– DRAFT –
Accessibility at the Edge (A11yEdge) Community Group Teleconference

Information Architecture

Shari: Glad you agree to participate in World Information Architecture Day 2026 March 7
… when is publication expected

janina: Next few weeks

Shari: We also invite you to give a lightning talk at our post-TPAC Community Group meeting
… the theme of WIAD is "Design for Meaning"
… Designing for accessibility means designing for everybody
… people under-estimate temporary disabilities, situational disabilities

Breakout session

janina: We must propose by 22 October, 2 weeks from today

Chris: The breakout session language should be consistent with our notifications that the document is published

Lionel_Wolberger: I propose we complete the announcement paragraph on list, then curate the Breakout session to be consistent with it

Overlay citation

Lionel_Wolberger: This document was curated because there are no definitive, W3C quality definitions out there
… the best quality reference was the DOC citation in its Title II ruling

Shari: Agree.

janina: Agree

Shari: The issues do need addressing: overlays can pile onto overlays as well
… and when AI is involved, there can be unexpected results

Respec review

janina: We are ready for respec review. While in review, the document is locked
… afterwards we can still edit paragraphs, and/or sentences

Lionel_Wolberger: Current link is https://a11yedge.github.io/capabilities/

janina: The published report will have a different link
… something like www.w3.org/community/report/[SHORTNAME]

Overlay Citation, cont'd

janina: The page talks about automation almost solely, and visible widgets

Lionel_Wolberger: First paragraph, reverse the order of the documents cited
… 2nd parag. as follows
… While overlay is not a precisely defined term in either of the previously referenced documents,
… overlays share some techniques with the approaches documented in this publication, but they utilize only a subset of the broader methods we address here.

3rd parag, rework it to refer to the two documents

janina: 2 bullet points
… it's a bad idea to lie (See Pinnochio)
… 2nd, it's not how the sausage is made, it's whether it tastes good and doesn't kill you

Links and Citations

Shari: Guidelines for URL structure. https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Accessible_URL_Checklist_for_Science_Gateway_Websites/7229285/1?file=13311620
… Thurow, Shari (2018). Accessible URL Checklist for Science Gateway Websites. figshare. Journal contribution. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.7229285.v1
… https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Title-Tag_Checklist_for_Text-Based_Documents_Web_Pages_/7229375/1?file=13311731
… Thurow, Shari (2018). Title-Tag Checklist for Text-Based Documents (Web Pages). figshare. Journal contribution. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.7229375.v1