15:54:36 RRSAgent has joined #coga 15:54:40 logging to https://www.w3.org/2026/01/12-coga-irc 15:54:40 RRSAgent, make logs Public 15:54:41 Meeting: Cognitive and Learning Disabilities Accessibility Task Force Teleconference 15:54:51 date: 12 jan 2026 15:54:56 chair: julierawe 15:55:06 regrets: Jennie Delisi 15:55:09 agenda? 15:55:18 zakim, clear agenda 15:55:18 agenda cleared 15:55:35 Lisa has joined #coga 15:55:40 agenda+ Calendar invites and meeting notifications 15:56:02 agenda+ AG updates 15:56:53 agenda+ Making Content Usable github issue 15:57:07 agenda+ New name for V2 guidance 15:59:39 present+ 16:00:22 present+ 16:00:32 Abi has joined #coga 16:01:07 present+ 16:01:10 LenB has joined #coga 16:01:14 present+ 16:01:19 Charli has joined #coga 16:01:24 present+ 16:01:32 q+ 16:02:00 scribe: Abi 16:02:17 Eric_hind has joined #coga 16:02:20 present+ 16:04:20 JenR has joined #coga 16:04:44 present+ 16:04:51 ack abi 16:05:03 zakim, next item 16:05:03 agendum 1 -- Calendar invites and meeting notifications -- taken up [from julierawe] 16:06:14 Go to https://www.w3.org/ 16:06:27 Select "Sign in" 16:06:27 Once you're logged in, select "My account" to get the dropdown 16:06:27 Choose "My calendar" 16:06:34 present 16:06:40 present+ 16:07:24 Julie: Questioned whether its allowed to send a note taker when the member is not present 16:07:50 Action item: Julie will reach out to Gareth about his notetaker app 16:10:19 Julie showed members how to check their W3C calendar. See instructions above 16:11:30 Q+ 16:12:00 All members should see Accessibility Guidelines, Research subgroup call, and COGA guidance subgroup call (and task force weekly). Plus any other meetings they're part of 16:12:07 ack Lisa 16:12:43 Lisa: Has another meeting showing at the same time as this meeting. Conformance subgroup is not showing at all. 16:13:07 Action item: Julie made a note of this 16:15:13 Charli: Can now see all invites on calendar but there's a problem with the sync with Outlook. She will troubleshoot and perhaps manually set it up 16:15:39 i also managed to get it into my calander 16:16:41 Julie: Recommends to use "Export options" at the bottom of the meetings page to add meetings to calendar as ics. 16:18:13 To add all meetings to your personal calendar, go to the bottom of your calendar page (long scroll to get to the bottom). Look for "Subscribe with this link:" Each person has a unique link after that phrase. 16:18:45 That worked for Google calendar--thank you! 16:19:12 Google your operating system or preferred Outlook setup and the phrase "subscribe to an internet calendar". 16:19:21 Jan has joined #coga 16:19:27 That will get you instructions for your setup. 16:19:33 present+ 16:20:37 Len: Suggests to add instructions on adding calendar invites to onboarding 16:20:42 Action item: Add calendar instructions to onboarding info 16:21:29 Julie: Emphasizes it's important to add invites to personal calendar to stay updated if meetings are cancelled 16:23:02 Julie: Do people like getting the auto-notification as well as the human-generated emails? Or do people feel overwhelmed by too many messages? 16:23:16 q+ 16:23:35 ack Charli 16:24:01 Charli: Likes the personal messages but feels she gets a high volume of emails, not all relevant 16:25:13 Rachael: You can apply filters in Outlook to filter out unwanted emails 16:26:32 Julie: We try to make the subject line specific in our emails so people can know if there are action items or if its a general information email 16:26:52 Q+ 16:26:57 ack lisa 16:27:29 Q+ 16:27:42 ack JenR 16:27:43 Lisa: The human email was added on request because a lot of people filter out the automated emails, and we had good feedback about them in the past 16:28:05 Jennifer: Wants to know if its possible to toggle off the auto messages 16:29:14 Julie: We should keep in mind that there are other groups that might rely solely on the auto emails 16:29:52 zakim, next item 16:29:52 agendum 2 -- AG updates -- taken up [from julierawe] 16:30:19 New AG charter: Survey ends today/January 12th at 23:59 UTC (6:59 pm ET) 16:30:28 https://www.w3.org/wbs/35422/charter-2026/?login= 16:30:38 Julie: AG update - there is a survey closing today. Link above. 16:30:59 Q+ 16:31:02 ack Lisa 16:31:47 Lisa: Points out that some of us are in a much later time zone. Would like to get info more in advance next time. 16:33:11 Q+ 16:33:13 Rachael: Doesn't believe there's anything that dramatically affects COGA in the survey. Focuses mainly on WCAG 3. Should attend the meeting tomorrow if it's of particular interest 16:34:31 Julie: In the survey, in the Background section, you can see further information about the charter 16:36:09 Q+ to say the user reserch modules are not mentioned. and our specification are 16:36:15 Julie: Showed "Non WCAG activities" section. COGA seems well-represented in this list. 16:37:45 Lisa: Points out that none of our work is listed as being normative. It's not a change, but not happy about it. 16:38:24 Lisa: Usually they say something about having equity, but this is not mentioned here. Potential for WCAG 3 to be less inclusive 16:39:24 Rachael: Charters are usually high-level and don't contain every detail. The requirement for inclusivity is in the requirements document. She'll double-check this. 16:39:40 ollowing these guidelines will make content more accessible to a wider range of people with disabilities, including accommodations for blindness and low vision, deafness and hearing loss, limited movement, speech disabilities, photosensitivity, and combinations of these, and some accommodation for learning disabilities and cognitive limitations; 16:39:40 but will not address every user need for people with these disabilities. 16:40:38 Lisa: Not happy with the above because learning disabilities are placed below other disabilities 16:42:55 Julie: Asks Rachael about "Out of scope" bottom bullet point - what does it mean for apps? 16:43:56 Rachael: We will be expected to create guidance for apps alongside some other areas 16:45:42 ollowing these guidelines will make content more accessible to a wider range of people with disabilities, including accommodations for blindness and low vision, deafness and hearing loss, limited movement, speech disabilities, photosensitivity, and combinations of these, and some accommodation for learning disabilities and cognitive limitations; 16:45:42 but will not address every user need for people with these disabilities. 16:46:06 JenR8 has joined #coga 16:47:39 Wcah 3: This specification presents a new model and guidelines to make web content and applications accessible to people with disabilities. It supports a wide set of user needs, uses new approaches to testing, and allows frequent maintenance of guidelines and related content to keep pace with technology change. WCAG 3.0 supports this evolution by 16:47:39 focusing on users' functional needs. 16:51:24 Next WCAG 3 working draft: Preview link: https://deploy-preview-414--wcag3.netlify.app/guidelines/#about-wcag-3 16:51:40 Of the ~220 requirements and assertions, only ~16 are at the earliest (exploratory) level. Most are at the next level (developing) 16:52:11 Survey ends January 18th; asks if people have major objections to any of the requirements marked as “developing” https://www.w3.org/wbs/35422/wcag3-developing-review/ 16:55:51 Julie: The more things that stay in WCAG 3, the better for COGA :) 16:56:20 Lisa: Next week (Jan 19th) is a federal holiday so no call. 16:56:46 Action item: Send an email the day before that there's no call 16:57:11 New AG member orientation 30 minutes before tomorrow’s regular AG meeting 16:57:38 Julie: Tomorrow, 30 mins before the regular AG meeting, there is an orientation call for new members 16:58:28 +1--so helpful for orienting and thank you for mentioning about the orientation call tomorrow 16:58:44 Charli: Appreciates spending time on calendar organization today 16:59:10 rrsagent, make minutes 16:59:11 I have made the request to generate https://www.w3.org/2026/01/12-coga-minutes.html julierawe 17:23:01 kirkwood has joined #COGA 17:58:38 LenB has left #coga