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EOWG Work under 2015-2017 Charter
Contents
- 1 Notes
- 2 2015 Charter Milestones status
- 3 Previous Work Schedules
- 3.1 Policies Relating to Web Accessibility update
- 3.2 Accessible Media Tutorial
- 3.3 Mobile Accessibility Developers' Intro
- 3.4 ARIA Developers Intro
- 3.5 Smart Search
- 3.6 BAD Update & Support Material
- 3.7 Tips for Evaluating
- 3.8 Tips for Advocating
- 3.9 Tips for Procuring
- 3.10 Accessibility, Usability, and Inclusion: Related Aspects of a Web for All update
- 3.11 Accessible UI Components List - ["Widgets Library"]
- 3.12 Current Work Roles
- 4 Pending Issues
- 5 Additional Projects
Notes
Related info:
- EOWG Charter 2015-May 2017
- EOWG Deliverables - introduces EOWG deliverables overall and deliverables for the 2015 Charter period
EOWG primarily works through GitHub and weekly surveys (W3C "WBS"), in addition to teleconferences. We use this wiki for some things like developing requirements and organizing project documentation. (We don't use e-mail much.)
2015 Charter Milestones status
*The first four columns in the table below are the planned milestones from the charter.
Deliverable* | Requirements* | Prototype/Draft* | Published* | Status on 7 June 2017 (up to date still on 13 July) | Future work |
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How to Meet WCAG 2.0: A customizable quick reference - update | done | November 2015 | February 2016 | done. published March 2016. | Possible additional filters for mobile and related to WCAG 2.1. |
Policies Relating to Web Accessibility - update | done | December 2015 | on-going | done. published June 2017. | Continue gathering and vetting new and updated data. |
Quick Start Guides - new ("Tips for Getting Started") |
done | done | March 2016 | done. published October 2015 (months early). | Additional ones in development. |
Widget Library - new ("UI Components List") |
January 2016 | April 2016 | October 2016 | Was nearly done ahead of schedule, but big issue re-opened that will take a lot of work to address (Proposal for improved quality and expectation management). Currently lower priority than site redesign. Plan to get back to it in June 2017 and complete in August 2017. | |
Planning and Managing Roadmap - new | done | done | March 2016 | done. published March 2016. | |
Showcase Examples - new ("Perspectives Videos") |
done | March 2016 | July 2016 | done. published in May 2016 (ahead of schedule), and updated in Sept 2016. | |
Web Accessibility and Usability Working Together - update | February 2016 | April 2016 | June 2016 | version published May 2016. | (Revisions waiting on input from COGA TF and EOWG reviewer.) |
Easy Checks - A First Review of Web Accessibility - update | done | done | February 2016 | published Dec 2016. | Easy Checks Next Generation definition/requirements. |
Developing Organizational Policies on Web Accessibility - update | done | done | April 2016 | done. published May 2016. | |
Web Accessibility Tutorials - complete drafts | done | done | September 2016 | done. latest update published in April 2017. | Additional tutorials in development. |
How People with Disabilities Use the Web - update | done | done | October 2016 | done. latest update published in May 2017. | Proposed additional coverage of people with cognitive and learning disabilities, and significant re-organization. |
Why Standards Harmonization is Essential to Web Accessibility - update | done | done | May 2017 | [At risk for being canceled, unless editor availability. Possible editor availability in August 2017.] | |
Training Material | May 2016 | March 2017 | May 2017 | [No other specific deliverables planned for this charter.] |
*The first four columns in the table above are the planned milestones from the charter.
Additional deliverables not in Milestones
- Participating in WAI - update
- WAI Translations - update
- [done & more in-progress by Susan & Sharron] Mobile Accessibility - update
- [done by MichaelC?] WAI-ARIA Overview and WAI-ARIA FAQ - update
- [done but could use Shawn review] ATAG Overview - update
- [done but could use Shawn review] UAAG Overview - update
- [done ? confirm with Shadi] WCAG 2.0 Translations - update
Optional / based on resource availability:
- [in progress] WAI website redesign, based on resource availability
- Other introductory material for technical documents - update and develop new
- Additional training curriculum materials, based on resource availability
- WCAG-EM Report Tool: Website Accessibility Evaluation Report Generator - update, based on resource availability
Additional work completed:
- [done] Web Accessibility First Aid: Approaches for Interim Repairs - significant update
Previous Work Schedules
Policies Relating to Web Accessibility update
- Policies List new draft- open issues
- 12 Jan draft page and submission form in 12 Jan e-mail, 13 Jan survey questions
- Policies List GitHub - includes open issues (these may be outdated and now irrelevant?)
- Policies List Requirements Analysis/Plan
September | Defining format for listings, defining UI functionality |
October | Finalize format for listings and UI functionality Defining technical back-end for gathering and processing updates |
November | Incorporate received comments. Revise prototype for table presentation. Group work at Nov 14 and 15 face to face meeting to finalize format and function. |
December | Incorporate input from face to face. |
January 2017 | Review resource layout and data proposal along with data input form. Incorporate group feedback and begin mock-up development. Begin listing issues in GitHub repository. |
February | Further develop mock-up and begin addressing and closing issues. |
March | Finalize UI of resource and data collection form. Continue initial data collection. |
April | Collect data from known contributors. |
May | Announce updated and invite public contributions. announcement |
June | Update data that comes in. |
July | Address post-launch issues. |
Accessible Media Tutorial
- Accessible Media Tutorial draft
- Media GitHub repo
- Survey results from AGWG review
- (old media GitHub issues)
- (Updated detailed outline)
- (Initial detailed outline)
- (Initial "new tutorials" requirements)
Mobile Accessibility Developers' Intro
- Mobile Intro latest draft, (mobile previous draft
- Mobile GitHub
- Proposed mobile accessibility insertions into other WAI Tutorials
- (old mobile GitHub issues)
- (Initial mobile accessibility requirements; Mobile accessibility tutorial initial outline; Mobile Accessibility mockup (expanded outline)
ARIA Developers Intro
- ARIA Dev Intro draft
- ARIA high-level input from EOWG weekly surveys
- ARIA interested reviewers
- ARIA GitHub
- (old ARIA GitHub issues)
- ARIA requirements, outline
Smart Search
- Resource-specific search: Prototype search box, with sample customizable scripts
- Search project page
BAD Update & Support Material
Tips for Evaluating
- Evaluating Tips draft
Tips for Advocating
- Advocating Tips draft
Tips for Procuring
- (Link to draft)
Accessibility, Usability, and Inclusion: Related Aspects of a Web for All update
- Accessibility and Inclusion (Inclusion project page)
November | Review edits |
December | Update based on comments. Finalize version for publication. |
January | Gathering feedback from COGA Task Force and Staff |
February | [waiting for feedback...] |
Accessible UI Components List - ["Widgets Library"]
Q2 2017 | On hold pending Editor availability after Tutorials and website redesign. |
Q4 2017 | Implement Action Plan for Improved Quality & Management of List |
Current Work Roles
The Review Team assignments that were here and been replaced with
EOWG Resource Management (Google Sheet)
If you need an alternative format, please inform Sharron and Brent.
Pending Issues
- The following are likely to get voted out of priorities for this charter given other higher priorities and editor availability:
- Why Standards Harmonization is Essential to Web Accessibility update
- Training material beyond tutorials
- Open comment on Developing Policies: Include in RFPs/RFTs
Additional Projects
- WAI Web Site Redesign
- status: Actively using agile process through visual design, information architecture, and technical backlog.
- Mobile Accessibility page update
- status: requirements analysis in development, plan to revise the top level page, address mobile more specifically throughout the WAI site.
- Template for Accessibility Evaluation Reports update - Updating references and links, aligning to WCAG EM Report Tool, other minor edits
- status: On hold for higher priorities
- Developing Web Accessibility Presentations and Training update - adding to current accessibility topics, refreshing training outlines, removing outdated content
- status: On hold for higher priorities