also required by law in many countries.
<CharlesL2> Whether your company is just starting its cultural transformation on disability inclusion or looking to improve existing processes, the W3C Accessibility Maturity Model can help.
<CharlesL2> The model is designed to work for any size of organization. From small consultancies and large enterprises, to nonprofit/NGOs and government agencies, it provides actionable guides for establishing or improving policies, employee-communication, training, and tools. It also includes a way to measure and document organizational, cultural and technical capabilities.
<CharlesL2> The model is intended to be independent of the requirements in relevant technical accessibility standards, such as WAI-ARIA and the Web Conte
<CharlesL2> Option 2
<CharlesL2> (added basic ROI + subtle differentiator, added small consultancies, WAI-ARIA in caps)
<CharlesL2> Summary
<CharlesL2> 1 in 6 people in the world live with a disability. Working-age people with disabilities have a discretionary income of around $21 billion. Yet, only 4% of businesses are focused on making offerings inclusive of disability. Providing accessible digital products and services is the right thing to do–and it’s good business. It’s also required by law in many countries.
<CharlesL2> Whether your company is just starting its cultural transformation on disability inclusion or looking to improve existing processes, the W3C Accessibility Maturity Model can help.
<CharlesL2> The model is designed to work for any size of organization. From small consultancies and large enterprises, to nonprofit/NGOs and government agencies, it provides actionable guides for establishing or improving policies, employee-communication, training, and tools. It also includes a way to measure and document organizational, cultural and technical capabilities.
<CharlesL2> The model is intended to be independent of the requirements in relevant technical accessibility standards, such as WAI-ARIA and the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG).
different statistics and different ways (that are valid) to understand the stats. the reason we have problems is that different disabilities require different combinations so that fragments things and can easily be pulled into that kind of debate by making the different arguments. what’s achievable if they go about achieving accessibility. so wink and a nod…how this encompasses multiple needs because it encompasses what people can do or might not be able to do.
it’s tricky, that’s why you need a solid maturity model to do it. we’re never going to be 100% there will always be work.
it’s tricky, that’s why you need a solid maturity model to do it. we’re never going to be 100% there will always be work.
<Fazio> Return on Disability Report https://
janina: Whatever disability you address, it will be common to many people, including temporarily affecting people.
… so in the interest of finding more curb cuts, it is worth building accessibility in
Fazio: Meet people where they're at, instead of bringing them to where we want them to be
Merging Stakeholder Information
stakeholders on left, verbs on top for what's important in the maturity model. Ex in communications we ask to measure and proof points but don't say who is supposed to work on it. Is this connect stakeholders to role?
mapping roles and engagement - RACI is pretty good
assigning roles to the dimensions and roles to tasks - does this contradict the model by being too perscriptive?
is there a recommendation/advice that we should provide?
informative appendix/ exmaple for large organizations (possibility)
sounds like we're all aligned on including an example for reference (especially for larger companies)
stacey: Looking somewhat like an accountability model?
stacy: Explains what accountability models do
stacy: who's following wcag,
accountability model - could include behaviors and actions for how a company would aim for employees to work together (inclusion/accessibility), leadership actions, recognition, legal (which ould include accessibility policies, employee policies for disability inclusion, DEI, etc.
mark: Are we trying to define roles?
Fazio: We are assisting people to recognize roles, and to identify roles that can contribute or help
RACI comes into play when looking at individual efforts in the work, but not the overall company accountability to how they work/how they work with each other
Fazio: Example: "I'm an admin asst sending out emails, whose job is it to make my emails accessible?" The answer should be, "You are!"
within role in org - how could you be responsible for a11y/how much responsibility for a11y have (head of, manager, procurement, individual contributor, etc.)
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