14:42:19 RRSAgent has joined #wcag2ict 14:42:23 logging to https://www.w3.org/2026/02/26-wcag2ict-irc 14:42:23 RRSAgent, make logs Public 14:42:24 Meeting: WCAG2ICT Task Force Teleconference 14:42:26 zakim, clear agenda 14:42:26 agenda cleared 14:42:33 chair: PhilDay 14:42:46 meeting: WCAG2ICT Task Force Teleconference 14:42:46 rrsagent, make minutes 14:42:47 I have made the request to generate https://www.w3.org/2026/02/26-wcag2ict-minutes.html PhilDay 14:43:25 meeting: WCAG2ICT Task Force Teleconference 14:44:12 zakim, please time speakers at 2 minutes 14:44:13 ok, PhilDay 14:44:45 agenda+ Announcements 14:44:51 agenda+ Question 4 - 1.2.6 Sign Language (Prerecorded) 14:44:58 agenda+ Question 5 - (Part 1 of 2) 1.3.6 Identify Purpose 14:45:07 agenda+ Question 6 - (Part 2 of 2) 1.3.6 Identify Purpose 14:45:09 agenda? 14:45:26 rrsagent, make minutes 14:45:27 I have made the request to generate https://www.w3.org/2026/02/26-wcag2ict-minutes.html PhilDay 14:46:05 present+ 14:46:18 rrsagent, make minutes 14:46:19 I have made the request to generate https://www.w3.org/2026/02/26-wcag2ict-minutes.html PhilDay 14:59:17 present+ 15:01:31 BBailey has joined #wcag2ict 15:01:44 present+ 15:03:20 present+ 15:03:26 rrsagent, draft minutes 15:03:28 I have made the request to generate https://www.w3.org/2026/02/26-wcag2ict-minutes.html Daniel 15:04:01 loicmn has joined #wcag2ict 15:04:11 present+ 15:05:53 scribe+ 15:06:04 zakim, take up next 15:06:04 agendum 1 -- Announcements -- taken up [from PhilDay] 15:06:08 present+ 15:06:30 LauraM has joined #WCAG2ICT 15:06:57 present+ 15:07:58 q+ reminder 15:08:11 Link to project board view: https://github.com/orgs/w3c/projects/13 15:08:13 PhilDay: Three more questions. We don't have any other drafted content. Please have a look at the status wiki or project list 15:08:19 Link to level AAA status table on wiki: https://github.com/w3c/wcag2ict/wiki/Adding-Level-AAA-%E2%80%90-status-table 15:08:30 ack BBailey 15:08:59 BBailey: Timezone's changing. Look at that for the next three weeks 15:09:00 ... There's two CFCs on AGWG this week 15:09:24 PhilDay: Question on non-web ICT. It's used more than 16 times and I think it's cconsistent 15:09:32 q+ 15:09:32 Issue on use of non-web ICT: https://github.com/w3c/wcag2ict/issues/840 15:09:37 ack GreggVan 15:09:46 s/cconsistent/consistent/ 15:10:12 GreggVan: non-web documents and software versus non-web documents and non-web software is problematic 15:10:27 ... We cna have non-web always or never repeated 15:10:36 PhilDay: I'll create an action to review this 15:10:44 GreggVan: Yes, I think this is editorial 15:10:52 ACTION: Search for use of non-web documents and software vs non-web documents and non-web software - use consistently 15:11:00 q+ 15:11:00 ack BBailey 15:11:25 BBailey: Agree with consistency. I think non-web ICT is different than that 15:11:35 GreggVan: Should say "includes but is not limited to" 15:11:49 q+ to ask clarification 15:11:53 ack remin 15:11:56 ack PhilDay 15:11:56 PhilDay, you wanted to ask clarification 15:11:57 non-web ICT includes but is not limited to non-web documents and software 15:12:29 PhilDay: Do we need to make further edits to your proposed updates to intro? 15:12:32 q+ 15:12:52 GreggVan: There are instances on the intro, and possibly other places too. We need to make clear that it's a shorthand 15:13:25 ACTION: Define non-web ICT as includes but not limited to non web docs and software 15:13:27 ack LauraM 15:14:02 LauraM: What would we be looking for if I were to take an editorial pass at the whole document? 15:14:22 GreggVan: I thikn it's in the intro where we define non-web ICT, unless we have it on the definitions section 15:14:28 LauraM: Or both 15:14:38 GreggVan: Might be a good idea to put this on the definitions 15:14:43 s/thikn/think 15:14:55 q? 15:15:09 ... Then every place where we use "non-web documents and softwre", it either ought to be always as-is or we should repeat "non-web" for software as well 15:15:09 q+ 15:15:26 ack LauraM 15:15:31 ... These two occurrences may imply we mean something different 15:15:44 LauraM: We mean "non-web documents" and "non-web software". Is that correct? 15:16:15 q? 15:16:19 ACTION: Editorial pass for consistent use of “non-web documents and software” versus "non-web documents and non-web software” 15:16:25 GreggVan: I would ssay "non-web documents and non-web softwware" to unambiguously define these better. 15:16:41 LauraM: It feels ambiguous, even though I feel I know whawt it means 15:16:42 q+ to ask LauraM if she is volunteering 15:16:50 Yes. 15:16:53 ... I think it's less ambiguous to say "non-web documents and non-web software" 15:17:28 GreggVan: EN 301 549 has it separate 15:17:29 s/whawt/what 15:17:30 POLL: Should we use "non-web documents and software" (option 1) or "non-web documents and non-web software" (option 2) throughout the document? 15:17:38 ... And then there's software that's broader than these two 15:17:38 2 15:17:39 2 15:17:47 2 15:18:01 q+ 15:18:08 q- 15:18:15 Loic: option 2 15:18:22 q- 15:18:24 2 15:18:30 DRAFT RESOLUTION: use "non 15:19:05 DRAFT RESOLUTION: Use "non-web documents and non-web software" consistently throughout to avoid ambiguity 15:19:17 Daniel: Why not shorthand? 15:19:39 GreggVan: Still ambiguous and doesn't follow commonly accepted English meaning 15:19:43 +1 15:19:44 +1 15:19:53 +1 15:19:54 Loic: +1 15:19:56 +1 15:20:05 RESOLUTION: Use "non-web documents and non-web software" consistently throughout to avoid ambiguity 15:20:45 Laura: I'll take a pass at the whole document to amend this 15:20:49 We could always use parenthesis: non-web (documents and software) /s 15:21:00 zakim, take up next 15:21:00 agendum 2 -- Question 4 - 1.2.6 Sign Language (Prerecorded) -- taken up [from PhilDay] 15:21:12 Link to q4: https://www.w3.org/wbs/55145/AAA-take-two/results/#xq4 15:21:19 Link to Google doc with proposals: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gqDIF29q2SgjaHNquVd0f0spmxzDGvwdMnRsIwVJF8A/edit?usp=sharing 15:21:36 Proposal 2: Add 2 notes to address comments – clean – all suggestions accepted 15:21:36 Applying SC 1.2.6 Sign Language (Prerecorded) to Non-Web Documents and Software 15:21:36 This applies directly as written, and as described in Intent from Understanding Success Criterion 1.2.6. 15:21:36 Note 1 (Added) 15:21:38 With current technologies, providing sign language for all synchronized media is a labor-intensive process. In the absence of reliable automated methods to produce sign language interpretation, it would not be technically feasible to require for all audio content to have sign language interpretation, especially where non-web documents and software 15:21:38 have a large amount of audio content. 15:21:38 [ALTERNATE NOTE 1] 15:21:39 With current technologies, providing sign language for all synchronized media is labor-intensive. In the absence of reliable automated methods to produce sign language interpretation, it would not be technically feasible to require all audio content to have sign language interpretation. 15:21:39 Note 2 (Added) 15:21:39 Some pre-programmed interactions (e.g., a game or VR) are considered “synchronized media” because the audio is timed to correspond with specific visual information. 15:21:40 Note 3 (Added) (for non-web software) 15:21:40 See also the Comments on Closed Functionality. 15:21:40 Then in the SC Problematic for Closed Functionality add the following bullet: 15:21:41 1.2.6 Sign Language (Prerecorded) — Where the ICT does not have the ability to provide or attach a display (e.g. an audio-only device), it would not be appropriate to require this success criterion because it would require a fundamental alteration to the ICT’s intended design and usage. 15:21:50 Proposal 3: Gregg’s proposed language from survey – clean – all suggestions accepted 15:21:50 This applies directly as written, and as described in Intent from Understanding Success Criterion 1.2.6. 15:21:50 NOTE 1: Today, there are not enough sign language interpreters world-wide to handle content generated in a single day making it logistically impossible to require for all content. However, emerging technologies will fairly soon allow translation from text or speech to sign language directly - at which time those who want sign language could use 15:21:50 such a translator in the same way people who are blind use a screen reader. This would give people who need sign language presentation the same or superior access that screen reader users have to all web content. However, until the latter occurs, providing sign language interpretations is immensely helpful for native sign language users - 15:21:52 especially for any public service content. 15:21:52 Note 2 (Added) 15:21:52 Some pre-programmed interactions (e.g., a game or VR) are considered “synchronized media” because the audio is timed to correspond with specific visual information.. 15:21:53 Note 3 (Added) (for non-web software) 15:21:53 See also the Comments on Closed Functionality. 15:21:59 Proposal 4: Taking Daniel’s comments from the survey to adjust Note 1 - clean – all suggestions accepted 15:21:59 This applies directly as written, and as described in Intent from Understanding Success Criterion 1.2.6. 15:21:59 Note 1 (Added) 15:21:59 With current technologies, specialized human intervention is needed to produce high enough quality sign language interpretation that would satisfy this requirement. This causes limitations on the amount of media content that can be provided with sign language interpretation. However, providing sign language interpretation is immensely helpful for 15:22:01 native sign language users - especially for any public service content. 15:22:01 Note 2 (Added) 15:22:01 Some pre-programmed interactions (e.g., a game or VR) are considered “synchronized media” because the audio is timed to correspond with specific visual information. 15:22:02 Note 3 (Added) (for non-web software) 15:22:02 See also the Comments on Closed Functionality. 15:22:36 loicmn has joined #wcag2ict 15:22:37 q+ 15:22:54 present+ 15:23:24 q? 15:23:27 ack BBailey 15:23:43 BBailey: I'd want to vote for proposal 4, but survey was closed 15:23:45 BBailey: wanted to vote for proposal 4. 15:24:05 q+ 15:24:12 ack GreggVan 15:25:09 GreggVan: I think what's missing is that we should clarify that the screen reader is not an author problem. Very soon we'll have the ability for sign language to be added to every page with AI 15:25:28 ... There will be a tool that will make it available for all the pages 15:25:29 q+ 15:25:30 q? 15:25:33 ack Daniel 15:25:38 scribe: 15:25:42 scribe+ PhilDay 15:26:25 q+ 15:26:31 Daniel: Sounds like we are saying "we could do this through some AI tool in the future" - like screenreaders can. Also not sure if this is close in the future 15:26:48 ack GreggVan 15:27:20 GreggVan: Screen readers are a solution because we have "programmatically determined" 15:27:33 ... For sign language we are saying we need to build a screen reader for every page 15:28:01 ... It's nowadays technically not possible 15:28:19 q? 15:28:28 ... We should add for wwhen it is automatically possible 15:28:52 ... Different people use different kinds of sign languages 15:29:25 q? 15:29:43 PhilDay: I'm hearing arguments for these two proposals, 3 and 4 15:30:25 POLL: which proposal do you prefer, also include which you could also accept? 3 - proposal 3. 4 - proposal 4. 15:30:30 q+ 15:30:39 ack GreggVan 15:31:21 prefer proposal 4, can accept proposal 3 15:31:24 3 15:31:27 3 (with edits as suggested by Daniel, Gregg), then 4 15:31:29 GreggVan: Not possible today, definitely possible before WCAG 3 comes out :-) 15:32:02 4, can accept 3 with subsequent editorial edits 15:32:13 s/definitely/extremely/ 15:32:42 LauraM: I am abstaining 15:33:20 PhilDay: Based on the votes, the only one that is acceptable for everyone is 3 15:33:29 q+ 15:33:31 ... I would propose we go with 3 15:33:33 ack GreggVan 15:33:49 GreggVan: Yes, but I'd like to make sure comments from Daniel are addressed 15:34:04 GreggVan: Suggest a minor edit to proposal 3 to address Daniel's comments 15:34:18 Laura's comment from survey: Both options (as is and with Gregg's proposed edit) are fine. I don't feel strongly in either direction. 15:34:21 GreggVan to propose suitable wording. 15:34:36 Daniel: Happy to move forward with this later, will watch for Gregg's proposal 15:34:49 Suggestion is that we go forward with a revised version of proposal 3; GreggVan to issue this revised version. 15:35:00 zakim, take up next 15:35:00 agendum 3 -- Question 5 - (Part 1 of 2) 1.3.6 Identify Purpose -- taken up [from PhilDay] 15:35:11 Link to q5: https://www.w3.org/wbs/55145/AAA-take-two/results/#xq5 15:35:17 Link to Google doc, proposal 3: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nfStYHN0GnFa1_dpsM1Ot7lbe46QkFAg5Qqu9U0KQ7U/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.x61pq5pnaygi 15:35:52 PhilDay: Most prefer 3 as written. Gregg, you did have some edits 15:36:20 GreggVan: We shouldn't have a note defining something that's in the definition. I suggest we link to the definition 15:36:34 ... Then, if I write a letter in HTML, do I have to put headings in the letter? 15:36:55 ... Provision is if you have headings, these would need to be accessible 15:38:16 PhilDay: Mary Jo has comments here. Maybe it's related to WCAG itself rather than to WCAG2ICT? 15:38:33 GreggVan: It's helpful, but not required, this is why it's AAA 15:39:04 Proposal 3: Modify the 1.3.6 SC language to not use “region” 15:39:04 Make a suggested change to the SC language to not use “region” and instead use the term “section”. 15:39:04 Applying 1.3.6 Identify Purpose to Non-Web Documents and Software 15:39:04 This applies directly as written, and as described in Intent from Understanding Success Criterion 1.3.6, replacing “regions” with “sections” because non-web documents and software often do not have a semantic equivalent to a “region” as it is defined by WCAG 2. 15:39:06 With this substitution, it would read: 15:39:06 In content implemented using markup languages, the purpose of user interface components, icons, and sections can be programmatically determined. 15:39:06 Note 1 (Added) 15:39:07 A section may consist of one or more paragraphs and include graphics, tables, lists and sub-sections. 15:39:07 Note 2 (Added) 15:39:07 This success criterion only applies to non-web documents and software that are implemented using markup languages, that support programmatically exposing the purpose of user interface components, icons and sections, and that the user agent or platform software can extract and present that purpose to users using different modalities, as explained in 15:39:08 the Intent from Understanding 1.3.6 Identify Purpose. 15:39:24 ... I think we need to explain why it's in AAA 15:39:28 q+ to say that 1.3.6 is not requiring sections 15:41:42 ack loicmn 15:41:42 loicmn, you wanted to say that 1.3.6 is not requiring sections 15:42:01 Loíc: The SC is not asking to create sections 15:42:11 ... IF sections exists, then they need to be programmatically determined 15:42:14 q+ 15:42:20 ack GreggVan 15:42:24 ... The letter example would be the letter as a whole section 15:42:44 GreggVan: The definition of section is a paragraph, it could be anything 15:42:46 q? 15:43:04 q+ 15:43:11 q+ 15:43:12 ack Daniel 15:43:41 Daniel: know we have some ambiguity on definition of section - not sure it is as bad as constituting a paragraph 15:43:45 ack Br 15:43:50 Daniel: I don't think a section is equal to a paragraph 15:43:50 ack BBailey 15:44:02 BBailey: The problem is that section and region as used in WCAG 2 have the same meaning 15:44:27 q? 15:44:35 ... This has been raised to AG and AG doesn't feel like making any editorial corrections in the short time 15:45:25 GreggVan: It would be helpful to explain why it is on AAA. Everytime we change topics that is a new section 15:45:49 BBailey: They're both underspecified 15:45:53 q? 15:46:14 PhilDay: Most people preferred this prooposal. Which concrete changes would you suggest, Gregg? 15:46:24 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nfStYHN0GnFa1_dpsM1Ot7lbe46QkFAg5Qqu9U0KQ7U/edit?tab=t.0 15:47:36 q? 15:47:44 From WCAG 2.2: https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG22/#dfn-regions 15:47:46 perceivable, programmatically determined section of content 15:48:19 q? 15:48:20 Gregg: Section definition applies it to only markup languages 15:48:34 GreggVan: suggests removal of note 2 from proposal 3 15:48:36 https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG22/#dfn-section 15:48:46 q+ to say the SC talks about markup languages so note 2 is needed 15:48:46 a self-contained portion of **written** content that deals with one or more related topics or thoughts 15:48:51 emphasis added 15:48:54 ... I don't think note 2 should be there 15:49:56 GreggVan: Suggests replacing both notes with new note: 15:49:56 Although helpful to provide headings to better understand the content, it is not required as it is not clear when topics are changing. 15:49:56 @PhilDay been a while since I edited in Github for this, can we schedule a brief call to run through it quickly? 15:50:06 ... The only thing I would do is to replace the two notes with a new one that says that although this is helpful, it's not required because it's not clear when the top things are changing, or when therre's a change of topic, or if people are changing topics, ect 15:50:17 q? 15:50:19 ack loicmn 15:50:19 loicmn, you wanted to say the SC talks about markup languages so note 2 is needed 15:51:01 Loic: Note 2 iss taking from other examples of SCs that contain the same "content implemented using markup languages" 15:51:16 ... It is not asking for sections to exist, it's asking for the purpose of sections to be programmatically determined 15:51:32 ... It's AAA because purpose is difficult to generalize across other technologies 15:51:42 ... I still feel that proposal 3 is good enough 15:52:00 GreggVan: I think that 3 is fine without the notes 15:52:03 fwiw I also agree proposal 3 is good enough 15:52:42 POLL: Which would you prefer for 1.3.6? 3 for proposal 3. 4 for Gregg's edit to proposal 3 (replacing 2 notes with something else). 5 for something else 15:52:47 ... Note 1 shouldn't be defining section, that's normative in WCAG 15:52:50 q? 15:53:15 ... If note 2 is repeating what's already on the provisions, we should not be using it 15:53:28 q? 15:53:37 ... Some software uses HTML in combination with other technologies 15:54:26 PhilDay: I've put a poll 15:54:34 GreggVan had to leave for another call 15:55:01 LauraM: The notes a re about the definitions, the note 2 is the one that's not substantial 15:55:01 4 (greggs edit to proposal 3) but 3 is okay 15:55:11 ... Maybe we should separate in the poll 15:55:52 s/not/more/ 15:56:21 POLL: Which would you prefer for 1.3.6? 3 for proposal 3 with both notes as written. 4 for proposal 3 with note 1 only, 5 for proposal 3 with note 2 only. 6 for proposal 3 with Gregg's new note. 7 for anything else 15:56:24 Just noting that this will come up again when we tackle 1.2.10 https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG22/#section-headings AAA 15:56:53 s/tackle 1.2.10/tackle 2.4.10/ 15:56:55 3, then 5 15:56:58 4 15:57:10 6 but okay with other choices 15:57:16 3 15:58:06 PhilDay: No consensus on this one, we'll continue next week. Reach to me via email, I'll create a survey to address these concerns 15:58:08 q+ 15:58:12 rrsagent, draft minutes 15:58:14 I have made the request to generate https://www.w3.org/2026/02/26-wcag2ict-minutes.html Daniel 15:58:20 6 15:58:22 ack BBailey 15:58:43 BBailey: 2.4.10 is one we could do, as it's also related to sections 15:58:46 BBailey: Suggest we look at how we handled 2.4.10 as there is some crossover 15:58:49 Regrets for me next week 15:58:59 q? 15:59:36 rrsagent, make minutes 15:59:37 I have made the request to generate https://www.w3.org/2026/02/26-wcag2ict-minutes.html PhilDay 15:59:43 as written without the notes defining section -- or restating that it is html -- but not applying to embeded html in a app where it is not a "document" in form. 15:59:44 Topic: Next steps 15:59:58 PhilDay: We will continue with this one next week, then move on to the definition of section/region 16:00:12 ... People please take more items on so that we have more drafted content to work on next weeks 16:00:21 rrsagent, draft minutes 16:00:22 I have made the request to generate https://www.w3.org/2026/02/26-wcag2ict-minutes.html Daniel 16:00:32 loicmn has left #wcag2ict 16:01:02 zakim, end meeting 16:01:02 As of this point the attendees have been PhilDay, BBailey, Daniel, loicmn, GreggVan, LauraM 16:01:04 RRSAgent, please draft minutes v2 16:01:06 I have made the request to generate https://www.w3.org/2026/02/26-wcag2ict-minutes.html Zakim 16:01:12 I am happy to have been of service, PhilDay; please remember to excuse RRSAgent. Goodbye 16:01:12 Zakim has left #wcag2ict 16:01:14 rrsagent, bye 16:01:14 I see 3 open action items saved in https://www.w3.org/2026/02/26-wcag2ict-actions.rdf : 16:01:14 ACTION: Search for use of non-web documents and software vs non-web documents and non-web software - use consistently [1] 16:01:14 recorded in https://www.w3.org/2026/02/26-wcag2ict-irc#T15-10-52 16:01:14 ACTION: Define non-web ICT as includes but not limited to non web docs and software [2] 16:01:14 recorded in https://www.w3.org/2026/02/26-wcag2ict-irc#T15-13-25 16:01:14 ACTION: Editorial pass for consistent use of “non-web documents and software” versus "non-web documents and non-web software” [3] 16:01:14 recorded in https://www.w3.org/2026/02/26-wcag2ict-irc#T15-16-19