Re: Pre CfC Check: Spoken Pronunciation Task Force

Should the second bullet "Research existing techniques and develop a Gap
Analysis" also briefly mention the need to leverage TTS technology
currently used to pronounce HTML content by assistive technologies (JAWS,
NVDA, etc.)?

Or, this could also be combined with the ninth bullet, "Engage stakeholders
including assistive technology and browser vendors, from whom the task
force can solicit ongoing feedback."

On Wed, Sep 19, 2018, 12:46 John Foliot <john.foliot@deque.com> wrote:

> Seizing the bull by the horns quickly...
>
> On review, I noted the following:
>
> Approach
>
> The SPTF works within the APA Working Group and will focus on achieving a
> specific goal that will be broadly implementable by browsers, and will work
> with the Publishing Working Group, Web Platform Working Group, ARIA Working
> Group, and Timed Text Working Group. The Task Force will monitor new issues
> raised against its approach and related specifications and provide feedback
> on those impacting accessibility.
>
> Question: would we not also be looking to involve the CSS WG (Ref: CSS3
> Speech module - https://www.w3.org/TR/2018/NOTE-css3-speech-20180605/)?
>
> I also note that the CSS3 Speech module also references the now
> closed Voice Browser Working Group (https://www.w3.org/Voice/) and a
> number of earlier efforts in this space (noting them here so that the TF
> might be made aware of those activities - just in case)
>
> JF
>
>
> On Wed, Sep 19, 2018 at 11:34 AM, Janina Sajka <janina@rednote.net> wrote:
>
>> Colleagues:
>>
>> Pursuant to authority to develop normative specifications granted to APA
>> in our new Charter, and as discussed at several APA weekly
>> teleconference calls, we are finalizing a Work Statement for a new APA
>> Task Force on Spoken Pronunciation.
>>
>> Please read carefully the draft Work Statement at:
>>
>> https://www.w3.org/WAI/APA/task-forces/pronunciation/work-statement
>>
>> We would like to close any edits to this document by next Monday at
>> which time  we will issue a formal Call for Consensus onit.
>>
>> If you have any proposed edits, questions, issues, or concerns of any
>> kind on this proposed activity, please raise them by replying to this
>> email before Monday.
>>
>> Thank you!
>>
>> Janina
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> Janina Sajka
>>
>> Linux Foundation Fellow
>> Executive Chair, Accessibility Workgroup:       http://a11y.org
>>
>> The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)
>> Chair, Accessible Platform Architectures        http://www.w3.org/wai/apa
>>
>>
>>
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>
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> *John Foliot* | Principal Accessibility Strategist
>
> Deque Systems - Accessibility for Good
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