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Silver Task Force Teleconference

31 Jan 2017

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Attendees

Present
Jeanne, jemma, Lauriet, MichaelC, Sarah, JaEunJemmaKu
Regrets
Jan
Chair
SV_MEETING_CHAIR
Scribe
jeanne

Contents


Work on research questions we want answered

https://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/task-forces/silver/wiki/Research_Projects

SL: We want to create a list of research questions that we want the researchers to address, and the researchers can choose the method they want to address it.

<Lauriat> Draft in the meeting notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/132b4XZFOTQikKAmsRuc4Q_NvuhUqsRzX5JZ3iynKzxg/edit#

<jemma> https://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/task-forces/silver/wiki/Research_Projects#Literature.2Farticle_review

JS: adds question on WCAG conformance

https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG/#conformance

<SarahHorton> Shawn: Research question about platforms

<SarahHorton> Sarah: Proposes "how might we" construct for coming up with research questions

<SarahHorton> Sarah: Provides framework for making research questions

<SarahHorton> Group works on research questions

<SarahHorton> Shawn: Adding questions to researcher wiki page

<SarahHorton> Shawn: Send email with pointer to research questions

<SarahHorton> Shawn: Do researcher follow-up email and after that assign taskforce partner

<SarahHorton> ACTION: sloandr to send follow-up to research partners [recorded in http://www.w3.org/2017/01/31-silver-minutes.html#action01]

<trackbot> Created ACTION-59 - Send follow-up to research partners [on David Sloan - due 2017-02-07].

Recap of the Research questions from discussion:

Research questions to answer

How might we...

Make accessibility decision-making process more clear (straightforward)

Make accessibility guidelines more maintainable

Make accessibility guidelines address all types of disabilities

Make conforming with guidelines more straightforward

Make keeping accessibility guidelines current achievable and timely

Make accessibility guidelines that provide needed guidance for different roles

Content

scribe: What works well in the content of WCAG?
... What doesn’t work well in the content of WCAG?
... What are the needs people with disabilities who are under-served from a standards perspective?
... Where do we set the boundaries of what to cover in accessibility guidelines? (ex: things managed by platforms, assistive tech, etc.)
... What platforms should we include in the accessibility guidelines?
... What should be the scope of accessibility guidelines? (Web content, native, platforms, hardware, where do you stop?)

Structure

scribe: What works well in the structure of WCAG (for different roles using WCAG)?
... What doesn’t work well in the structure of WCAG (for different roles using WCAG)?
... How do we change the conformance model to improve accessibility for people with disabilities short-term and long-term?
... How might we make accessibility guidelines more maintainable?
... What is the role of assistive technologies in the structure of the guidelines?
... How to help people select and choose tools for evaluating accessibility?
... How to help people conceive and create tools for evaluating accessibility?
... How to help platforms prioritize features that would help people with disabilities?

Summary of Action Items

[NEW] ACTION: sloandr to send follow-up to research partners [recorded in http://www.w3.org/2017/01/31-silver-minutes.html#action01]
 

Summary of Resolutions

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