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1. Education & Outreach (EOWG)

Education and Outreach Working Group Face-to-Face Meeting
23-24 October 2008
Mandelieu, France

Participation

Participation is open to participants of W3C WAI Education and Outreach Working Group (EOWG). If you are not currently an EOWG participant and want to attend, contact Shawn Henry, EOWG Chair.

Registration

Registration was required and is now closed. If you have any questions about registration, contact Shawn Henry, EOWG Chair.

Readings and Preparation

(Links moved to Agenda below.)

Agenda

Note: The agenda may change based on participant availability and time needed for each topic. It is updated throughout the meetings.

Thursday 23 October 2008

• 8:00 Registration
• 8:30 - 8:45 Gathering and greeting, agenda review, logistics, scribe list
• 8:45 - 10:30 Involving Users in Web Accessibility Evaluation - update to include older users and more clearly cover throughout the design process (not just evaluation)
  • Requirements/Analysis for Involving Users (updated 21 October)
  • Previous version of Involving Users in Web Accessibility Evaluation
  • Involving Users description in WAI-AGE deliverables plan
• 10:45 - 11:15 Break
• 11:15 - 1:00 Involving Users, continued
• 1:00 - 2:45 Lunch and review documents for the next discussion
• 2:45 - 3:40 Responding to Organizations with Inaccessible Web Sites
  • [Draft] Requirements/Analysis for "Responding to Organizations with Inaccessible Web sites" (updated 21 October)
  • Responding to Organizations description in WAI-AGE deliverables plan
  • Previous related documents:
    • [Draft] Requirements/Analysis for Promoting and Advocating for Web Accessibility
    • [Draft] Promoting and Advocating for Web Accessibility
    • Edits from 22 January 2007 meeting pending
• 3:40 - 4:00 Break
• 4:00 - 4:30 Responding to Organizations, continued
• 4:30 - 5:00 Big picture for WCAG 2.0 education and outreach materials, including:
  • Updating WCAG Overview documents to refocus on WCAG 2.0
  • Transitioning from WCAG 1.0 to 2.0 Resource Suite
• Timing and logistics for room set up tomorrow
• 7:00 optional dinner: La Belle Auberge, pl Chateau (near the station, opposite the castle) Reservation under "Duchateau"

Friday 24 October 2008

• 8:00 Registration
• 8:50 - 9:00 Gathering and greeting, agenda review, announcements
• 9:00 - 10:30 Slide-Set on Web Accessibility and Ageing
  • Requirements/Analysis for Slides (updated 21 October)
  • [Draft] Slide-Set on Web Accessibility and Ageing
  • Slides description in WAI-AGE deliverable plan
• 10:30 - 11:00 Break (available 10:30-11:30)
• 11:00 - 11:45 Slide-Set, continued
• 11:45 - 12:00 (NOTE: we will be outside for part of this discussion)
  Big picture for WCAG 2.0 education and outreach materials, including:
  • Updating WCAG Overview documents to refocus on WCAG 2.0
    • Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) Overview
    • Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 1.0 Documents
      • Navigating WCAG 1.0 Guidelines and Techniques Documents
      • Quick Tips to Make Accessible Web Sites
    • Overview of WCAG 2.0 Documents
      • WCAG 2.0 at a Glance
      • WCAG 2.0 FAQ
      • [Draft] WCAG 2.0 Documents image planned to be something like Navigating WCAG 1.0 Documents
      • Benefits of WCAG 2.0 - presentation material and video
        • [Draft] Benefits of WCAG 2.0 presentation material (.ppt, 500KB), HTML version
        • E-mail introduction
      • Simple document on status (from Sylvie
• 12:00 - 1:00 Lunch (available 12:00-2:00)
• 1:00 - 2:45 Depending on timing:
  • Big picture for WCAG 2.0 education and outreach materials
  • Analysis/Requirements for Transitioning from WCAG 1.0 to 2.0 Resource Suite (updated 23 October)
  • Analysis/Requirements for Transitioning Web Accessibility Policies from WCAG 1.0 to WCAG 2.0 (updated 22 October)
  • Transitioning Web Accessibility Policies from WCAG 1.0 to WCAG 2.0 (updated 22 October 2008)
• 2:45 - 3:15 Break (available 3:00-4:00)
• 3:15 - 5:00 Depending on priorities, either:
  • Transitioning Web Accessibility Policies, continued
  • How to Transition Your Web Site from WCAG 1.0 to WCAG 2.0(old version)
    • Analysis/Requirements for Transitioning from WCAG 1.0 to 2.0 Resource Suite, see the Approach section #3
    • How WCAG 2.0 Drafts Differ from WCAG 1.0 - may be expanded to "How WCAG 2.0 Compares to WCAG 1.0" in separate document, or included with "How to Transition", or elsewhere

Logistics

For meeting location, hotel, transportation, and other logistics, see main World Wide Web Consortium TPAC 2008: W3C Technical Plenary / Advisory Committee Meetings Week page.

Weather notes:

• Average high temperature: 19°C/66°F
• Average low temperature: 11°C/53°F
• Some weather sites: Weather Underground, The Weather Channel

On Site

Room 136 on the lobby level, floor 1.

IRC

Channel: #eo, server: irc.w3.org, port: 6665

Remote

If you are interested in participating via teleconference, please indicate times in the Availability for Upcoming EOWG Teleconferences survey.

The usual teleconference bridge:
+1.617.761.6200 / +33.4.89.06.34.99 / +44.117.370.6152
Code: 3694# (EOWG#)

 

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