Meeting minutes
Artificial Intelligence and Accessibility Research Symposium report.
jasonjgw: Suggest we endorse the report
<jasonjgw> https://
RESOLUTION: RQTF recommends that APA approve and recommend the Artificial Intelligence and Accessibility Research Symposium report at https://
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<janina> +1
Collaboration Tools Accessibility User Requirements.
<Roy> +1
<scott_h> +1
<JPaton> +1
janina: Still awaiting review from COGA; still being worked on
scott_h: No problems on waiting
jasonjgw: Correction: there was a link sent to a review document
jasonjgw: We don't have GitHub issues yet, however
janina: We should be able to work with whatever format they have submitted
<jasonjgw> https://
scott_h: Will be able to go through as an initial pass and comment on some of the recommendations
janina: One example issue is the use of strikethrough text, which isn't made known to screen readers; but there is work towards making this information available using annotation; these are the sorts of things CTAUR can address
jasonjgw: Should bring this back next week
Media accessibility: update and planning.
jasonjgw: List of additional issues was sent
scott_h: Don't remember seeing it
One is https://
The other is https://
janina: Accessibility meetup NYC is having a presentation on using AI to provide accessibility to Canvas
janina: The date is August 1
jasonjgw: A link to the meeting recording will be very useful
janina: One rationale given for Canvas as opposed to HTML was for faster animation; but as a result, accessibility support becomes extrememly problematic
jasonjgw: We should begin discussing these issues next week
janina: That all relates to updating the MAUR
Miscellaneous updates and topics.
Janina
janina: Expect to be here next week, while managing issues around the move
janina: Moving day is August 2, so that day will be questionable
jasonjgw: Will decide on possible meeting postponement as needed
jasonjgw: Have seen a lot of communications of concerns around generative AI and copyright infringement.