W3C

– DRAFT –
WAI-Adapt Teleconference

18 Mar 2025

Attendees

Present
Abhinav, janina, Lionel_Wolberger, matatk, Russell
Regrets
-
Chair
Lionel_Wolberger
Scribe
Lionel_Wolberger, janina, matatk

Meeting minutes

Introductions, administratrivia, logistics

<matatk> I will be out on the 8th of April, for the W3C AC meeting.

Well Known Destinations

<matatk> Breakouts Day submission - accepted! w3c/breakouts-day-2025#9

<gb> Issue 9 Simplifying Site Navigation: A Standardized Approach for Accessible Destinations (by matatk) [session]

<matatk> gb, off

Lionel_Wolberger: Two meetings prior to the presentation

Abhinav: We did a previous breakout session

Lionel_Wolberger: Big change from last time, as we are using existing tech and do not need a spec

janina: The main message is, 'you can do this now!'
… we may be able to roll out first on W3C pages, or WAI pages
… 'eating your own dog food' approach

q/
… and we need documentation

Lionel_Wolberger: +1 to having a robust explainer

Abhinav: https://www.w3.org/2024/03/breakouts-day-2024/#b-0ac4bc8d-6dc8-48db-a822-7525eb9cd09
https://raw.githack.com/w3c/adapt/main/presentations/breakouts-day-2024

<Abhinav> https://www.w3.org/2024/03/12-adapt-minutes.html

<Abhinav> https://raw.githack.com/w3c/adapt/main/presentations/breakouts-day-2024/index.html

<matatk> ^ sessions we presented last year (breakouts day 2024)

<matatk> the AC 2024 lightning talk is: https://raw.githack.com/w3c/adapt/main/presentations/ac2024/index.html

matatk: Reviewed strategy for presenting, which slides to re-use
… I could right click and show the HTML
… then outline next steps

Lionel_Wolberger: Feedback: no need for much on WAI-Adapt
… main first message is that we have made PROGRESS, and that we have a very workable way forward based on EXISTING SPECS
… I suggest bringing all the well-known icons onto one slide (currently search, home, cart, contact email). Suggest we add question mark in a circle ('help')
… lastly, suggest adding critical code snippets

<matatk> WKD explainer: https://github.com/w3c/adapt/blob/main/explainers/well-known-destinations.md

<matatk> Oops sorry no, that's out of date now; I have the new one in a branch!

<matatk> w3c/adapt#279

Lionel_Wolberger: Regarding deploying on W3C I think it's a great idea

janina: I will promote this in WCAG as well, as a location for the accessibility statement

Lionel_Wolberger: (Discussed the heading order)
… on the explainer, add a heading for "Proof of Concept". Keep the sentence, 'UI is out of scope..."

Symbols

<matatk> Recap of Zero Project activities and outcomes: https://www.w3.org/2025/03/11-adapt-minutes.html#cab2

matatk: The idea of 'localizing a symbol set' makes me think, we can address that issue

Russell: If we are going with this implementation based on Ruby with individuals using symbols embedded in their local symbol font
… the act of personalization is done by the local individual selecting the font
… example: An individual using ARASAAC with a particular cultural perspective.

<Zakim> matatk, you wanted to ask about levels of customisation, and process for deployment

Lionel_Wolberger: I see the following unassigned action items
… Set meeting with Jutta

matatk: Was thinking about the base set; the area-specific customizations; and the hyper (personal) customizations.

Lionel: Potential SVG conversion for ARASAAC as a step towards a font

matatk: Don't want to preclude something that we may very well want to support in future - building a font is hard; need a way to patch it?

Lionel: creating a sample font

janina: I will take the Jutta action

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All speakers: Abhinav, janina, Lionel, Lionel_Wolberger, matatk, Russell

Active on IRC: Abhinav, janina, Lionel_Wolberger, matatk, Russell