Meetings/TPAC 2021

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APA WG Meetings during TPAC 2021

The Accessible Platform Architectures (APA) Working Group will meet dring the Technical Plenary (TPAC) 2021.

Because this year's TPAC is entirely virtual, it is a set of meetings at various times during the TPAC time frame. Meeting times are shown below and are available in a calendar to which you can subscribe.

TPAC in 2021 begins on Monday 18 October and runs through Friday 29 October.

Remote Participation

[Teleconference information for each meeting] is in the joint meetings table, fourth column, first link in the cell. Also added to the Agenda below

All times are given both in Boston time and in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Use the session hyperlinks to ascertain agenda items in your local time.

Teleconference information for all APA joint meetings is on the APA at TPAC teleconference page.

Signing Up For A Session

Please first register for TPAC.

Thereafter you can use individual session links below to register for specific events and find session details, add the event to your calendar, etc.

You will need to be logged in to your W3C account in order to register. Please also note this page includes only APA sponsored TPAC events. There are additional accessibility events scheduled throughout TPAC, only some of which are cross referenced below.

Note: Events below are listed in chronological order.

Rescheduled for Pre-TPAC

Personalization TF with I18N

Particulars

Topics

  1. Clear Issue 144

Notes

Personalization Issue #144

Week 1 Breakout Sessions

Personalizing the Web for Better Accessibility: Personalization Module 1 Overview

Details on Cvent for Personalizing the Web for Better Accessibility

Particulars

Topics

Notes

  • Ask for implementations

Remote Meeting Accessibility

Details on Cvent for Accessibility of Remote Meetings

Particulars

  • Finished: Tuesday 19 October at 9:00 AM Boston / 1300 UTC (Confirmed)
  • Description: What does it take to hold a successful virtual meeting inclusive of a wide range of persons with disabilities?
  • Key Invitees: +
  • Contact:Scott Hollier / Judy Brewer

Topics

Notes

Accessibility of Remote Meetings FPWD

Auto Accessibility breakout

Details on Cvent for Auto Accessibility session

Particulars

  • Finished: Ted Guild (Geotab)
  • Additional speaker[s]:

The W3C Automotive activity is producing standards around telematics data and services for connected vehicles. While not directly defining user interfaces, there are opportunities to influence this industry at a formative stage for better accessibility inclusion in its technical architecture. Together with WAI Accessibility Platform Architecture (APA) Research Questions Task Force, we want to explore and prioritize potential work scope.

Topics

Determine scope of work for Accessibility in W3C Automotive either for technical specifications or in best practices document.

Notes

Slides: (better explain scope of current W3C Auto work, adoption and perhaps some of the potential topics from BP wiki)

Introduction to Synchronization Accessibility User Requirements (SAUR)

Details on Cvent for introduction to Synchronization Accessibility User Requirements (SAUR)

Particulars

  • Finished: Wednesday 20th Oct at 10am Boston / 1400Z (Confirmed)
  • Minutes: https://www.w3.org/2021/10/20-saur-minutes.html
  • Description: Media Synchronization, SAUR draft, Second Screen
  • Key Invitees: RQTF, TTWG / Silver
  • Contact: Jason and Steve

Topics

  1. Update on co-ordination with related interest groups.
  2. Acceptable parameters for tolerance in captions - how this relates to Silver/WCAG 3.
  3. Relationship with Media Accessibility User Requirements (MAUR).
  4. Relationship with Second Screen devices.

Notes

Synchronization Accessibility User Requirements FPWD

Accessibility & CSS

Details on Cvent for CSS Accessibility

Particulars

Topics

  1. Additional MQ5 a la APA MQ Presentation. Note the github issue!
  2. TBD

Notes

  • Could CSS programatically mediate against flashing video if some X ms

buffering is acceptable?

  • Same question for controlling audio autoplay?

Framework for the Accessible Specification of Technologies

Details on Cvent for FAST session

Particulars

  • Scheduled: Thursday 21 October at 10:00 AM Boston / 1400 UTC (Confirmed)
  • Description: Introducing Progress and current work in FAST
  • Key Invitees: Jake Abma, Charles Hall, Toddy Libby, Jeanne.
  • Contact: Josh, Michael

Topics

  • Presentation on FAST work in functional needs subgroup. Discussion of its evolution and development.

for how this work may relate to Silver?

Notes

Intro to Content Usable

Details on Cvent for COGA Content Usable: user needs to specifications

Particulars

  • Scheduled: Thursday 21 October 11:00 AM Boston / 1500 UTC (Confirmed)
  • Description: Introducing Content Usable
  • Key Invitees:
  • Contact:

Topics

Notes

APA Meetings Week 2

Accessible Platform Architectures WG, Accessibility Guidelines, Silver TF and EPUB 3 WG

Accessible Platform Architectures WG, Accessibility Guidelines, Silver TF and EPUB 3 WG

Particulars

  • Finished: Monday 25 October at 10:00 Boston /1400Z [Confirmed)
  • Minutes: https://www.w3.org/2021/10/25-epub-minutes.html
  • Description: Registries; Various TTS Specs; Personalization & MQ5 Implementation Opportunities
  • Key Invitees: AGWG/Silver; Epub/Publishing
  • Contact: Jeanne; AGWG Chairs; Avneesh

Topics

  1. Normativly Referencing Registries (esp. non W3C)
  2. When/how to develop new W3C registries and avoid clashes
  3. Personalization CR & CSS MQ5 Implementation Opportunities

Notes

  • Silver may need a media schema for lang, captions, video descriptions (text

and/or audio), Etc as supported by HTML Track

APA & ARIA: The Future of Accessibility APIs

Details of meeting on Cvent APA & ARIA - The future of A11y APIs (Session 1)

Details of meeting on Cvent APA & ARIA - The future of A11y APIs (Session 2)

Particulars

  • Finished: Tuesday 26 October at 1600-1800 UTC, Wednesday 27 October at 0000-0200 UTC
Minutes from Session 1 (Pronunciation)
  • Minutes from Session 2
  • Description: Near term and long term needs
  • Key Invitees: ARIA; Pronunciation TF; TAG? Specific individuals
  • Contact: James

Topics

  1. Resolving P11N's Dilemma
  2. Are our AAPIs End of Life?
  3. Spoken Presentation and the AX Tree
  4. Differing Requirements Discussion
  5. Approaches Brainstorming
  6. Next Steps

IMPORTANT: Compare github issues filed by ATs with those filed by browser vendors. How much longer can we expect the current AAPI approach to be viable? What use cases will prove so difficult that a new approach may be needed?

Notes

Janina's recommended reading on bias in machine learning

APA Research Questions TF and APA/ARIA Cognitive TF

Details on Cvent for APA Research Questions TF and APA/ARIA Cognitive TF

Particulars

  • Finished: Wednesday 27 October at 10:00 AM (Boston) / 1400Z (Confirmed)
  • Description: COGA requested, see pointer in Notes below.
  • Key Invitees: RQTF, COGA
  • Contact: Jason White, Scott Hollier; Lisa Seeman, Rain Michaels

Topics

    • Introductions, getting to know each other
    • How can RQTF help COGA:
    • COGA is also working on writing specifications with Silver, and have a few research topics that are coming up (example, how search helps or creates a cognitive barrier). Are these research questions ones that RQTF can help with?
      • Can we bring granular questions to this group, such as some of the ones we are working through with Clear Language
    • How can COGA help RQTF
      • Coga has a lot of user needs. Can we build inclusive research methods to include user needs and research around individuals with cognitive differences
    • Can we contribute to the RQTF process to help ensure coga groups are represented. (Many of our user needs are described in Content Usable)
    • Next steps and approaches to communication to support those next steps

Notes

APA Personalization TF and APA/ARIA Cognitive TF

Details on Cvent for APA Personalization TF and APA/ARIA Cognitive TF session

Particulars

  • Finished: Wednesday 27 October at 11:00 AM Boston / 1500 UTC (Confirmed)
  • Description: Intro to Module 1 CR; Prospects for Module 2
  • Key Invitees: COGA; Silver/AGWG
  • Contact: Lisa, Rain

Topics

  1. See COGA's TPAC Wiki

Notes

  • Overview content & topic owners: Lionel Wolberger and Matthew_Atkinson as backup
  • COGA content & topic owners: Lisa Seeman is the owner, with Matthew_Atkinson as backup
  • Ask for implementations of specifications

Accessible Platform Architectures WG and EPUB 3 WG

Details on Cvent for Accessible Platform Architectures WG and EPUB 3 WG

Particulars

Topics

EPUB Specs Horizontal Review Discussion

General TPAC Info

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