12:49:16 RRSAgent has joined #apa 12:49:21 logging to https://www.w3.org/2026/05/13-apa-irc 12:49:21 inviting RRSAgent 12:49:21 RRSAgent, make logs Public 12:49:22 please title this meeting ("meeting: ..."), janina 12:49:37 Meeting: APA Weekly Teleconference 12:49:45 Date: 13 May 2026 12:49:50 Chair: Janina 12:51:58 agenda+ Agenda Review & Announcements 12:51:58 agenda+ [TPAC 2026](https://www.w3.org/events/tpac/2026/tpac-2026/) 12:51:58 agenda+ [Spec review requests](https://github.com/w3c/a11y-request/issues) 12:51:58 agenda+ [Issue tracking](https://github.com/w3c/a11y-tracking/issues) 12:51:59 agenda+ CSS Update (Paul) 12:52:01 agenda+ Other business 12:52:03 agenda+ Be done 12:56:38 /join #rqtf 13:03:48 kirkwood has joined #APA 13:07:08 kirkwood has joined #APA 13:53:06 Fazio has joined #apa 13:57:23 thelounge has joined #apa 13:58:49 present+ 14:00:23 PaulG has joined #apa 14:00:28 present+ 14:01:59 matatk has joined #apa 14:02:07 present+ 14:02:10 Neha has joined #apa 14:02:11 present+ 14:02:24 present+ 14:02:33 present+ 14:03:11 scribe+ 14:03:11 Cruspy has joined #apa 14:03:20 agenda 14:03:33 Present+ 14:03:45 zakim, agenda 14:03:47 I don't understand 'agenda', Neha 14:04:09 zakim next item 14:04:19 zakim, next item 14:04:19 agendum 1 -- Agenda Review & Announcements -- taken up [from janina] 14:05:14 zakim, next item 14:05:14 agendum 1 was just opened, Neha 14:05:30 zakim, close this item 14:05:30 agendum 1 closed 14:05:31 I see 6 items remaining on the agenda; the next one is 14:05:31 2. [TPAC 2026](https://www.w3.org/events/tpac/2026/tpac-2026/) [from janina] 14:05:39 zakim, next item 14:05:39 agendum 2 -- [TPAC 2026](https://www.w3.org/events/tpac/2026/tpac-2026/) -- taken up [from janina] 14:05:43 JonCohn has joined #APA 14:06:00 https://www.sovereign.tech/programs/standards 14:07:09 chiace has joined #apa 14:07:10 Opportunity of funding for open source contributor to join TPAC 2026 14:07:15 present+ 14:07:26 present+ 14:07:55 Paul: It is still not working and still spinning after submitting 14:08:03 q? 14:10:26 janina: we will work on meetings agenda for TPAC 2026 soon 14:10:49 agenda? 14:10:59 zakim, take item 5 14:10:59 I don't understand 'take item 5', Neha 14:11:04 zakim, take item up 5 14:11:04 I don't understand 'take item up 5', Neha 14:11:15 zakim, take up item 5 14:11:15 agendum 5 -- CSS Update (Paul) -- taken up [from janina] 14:11:28 https://github.com/w3c/csswg-drafts/issues/9706 14:12:22 q+ 14:12:52 Paul: we will get to this today, psuedo classes usage 14:12:54 ack ma 14:13:34 https://github.com/w3c/csswg-drafts/issues/12659 14:14:39 q+ 14:15:16 ack me 14:15:19 ack ma 14:15:25 PaulG : How and where aria-current atttribute should be implemented 14:17:02 matatk: Carausol usecase is bad usecase, but if they are doing it here it should be at other places as well, because consistency is needed 14:17:38 PaulG: They want to use aria-current=true, but it is not focusable it is of no use 14:18:47 matatk: Let Paul ask questions from his side and then we can check from APA side 14:19:41 janina: Can we ask - all Paul questions are APA questions? 14:20:55 stevef has joined #apa 14:21:45 matatk: APA answer-Should :checked and :indeterminate be exclusive? - yes they should be exclusive to match with ARIA and in future please make a match with CSS pesudo classes 14:23:16 q? 14:23:31 PaulG: yes keep them exclusive and we want to see a separate proposal to match with CSS pseudo classes 14:25:01 PaulG: summarizing both issues for stevef 14:26:02 (article with example code https://www.sarasoueidan.com/blog/css-scrollspy/) 14:26:16 q+ 14:27:07 stevef: aria-current why do we have to label it? 14:28:39 ack ma 14:28:48 stevef: It is sounding incorrect to add aria-current in DOM tree 14:29:09 matatk: They are just proposing to add semantics 14:29:10 ack me 14:29:49 Crispy has joined #apa 14:30:23 janina: not so fast from APA side 14:31:02 janina: for the second issue 14:31:40 stevef: what ARIA WG take on this 14:32:46 Crispy has joined #apa 14:33:04 zakim, next item 14:33:04 agendum 2 -- [TPAC 2026](https://www.w3.org/events/tpac/2026/tpac-2026/) -- taken up [from janina] 14:33:23 rrsagent, make minutes 14:33:24 I have made the request to generate https://www.w3.org/2026/05/13-apa-minutes.html matatk 14:33:31 zakim, take up item 3 14:33:31 agendum 3 -- [Spec review requests](https://github.com/w3c/a11y-request/issues) -- taken up [from janina] 14:33:50 topic: New on TR 14:33:55 subtopic: Recognized Entities v1.0 14:33:55 - spec: https://www.w3.org/TR/vc-recognized-entities-1.0/ 14:33:55 - tracker: https://github.com/w3c/a11y-longitudinal-tracking/issues/47 14:34:12 rrsagent, make minutes 14:34:14 I have made the request to generate https://www.w3.org/2026/05/13-apa-minutes.html matatk 14:34:30 Roy_Ruoxi: new publication 14:35:02 Roy_Ruoxi: they want to define data model for entity 14:36:22 janina: it is way below structure and we are fine with this unless someone wants to take a dig in it 14:36:24 agenda? 14:36:36 zakim, take up item 4 14:36:36 agendum 4 -- [Issue tracking](https://github.com/w3c/a11y-tracking/issues) -- taken up [from janina] 14:37:46 regrets: Eric_Hind, Gottfried_Zimmerman, Dr_Keith_Newton, Jennifer_Strickland, Tiffany_Saulter 14:37:59 subtopic: WebMCP Accessibility Considerations 14:38:02 matatk: people should read these issues as these are from agentic web and accessibility 14:38:07 https://github.com/w3c/a11y-tracking/issues/318 14:39:48 MCP protocol for agents to communicate 14:40:20 NOTE: MCP = Model Context Protocol 14:41:58 matatk: agents using this protocol, respect ARIA, this discussion in early stage, it is better to start participation 14:42:13 keep in mind that WebMCP may get tied to Goolge's https://github.com/google/A2UI where agents generate UI on demand. I've been opening accessibility issues there because it's extremely naive. 14:42:14 janina: Do we have a timeframe on it? 14:44:04 PaulG: code ot UI generated with this is still not accessible for AT users 14:44:22 q? 14:44:31 PaulG: will keep an eye on this 14:44:53 subtopic: Redundancy with the accessibility tree 14:45:03 https://github.com/w3c/a11y-tracking/issues/317 14:46:11 matatk: if agents should get all the things that they need for accessibility tree is a point of discussion 14:46:42 q+ 14:47:57 ack janina 14:48:01 matatk: there are a couple of other items in the discussion and please read through it and add your thoughts to tracking issue 14:49:09 janina: isn't is creates a semantic structure already ? 14:49:58 matatk: do we need any technical protocol for communicate or we already have all this information from accessibility tree 14:50:10 ack ja 14:50:24 matatk": this is the question and read it to hve more thoughts on it 14:50:27 q: 14:50:29 q: 14:50:33 q? 14:51:05 topic: Draft Review Process Doc for APA Members 14:51:19 https://github.com/w3c/apa/blob/main/process/spec-review-guide.md#creating-proposed-issues-for-apa-discussion 14:51:45 Sorry; link above too specific; here is full guide: https://github.com/w3c/apa/blob/main/process/spec-review-guide.md 14:51:52 rrsagent, make minutes 14:51:53 I have made the request to generate https://www.w3.org/2026/05/13-apa-minutes.html matatk 14:52:42 janina: explaining the schema 14:53:06 janina: document of horizontal review process of APA 14:54:54 janina: word document and specification are synonyms - can it document throughout? 14:55:04 janina: will file an issue 14:55:17 zakim, end meeting 14:55:17 As of this point the attendees have been thelounge, PaulG, Fazio, matatk, janina, Neha, Cruspy, JonCohn, chiace 14:55:19 RRSAgent, please draft minutes 14:55:20 I have made the request to generate https://www.w3.org/2026/05/13-apa-minutes.html Zakim 14:55:26 I am happy to have been of service, Neha; please remember to excuse RRSAgent. Goodbye 14:55:27 Zakim has left #apa 14:58:19 Neha has left #apa 14:59:52 kizu has joined #apa 15:01:49 rrsagent, bye 15:01:49 I see no action items