W3C

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Accessible Platform Architectures Working Group Teleconference

09 June 2021

Attendees

Present
janina, jasonjgw, John_Paton, Joshue, Joshue108, SteveNoble
Regrets
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Chair
jasonjgw
Scribe
SteveNoble

Meeting minutes

XR Accessibility User Requirements - open issues.

jasonjgw: Making some progress on resolving COGA comments

Joshue108: COGA team is working on feedback, and we hope to have an update perhaps next week

Synchronization Accessibility User Requirements.

judy: Agenda in the new event information format doesn't include links

jasonjgw: We decided to point people to the wiki page where all the documents live, which is listed in the agenda

jasonjgw: We agreed to move the info in the media sync wiki to a new document as we move to a note

jasonjgw: The format still needs to be addressed to meet W3C style

janina: Hope to have a draft ready by TPAC

jasonjgw: Steve is still adding material to incomplete sections, which will be integrated

jasonjgw: We are trying to define acceptable levels of tolerance for synchronization for things like video and audio, captions, etc.

janina: These become more difficult in live environments

janina: Still looking for more research on this

raja: There is some research, but it depends on the viewer

raja: For captioning there should not be a delay, but for someone who is deaf a short delay is acceptable

raja: For sign language, there has to be a delay

raja: Can provide some additional references

jasonjgw: This seems consistent to what we have found so far, but we would like to obtain further research references

raja: Will look at the current references in the draft

Accessibility-related transformation of audio media (including seizure avoidance and audio enhancements).

jasonjgw: There are topics such as addressing audio stimuli that can trigger seizures, also transforming audio to help make it more audible

janina: What direction de we want to go with this research?

judy: May need to be addressed on 2 levels - on the platform level and then on the content level

janina: Some discussions have occurred in APA

jasonjgw: On the audio side, then there may be need for an individualized filter on the users device

jasonjgw: The problem may be defining the frequency threshold for the individual

janina: The ability to filter audio is the easy part; defining what frequencies need to be filtered on the individual level is the difficult part

jasonjgw: How do we want to pursue this?

judy: Will forward a paper from a colleague, and will invite them to help our discussion

Accessibility of remote meetings.

jasonjgw: Scott has been working on this with Judy

judy: We are continuing to discuss. We still have several random discussion points which have not been categorized to align with other requirements

jasonjgw: Some of the open issues may have been resolved

jasonjgw: Let's resume this conversation after that has been sorted out

Web of Things and Devices and Sensors use cases.

<Zakim> Joshue, you wanted to mention comms effort with WoT

Joshue108: Contacted the WOT group

Joshue108: To remind then and ask for an update, but have not heard back yet

janina: One question is whether there is something accessibility specific

janina: The activities were not directed to things like AT

jasonjgw: Let's revisit these and discuss on the next meeting

Joint working group meetings at TPAC 2021.

judy: We could perhaps introduce the audio transformation concept

Natural Language Interface Accessibility User Requirements.

jasonjgw: Have been working on some of the issues, added some changes and addressed some comments in a separate branch

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