DRAFT
-
11
March
2013
Authoring
Tool
Accessibility
Guidelines
Working
Group
Charter
The
mission
of
the
Authoring
Tool
Accessibility
Guidelines
Working
Group
(AUWG),
part
of
the
WAI
Technical
Activity
,
is
to
produce
guidelines
for
the
development
of
authoring
tools
that
are
both
accessible
to
authors
and
also
enable
all
authors
to
create
content
that
is
accessible
to
end
users.
In
particular,
the
AUWG
will
publish
the
Authoring
Tool
Accessibility
Guidelines
2.0
(ATAG
2.0)
as
a
W3C
Recommendation.
This
mission
is
complementary
to
the
work
of
other
Web
Accessibility
Initiative
(WAI)
groups
within
the
WAI
Technical
Activity
and
the
WAI
International
Program
Office
Activity
.
End
date
|
30
June
2013
2016
|
Confidentiality
|
Proceedings
are
Public
.
Some
communications
between
editors
and/or
during
implementation
testing
period
may
be
member-confidential.
|
Initial
Chairs
|
Jutta
Treviranus
|
Initial
Team
Contacts
(FTE
%:
35)
|
Jeanne
Spellman
|
Usual
Meeting
Schedule
|
Teleconferences:
Every
week
Face-to-face:
1-2
per
year
|
Scope
The
AUWG's
scope
of
work
includes:
-
Continue
the
process
of
developing
ATAG
2.0
as
a
W3C
Recommendation
-
Update
Implementing
ATAG
2.0
as
a
W3C
Note
-
Develop
tests
to
support
the
evaluation
of
ATAG
2.0
implementations
-
Document
implementation
testing
experience
of
ATAG
2.0
-
Review
and
comment
on
the
work
in
other
W3C
Working
Groups
for
dependencies
with
the
requirements
of
ATAG
2.0
-
Contribute
input
where
appropriate
towards
requirements
for
WAI
3.0
Guidelines.
Consistent
with
W3C
Process
requirements
on
Task
Forces
,
the
AUWG
may
form
task
forces
composed
of
AUWG
participants
or
join
other
W3C
task
forces
to
carry
out
assignments
when
under
the
chartered
scope
of
AUWG.
Any
such
task
force
must
have
a
work
statement
(including
objectives,
communication,
participation,
and
leadership)
that
has
been
announced
on
the
AUWG
mailing
list,
approved
by
the
AUWG,
and
is
available
from
the
AUWG
home
page.
AUWG
task
forces
should
produce
requirements
documents
that
outline
the
scope
and
expectations
for
work.
Task
forces
may
set
up
separate
teleconferences
and
hold
face-to-face
meetings
per
the
W3C
process
and
with
the
approval
of
the
AUWG.
Success
Criteria
-
Implementations
of
ATAG
2.0
during
Candidate
Recommendation.
-
Publication
of
ATAG
2.0
as
a
W3C
Recommendation.
-
Publication
of
Implementing
ATAG
2.0
as
a
W3C
Note.
-
Publication
of
Testing
Materials
to
support
ATAG
2.0
conformance.
Deliverables
W3C
Technical
Reports
Other
Deliverables
-
ATAG
2.0
Testing
Materials,
to
help
assess
ATAG
2.0
conformance.
-
Other
minor
supporting
documents
for
ATAG
2.0,
e.g.
FAQ,
as
required.
Milestones
Milestones
Note:
The
group
will
document
significant
changes
from
this
initial
schedule
on
the
group
home
page.
|
Specification
|
FPWD
|
LC
|
CR
|
PR
|
Rec
|
ATAG
2.0
|
March
2003
|
June
2010
2010,
April
2012
|
Sept
2010
April
2013
|
March
2011
June
2014
|
May
2011
September
2014
|
Timeline
View
Summary
-
Q3
2010:
Q2
2013:
-
Publish
Candidate
Recommendation
of
ATAG
2.0
-
Candidate
Recommendation
of
Implementing
ATAG
2.0
as
a
Working
Draft
W3C
Note
-
Publish
ATAG
2.0
testing
materials
-
Collect
and
evaluate
implementations
of
ATAG
2.0
Test
Materials
-
Work
with
ATAG
2.0
implementers
to
address
interoperability
issues
-
Review
and
comment
on
the
work
in
other
W3C
Working
Groups
-
Q3
2013
to
Q4
2013
-
Candidate
Recommendation
of
ATAG
2.0
Candidate
Recommendation
Collect
and
evaluate
implementations
of
Implementing
ATAG
2.0
as
a
W3C
Note
-
Publish
update
of
Working
Draft
of
Work
with
ATAG
2.0
Test
Materials
implementers
to
address
interoperability
issues
-
Review
and
comment
on
the
work
in
other
W3C
Working
Groups
-
Q4
2010
Q1
2014
-
Collect
and
evaluate
implementations
of
ATAG
2.0
-
Work
with
ATAG
2.0
implementers
to
address
interoperability
issues
-
Prepare
ATAG
2.0
Implementation
Report
-
Prepare
testimonials,
announcements
and
promotional
materials
-
Review
and
comment
on
the
work
in
other
W3C
Working
Groups
-
Q1
2011:
Q2
2014:
-
Prepare
ATAG
2.0
Implementation
Report
-
Publish
Proposed
Recommendation
Working
Draft
of
ATAG
2.0
-
Prepare
testimonials,
announcements
and
promotional
materials
-
Review
and
comment
on
the
work
in
other
W3C
Working
Groups
-
Q2
2011:
Q3
2014:
-
ATAG
2.0
Implementation
Report
ATAG
2.0
becomes
W3C
Recommendation
-
Implementing
ATAG
2.0
becomes
Working
Group
Note
-
ATAG
2.0
Test
Materials
becomes
Review
and
comment
on
the
work
in
other
W3C
Working
Group
Note
Groups
-
Q3
2011:
Q4
2014
-
Q2
2016:
-
Support
implementation
of
ATAG
2.0
-
Support
best
practices
and
promotion
of
ATAG
2.0
-
Process
any
public
comments
on
ATAG
2.0
Q4
2011:
-
Support
implementation
of
ATAG
2.0
Support
best
practices
and
promotion
of
ATAG
2.0
Publish
Errata
document
if
necessary
Q1
2012
-
Q2
2013:
-
Support
implementation
of
ATAG
2.0
Expand
Implementing
ATAG
2.0
-
Support
best
practices
and
promotion
of
ATAG
2.0
Contribute
requirements
from
ATAG
for
future
versions
of
ATAG
and
other
WAI
Guidelines
Dependencies
W3C
Groups
-
(WAI)
Web
Content
Accessibility
Guidelines
WG
:
The
Authoring
Tool
Accessibility
Guidelines
rely
on
the
Web
Content
Accessibility
Guidelines
to
set
out
best
practices
for
the
content
to
be
authored
and
also
for
implementing
Web-based
user
interfaces;
The
Test
Samples
Task
Force
is
also
relevant
to
the
development
of
an
ATAG
2.0
Test
Suite.
(WAI)
Protocols
and
Formats
WG
(
PFWG
public
page
):
The
AUWG
sometimes
provides
input
on
accessibility
requirements
with
regard
to
W3C
technologies
for
which
PFWG
manages
dependencies;
-
(WAI)
User
Agent
Accessibility
Guidelines
WG
:
The
two
groups
coordinate
on
common
approaches
to
user
interface
accessibility;
(WAI)
Evaluation
and
Repair
Tools
Working
Group
:
Providing
for
accessibility
evaluation
and
repair
are
ATAG
2.0
requirements
and
the
WAI-ERT
group
produces
material
relevant
to
the
provision
of
these
functions.
(WAI)
Education
and
Outreach
WG
:
EOWG
will
assist
in
promoting
awareness
and
implementation
of
ATAG
2.0.
Furthermore,
Authoring
Tool
Accessibility
Guidelines
Working
Group
expects
to
follow
these
W3C
Recommendations:
Participation
To
be
successful,
AUWG
is
expected
to
have
6
or
more
active
participants
for
its
duration,
with
participation
where
possible
including
representation
from
industry,
disability
communities,
accessibility
research
and
government.
Effective
participation
in
AUWG
is
expected
to
consume
6
hours
per
week
for
each
participant;
two
days
per
week
for
editors.
Participants
are
reminded
of
the
Good
Standing
requirements
of
the
W3C
Process.
Communication
This
group
primarily
conducts
its
work
on
the
public
mailing
list
w3c-wai-au@w3.org
(
archive
).
The
public
mailing
list
public-atag2-comments@w3.org
(
archive
)
is
used
for
public
feedback.
Information
about
the
group
(deliverables,
participants,
face-to-face
meetings,
teleconferences,
etc.)
is
available
from
the
Authoring
Tool
Accessibility
Guidelines
Working
Group
home
page
.
Decision
Policy
As
explained
in
the
Process
Document
(
section
3.3
),
this
group
will
seek
to
make
decisions
when
there
is
consensus.
When
the
Chair
puts
a
question
and
observes
dissent,
after
due
consideration
of
different
opinions,
the
Chair
should
record
a
decision
(possibly
after
a
formal
vote)
and
any
objections,
and
move
on.
-
When
deciding
a
substantive
technical
issue,
the
Chair
may
put
a
question
before
the
group.
The
Chair
must
only
do
so
during
a
group
meeting
,
and
at
least
two-thirds
of
participants
in
Good
Standing
must
be
in
attendance.
When
the
Chair
conducts
a
formal
vote
to
reach
a
decision
on
a
substantive
technical
issue,
eligible
voters
may
vote
on
a
proposal
one
of
three
ways:
for
a
proposal,
against
a
proposal,
or
abstain.
For
the
proposal
to
pass
there
must
be
more
votes
for
the
proposal
than
against.
In
case
of
a
tie,
the
Chair
will
decide
the
outcome
of
the
proposal.
-
This
charter
is
written
in
accordance
with
Section
3.4,
Votes
of
the
W3C
Process
Document
and
includes
no
voting
procedures
beyond
what
the
Process
Document
requires.
Patent
Policy
This
Working
Group
operates
under
the
W3C
Patent
Policy
(5
February
2004
Version).
To
promote
the
widest
adoption
of
Web
standards,
W3C
seeks
to
issue
Recommendations
that
can
be
implemented,
according
to
this
policy,
on
a
Royalty-Free
basis.
For
more
information
about
disclosure
obligations
for
this
group,
please
see
the
W3C
Patent
Policy
Implementation
.
About
this
Charter
This
charter
for
the
Authoring
Tool
Accessibility
Guidelines
Working
Group
has
been
created
according
to
section
6.2
of
the
Process
Document
.
In
the
event
of
a
conflict
between
this
document
or
the
provisions
of
any
charter
and
the
W3C
Process,
the
W3C
Process
shall
take
precedence.
The
AUWG
was
first
chartered
in
December
1997
.
The
AUWG
was
rechartered
in
February
1999
,
January
2000
,
June
2001
,
and
September
2004
and
August
2010
.
Please
also
see
the
previous
charter
for
this
group.
Jutta
Treviranus,
Chair
Jeanne
Spellman,
Staff
Contact
Copyright
©
2010
W3C
®
(
MIT
,
ERCIM
,
Keio
),
All
Rights
Reserved.
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