12:46:58 RRSAgent has joined #apa 12:47:02 logging to https://www.w3.org/2025/09/10-apa-irc 12:47:02 RRSAgent, make logs Public 12:47:03 please title this meeting ("meeting: ..."), janina 12:47:21 Meeting: APA Weekly Teleconference 12:47:27 Date: 10 Sep 2025 12:47:33 Chair: Matthew 12:47:37 agenda+ Agenda Review & Announcements 12:47:37 agenda+ TPAC 2025 12:47:37 agenda+ New charters 12:47:37 agenda+ New on TR 12:47:37 agenda+ [Spec review requests](https://github.com/w3c/a11y-request/issues) 12:47:40 agenda+ [Issue tracking](https://github.com/w3c/a11y-tracking/issues) 12:47:42 agenda+ CSS Update (Paul) 12:47:45 agenda+ Actions check-in 12:47:47 agenda+ Other business 12:47:50 agenda+ Be done 12:47:54 /join #rqtf 13:18:40 shawn has joined #apa 13:50:10 matatk has joined #apa 13:50:15 agenda? 13:50:32 rrsagent, make minutes 13:50:34 I have made the request to generate https://www.w3.org/2025/09/10-apa-minutes.html matatk 13:50:41 Fazio has joined #apa 13:51:36 regrets+ Gottfried_Zimmermann 13:51:37 rrsagent, make minutes 13:51:39 I have made the request to generate https://www.w3.org/2025/09/10-apa-minutes.html matatk 13:57:36 present+ 13:57:41 zakim, who's here? 13:57:41 Present: janina 13:57:43 On IRC I see Fazio, matatk, shawn, RRSAgent, Zakim, gb, janina, alastairc, slightlyoff, hdv, chrishtr, Rachael, tink, vmpstr, jyasskin, jcraig, Roy_Ruoxi 13:57:54 stevef has joined #apa 14:00:49 present+ 14:01:33 Glenda has joined #apa 14:01:49 Demelza has joined #apa 14:01:58 Fredrik has joined #apa 14:01:58 present+ 14:02:06 JenStrickland has joined #apa 14:02:08 present+ 14:02:10 present+ 14:02:10 present+ 14:02:15 mike_beganyi has joined #apa 14:02:20 present+ 14:02:47 matatk has joined #apa 14:03:01 present+ 14:03:04 present+ 14:03:30 present+ 14:03:35 present+ 14:03:37 rrsagent, make minutes 14:03:38 I have made the request to generate https://www.w3.org/2025/09/10-apa-minutes.html matatk 14:03:50 scribe+ 14:04:14 scribe+ 14:04:19 Neha has joined #apa 14:04:19 zakim, take up item 1 14:04:19 agendum 1 -- Agenda Review & Announcements -- taken up [from janina] 14:04:24 present+ 14:04:54 Eric has joined #apa 14:04:59 present+ 14:04:59 subtopic: Maturity Model Wide Review 14:05:13 Wowowowowowowowowow! 14:05:27 Fazio: Maturity Model out for wide review. 14:05:29 https://www.w3.org/TR/maturity-model/ 14:05:50 may be of interest: Screen Reader HTML Support – Lookup https://cdpn.io/pen/debug/ByoMebv 14:06:39 janina: Not reviewing on GitHub. Reason we're out for wide review preparatory for us to say we're done. We all need to vote on it when it's time to publish. If you want an early peek, can find in following link. 14:07:08 subtopic: Screen Reader HTML support 14:07:24 HT SteveF may be of interest: Screen Reader HTML Support – Lookup https://cdpn.io/pen/debug/ByoMebv 14:07:36 Maturity Model Wide Review Announcement: https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-wai-announce/2025JulSep/0003.html 14:08:14 stevef: WIP demonstration of HTML support for screen readers. 14:09:19 subtopic: Horizontal review process - for us 14:09:51 matatk: Documentation mostly complete for our procedures 14:10:42 matatk: Thinking of APA's real value about what we add regarding technical stuff, but we think about use cases others don't 14:11:42 ...There are a number of new members who can bring new perspectives to that work. Might be helpful to point to collection of use cases we've already got and can expand upon. 14:12:25 JonCohn has joined #apa 14:12:38 present+ 14:12:56 ...Give guidance to spec authors so that we don't need to take on as much effort as we do now. Some pointers will be helpful. 14:14:06 janina: This is absolutely important and contribute to. Doesn't normally come to us as a use case. We see from horizontal reviews that something is missing and that's very valuable to specify and elucidate. 14:14:16 q? 14:14:34 subtopic: Horizontal review process - for spec authors 14:14:34 Matthew explaining the gist of this, but here are some totally optional to read, and very deep in thread details of the very latest ideas around how to make it easier for groups to contact APA (posting in case you want to see TAG and APA interacting): https://github.com/w3ctag/accessibility-screener/pull/9#discussion_r2334860052 14:15:23 matatk: Number of things we're working on with TAG and FAST to make spec authoring much quicker. 14:15:53 matatk: TAG has a screener (questionnaire) to help authors identify accessibility gaps 14:17:56 matatk: Make the process easier for all to participate. More info coming later but consult previous link for info 14:17:59 zakim, take up next item 14:17:59 agendum 2 -- TPAC 2025 -- taken up [from janina] 14:18:15 zakim, close this item 14:18:15 agendum 2 closed 14:18:16 I see 8 items remaining on the agenda; the next one is 14:18:16 3. New charters [from janina] 14:18:17 zakim, take up next item 14:18:18 agendum 3 -- New charters -- taken up [from janina] 14:18:23 subtopic: Web & AI Interest Group 14:18:23 - charter: https://w3c.github.io/charter-drafts/2025/webai-ig.html 14:18:23 - issue: https://github.com/w3c/strategy/issues/511 14:19:00 Roy_Ruoxi: Wide program to involve the community in discussing AI 14:19:57 janina: Not too concerned given Roy's involvement. 14:20:40 Roy_Ruoxi: Involve some of RQTF's work. 14:20:48 matatk: Accessibility is mentioned in this charter. 14:21:25 matatk: Makes sense to add privacy and accessibility to this, given nature of AI at the moment 14:21:53 Roy_Ruoxi: Want to find a place to have research on AI in W3C. Maybe I will add one of two (security and privacy) to this 14:22:28 zakim, take up next item 14:22:28 agendum 4 -- New on TR -- taken up [from janina] 14:22:37 zakim, close this item 14:22:37 agendum 4 closed 14:22:38 I see 6 items remaining on the agenda; the next one is 14:22:38 5. [Spec review requests](https://github.com/w3c/a11y-request/issues) [from janina] 14:22:39 zakim, take up next item 14:22:40 agendum 5 -- [Spec review requests](https://github.com/w3c/a11y-request/issues) -- taken up [from janina] 14:23:48 subtopic: IMSC Text Profile 1.3 14:23:48 due: 2025-09-12 14:23:48 tracking issue: https://github.com/w3c/a11y-tracking/issues/252 14:23:48 matatk: Talked recently about Jen's idea to have a tracking thread 14:24:09 s/thread/issue 14:24:54 matatk: [read's Tiffany's comment from GitHub] 14:25:00 s/read's/reads 14:26:02 matatk: Think that accessibility of these characters is important. I think we should write back and ask Tiffany to suggest some text as an example 14:26:57 q? 14:27:04 janina: Will be good to specify how to do this before suggesting 14:27:39 Neha: They have not added super- and subscript text. The issue list mentions these but not elsewhere. I couldn't find anything on the page, had to read into the spec 14:28:52 matatk: Could you try the process of leaving a comment as specified in the APA outline. 14:28:58 Neha: Sure. 14:29:39 subtopic: DID Resolution 14:29:39 due: 2025-09-25 14:29:39 public request: https://github.com/w3c/a11y-request/issues/127 14:32:31 matatk: Make sure there are alternative representations of data as specified at the previous link. 14:32:49 janina: Can add me, Matthew. Not sure we'll find anything that's not text-related. 14:33:57 subtopic: Screen Orientation 14:33:57 due: 2025-10-16 14:33:57 public request: https://github.com/w3c/a11y-request/issues/126 14:34:09 JenStrickland has joined #apa 14:34:12 present+ 14:34:56 matatk: Specifise types and angles of screen orientation and a means of locking and unlocking it. 14:36:06 matatk: They have an a11y considerations section already. Some stuff mentioned there that immediately comes to mind. 14:37:21 Neha: Please add me to that, Matthew. 14:37:48 subtopic: Dubbing and Audio description Profiles of TTML2 (DAPT) 14:37:48 due: 2025-10-18 14:37:48 public request: https://github.com/w3c/a11y-request/issues/124 14:38:52 matatk: Very well written spec. They are into accessibility considerations. 14:39:14 matatk: [Janina and Fredrik volunteer] 14:39:20 zakim, take up next item 14:39:20 agendum 6 -- [Issue tracking](https://github.com/w3c/a11y-tracking/issues) -- taken up [from janina] 14:39:38 subtopic: WebDriver commands to enable and disable full accessibility support in browser 14:39:38 tracking: https://github.com/w3c/a11y-tracking/issues/251 14:41:09 matatk: About programmatic control of browser. No way to enable or disable accessibility support from within browser. [Proceeds to summarize the issue from the previous link] 14:43:44 subtopic: Badging API - Add Accessibility considerations section 14:43:44 tracking: https://github.com/w3c/a11y-tracking/issues/250 14:45:24 matatk: a11y considerations section needed. 14:46:47 matatk: Will add you Jon. 14:47:49 subtopic: Giving ::scroll-marker-group a name (and optionally text) 14:47:49 tracking: https://github.com/w3c/a11y-tracking/issues/249 14:48:42 matatk: Issue wants to add label but role not possible yet. [Summarizes Pau;'s comment] 14:49:02 s/Pau;'s/Paul's 14:50:17 matatk: About pseudo element related to scroll markers group that gives it a label and semantics in CSS 14:50:45 matatk: Will add you, Steve. 14:51:33 subtopic: [Range] What is the label? 14:51:33 tracking: https://github.com/w3c/a11y-tracking/issues/246 14:53:08 matatk: Imagine a fieldset for ranges. Imagine range of time. This is semantically grouping those. Not sure why fieldset or nested fieldset isn't suggested. 14:53:31 q? 14:53:51 rrsagent, make minutes 14:53:53 I have made the request to generate https://www.w3.org/2025/09/10-apa-minutes.html mike_beganyi 14:55:52 zakim, end meeting 14:55:52 As of this point the attendees have been janina, stevef, Demelza, Glenda, JenStrickland, Fredrik, Roy_Ruoxi, Fazio, matatk, mike_beganyi, Neha, Eric, JonCohn 14:55:55 RRSAgent, please draft minutes 14:55:56 I have made the request to generate https://www.w3.org/2025/09/10-apa-minutes.html Zakim 14:56:01 I am happy to have been of service, matatk; please remember to excuse RRSAgent. Goodbye 14:56:02 Zakim has left #apa 14:56:02 zakim, end meeting 14:56:21 mike_beganyi has left #apa 15:04:09 janina has left #apa 16:09:34 Glenda has left #apa 17:01:21 spectranaut_ has joined #apa 17:02:02 jamesn has joined #apa 17:22:57 Glenda has joined #apa 18:34:51 gb has joined #apa