Re: Minutes of Mobile Accessibility Task Force Meeting of 20 December 2013

All,
I have completed adding my items to the WIKI. 
Alan

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On Dec 20, 2013, at 11:20 AM, Jeanne Spellman <jeanne@w3.org> wrote:

> HTML Minutes:
> http://www.w3.org/2013/12/20-mobile-a11y-minutes.html
> 
> Summary of Action Items
> 
>   [NEW] ACTION: Alan Smith to put a list of third-party
>   development tools in Mobile Resources wiki [recorded in
>   [27]http://www.w3.org/2013/12/20-mobile-a11y-minutes.html#actio
>   n02]
>   [NEW] ACTION: KathleenA to contact Windows phone and surface
>   for resources input [recorded in
>   [30]http://www.w3.org/2013/12/20-mobile-a11y-minutes.html#actio
>   n05]
>   [NEW] ACTION: Kim to remove duplicates on Mobile Resources page
>   [recorded in
>   [31]http://www.w3.org/2013/12/20-mobile-a11y-minutes.html#actio
>   n01]
> 
> Text of Minutes:
> 
>   [1]W3C
> 
>      [1] http://www.w3.org/
> 
>                               - DRAFT -
> 
>             Mobile Accessibility Task Force Teleconference
> 
> 20 Dec 2013
> 
>   [2]Agenda
> 
>      [2] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-mobile-a11y-tf/2013Dec/0002.html
> 
>   See also: [3]IRC log
> 
>      [3] http://www.w3.org/2013/12/20-mobile-a11y-irc
> 
> Attendees
> 
>   Present
>          Kim_Patch, jeanne, alistair, Kathleen_Anderson,
>          Kathy_Wahlbin, Jan, +1.704.877.aaaa, Alan, Alan_Smith
> 
>   Regrets
>   Chair
>          Kathleen_Wahlbin
> 
>   Scribe
>          jeanne
> 
> Contents
> 
>     * [4]Topics
>         1. [5]Mobile Resources and list of mobile assistive
>            technologies
>         2. [6]Mobile Challenges
>         3. [7]Taskforce Deliverables
>         4. [8]Using Trackbot for Action Tracking – Jeanne
>         5. [9]Next Steps – next meeting will be Friday January 10
>     * [10]Summary of Action Items
>     __________________________________________________________
> 
>   <trackbot> Date: 20 December 2013
> 
>   <Alan_> connection was dropped
> 
>   <scribe> scribe: jeanne
> 
>   <KimPatch> take up next
> 
> Mobile Resources and list of mobile assistive technologies
> 
>   <KimPatch>
>   [11]http://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/mobile-a11y-tf/wiki/Main_Page
> 
>     [11] http://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/mobile-a11y-tf/wiki/Main_Page
> 
>   KW: We have a lot of resources identified on the wiki. It is
>   great to see such a great collection of resources.
> 
>   <Alan_> I think I have all my resources added.
> 
>   KW: does anyone have more resources to add?
> 
>   Jeanne has more to add
> 
>   JR: I added some this morning. I noticed that there are a lot
>   of duplicates
> 
>   KP: I'll remove the duplicates
> 
>   KW: I have had a lot of people ask if this resource list will
>   be available to the public.
>   ... the wiki is public, so anyone who knows the URI can read it
>   ... one idea is to turn this list into a web page that could be
>   a deliverable under this task force.
>   ... what else do we need to do to this list to make it a
>   valuable resource
> 
>   <KimPatch> ACTION: Kim to remove duplicates on Mobile Resources
>   page [recorded in
>   [12]http://www.w3.org/2013/12/20-mobile-a11y-minutes.html#actio
>   n01]
> 
>   <trackbot> Created ACTION-2 - Remove duplicates on mobile
>   resources page [on Kimberly Patch - due 2013-12-27].
> 
>   JR: This is a good list today, but over time there will be
>   link-rot and it will become less valuable. Maybe we don't have
>   to declare it as a deliverable and then not have the weight
> 
>   Alan: There may be copyright issues from the W3C perspective?
> 
>   JS: We can link to anything without copyright issues, but we
>   may want to make sure that we want to link to it, because it
>   will seem to people like an endorsement.
> 
>   Alastair: There may be vendor issues. It needs to be well
>   rounded
>   ... check with the vendors to see if they have resources that
>   they would want to include.
> 
>   JR: I think there will be equal amounts of iOS and Android
>   platform support.
> 
>   KW: Please go through the list of resources and be familiar
>   with the information that is out there. We will be leveraging
>   them
> 
> Mobile Challenges
> 
>   KW: We started talking about the needs in the industry for
>   mobile accessibility. This will tie into the deliverables to
>   identify the holes that need to be filled.
> 
>   <Kathy>
>   [13]http://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/mobile-a11y-tf/wiki/Mobile_Accessi
>   bility_Challenges
> 
>     [13] http://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/mobile-a11y-tf/wiki/Mobile_Accessibility_Challenges
> 
>   KW: we last talked about challenges and had people put info in
>   the wiki
>   ... read through that list and see what other missing
>   information needs to be there for mobile applications and
>   mobile web sites in an accessible way.
> 
>   <Alan_> going to drop call and redail in with another phone.
> 
>   JS: I think we should make a list of 3rd party coding tools
>   available so that we can start doing outreach to those
>   companies
> 
>   KW: I have some contacts and I will add them to the wikis
> 
>   Alastair: Development for separate platform, and identification
>   of what the features of the different mobile platform are, so
>   people can make good choices.
> 
>   KW: Do you choose the website or the application, is also a
>   decision.
> 
>   Alastair: Chromephone is being developed to also run on
>   windows, which I htink is a precursor to enabling it to run on
>   multiple platforms
> 
>   JR: It may be there under OS issues. A lot of accessibility
>   features are built into the platform itself. And sometimes they
>   are in browser. Pinch zoom for example could be in the browser,
>   or can be at the platform level.
>   ... if black on white reverse is set in both the browser and
>   the platform, it can cancel each other out.
> 
>   <agarrison> Correction to Alistair line above: Chrome apps are
>   being positioned to run on windows, and most probably
>   Chromephone or Chrometab...
> 
>   JR: the browsers may want to implement things ahead. When do
>   you remove a feature that has been put into the OS?
>   ... it's another area of challenge
> 
>   KP: It's feature conflict.
> 
>   Alan: We have the experience of 3rd party suppliers that make
>   our apps. The web pages are good, but the mobile apps are
>   terrible. The 3rd party suppliers say that there are no
>   standards for mobile, so they feel that WCAG doesn't apply to
>   mobile devices, and therefore they don't have to do it.
>   ... the developers don't have guidelines to code
>   ... we are trying to develop it internally.
>   ... if they do a custom popup, is it supposed to read every
>   item, or read the first item and stop?
>   ... if they use 3rd party development tools that create apps
>   across multiple platforms, they don't support accessiblity
>   features.
> 
>   KW: Do you have a list of 3rd part development tools?
> 
>   Alan: I can make a list.
> 
>   Alastair: Lack of call from disability groups for mobile apps
>   to be made accessible. That lack of call from the market, makes
>   vendors think there is no need.
>   ... we should ask disability groups to give input into this
>   task force
>   ... there are a lot of tech people who assess things. Perhaps
>   @@ would be interested in getting involved.
>   ... they don't seem to be driving the market.
> 
>   KW: I think we have seen a big increase in the number of
>   companies paying attention to websites, but mobile
>   accessibility doesn't seem to be there.
>   ... there are a few in the US that have included mobile.
>   ... there isn't a lot of data on mobile use on people with
>   disabilities.
>   ... the groups could put more information on the use of mobile
>   by PWD.
> 
>   JR: The WCAG2ICT document shows how WCAG applies to mobile, and
>   then add techniquees
> 
>   AS: It seems to be a challenge to get it into the mindsets of
>   people.
> 
>   JS: Perhaps a deliverable of "WCAG Applies to Mobile" with
>   examples of how WCAG applies to mobile and then move toward
>   writing deliverables.
> 
>   KW: I like that idea. Also look at Easy Checks are popular,
>   writing something easy to read that we could promote.
> 
>   ALan: I like it
> 
>   <Alan_> reconnecting
> 
>   KP: I think one of the problems is lack of call from disability
>   groups, I think some of the groups have been repeatedly
>   disappointed. If we can get people excited, I think they will
>   participate.
> 
>   <Alan_> 3rd party app development vendors: XBOSoft and
>   Embarcadero are the two I'm tracking
> 
>   KW: I think collecting stories of how people use mobile devices
>   would really help. I still hear people say "A blind person
>   can't use a touch screen"
> 
>   <agarrison> +1 for personas for people with disabilities using
>   mobiles etc
> 
>   Alan: I know a blind manager of software development. Also a
>   teacher who trains other teachers how to use devices for blind
>   users.
> 
>   KW: We also said designs and best practices for mobile
>   ... WCAG 2.0 and How it Applies to Mobile
>   ... Personas for Mobile
>   ... WCAG Techniques for Mobile and Mobile Apps
>   ... are there other deliverables we should add to this list?
> 
>   KP: I like the Personas for Mobile. Could we make it more real
>   for people?
> 
>   KW: I make video clips of users and bring it into training
>   classes. What if we got quotes from PWD using mobile, maybe a
>   short clip into a video persona?
> 
>   KP: I think you could get people to see the problem instead of
>   telling them about the problem
> 
>   AG: 10 years ago WAI and RNIB created a DVD showing real people
>   with accessibility problems.
> 
>   <Jan_> BTW: The videos are more watchable when there's some
>   humour: e.g. [14]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jzah0A6IC5o
> 
>     [14] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jzah0A6IC5o
> 
>   AG: Judy Brewer was in it. She was brilliant. I still show it
>   people.
> 
>   KW: Best Practices: Do we need things that go beyond the
>   Techniques?
> 
>   <KimPatch> [15]http://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/charter
> 
>     [15] http://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/charter
> 
>   KW: if I look back, I see different issues with mobile devices
>   and laptops. Are there things that would go beyond Techniques
>   of WCAG?
> 
>   Alan: I've looked at Mobile Web Best Practices.
> 
>   KW: It is dated. Do you think we should update it?
> 
>   <KimPatch>
>   [16]http://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/mobile-a11y-tf/work-statement
> 
>     [16] http://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/mobile-a11y-tf/work-statement
> 
>   AG: It's dated July 2008. I think there are functionalities
>   that didn't exist in 2008.
>   ... and it is still oritented toward mobile web and not mobile
>   apps.
> 
>   <Kathy> [17]http://www.w3.org/WAI/mobile/
> 
>     [17] http://www.w3.org/WAI/mobile/
> 
>   <agarrison> Websites that Work DVD from RNIB, with input from
>   WAI - [18]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwOob9cK7oA
> 
>     [18] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwOob9cK7oA
> 
>   <agarrison> DVD from 1999
> 
>   <Jan_> Here is the WCAG2 for non-Web ICT doc:
>   www.w3.org/TR/wcag2ict/
> 
>   KW: I think we have a good start on the list of deliverables.
> 
>   Kathleen: I have a contact on the Windows8 mobile team, and I
>   was wondering about where you draw the line on the mobile
>   devices. Maybe the Surface should be another device.
> 
>   KW: It is worth collecting the resources
> 
>   Kathleen: I will ask him about someone on the Surface team.
> 
>   <Kathy>
>   [19]http://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/mobile-a11y-tf/wiki/List_of_mobile
>   _assistive_technologies,_and_the_capabilities_and_limitations
> 
>     [19] http://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/mobile-a11y-tf/wiki/List_of_mobile_assistive_technologies
> 
>   Alastair: I foundthe DVD on Youtube and put the link in IRC.
>   ... I made some progress on my action item
>   ... when I see a closed platform there aren't a lot of tools to
>   make things better, then I see an open platform with a lot of
>   tools developed.
> 
>   KW: That's going to be a big help.
> 
>   KP: I'll put another category on the wiki to plug that info in.
> 
>   KW: That is a great start.
> 
> Taskforce Deliverables
> 
> Using Trackbot for Action Tracking – Jeanne
> 
>   [20]https://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/mobile-a11y-tf/track/
> 
>     [20] https://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/mobile-a11y-tf/track/
> 
>   [21]http://www.w3.org/2005/06/tracker/irc
> 
>     [21] http://www.w3.org/2005/06/tracker/irc
> 
>   <KimPatch> ACTION: Alan Smith to put a list of third-party
>   development tools in Mobile Resources wiki [recorded in
>   [22]http://www.w3.org/2013/12/20-mobile-a11y-minutes.html#actio
>   n02]
> 
>   <trackbot> Created ACTION-3 - Smith to put a list of
>   third-party development tools in mobile resources wiki [on Alan
>   Smith - due 2013-12-27].
> 
>   <KimPatch> ACTION: Kathleen to contact Windows phone and
>   surface for resources input [recorded in
>   [23]http://www.w3.org/2013/12/20-mobile-a11y-minutes.html#actio
>   n03]
> 
>   <trackbot> 'Kathleen' is an ambiguous username. Please try a
>   different identifier, such as family name or username (e.g.,
>   spiderwebwoman, kwahlbin).
> 
> Next Steps – next meeting will be Friday January 10
> 
>   KW: Next Meeting January 10. Happy holidays
> 
>   <KimPatch> ACTION: Kathleen_Anderson to contact Windows phone
>   and surface for resources input [recorded in
>   [24]http://www.w3.org/2013/12/20-mobile-a11y-minutes.html#actio
>   n04]
> 
>   <trackbot> Error finding 'Kathleen_Anderson'. You can review
>   and register nicknames at
>   <[25]http://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/mobile-a11y-tf/track/users>.
> 
>     [25] http://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/mobile-a11y-tf/track/users%3E.
> 
>   <KimPatch> ACTION: KathleenA to contact Windows phone and
>   surface for resources input [recorded in
>   [26]http://www.w3.org/2013/12/20-mobile-a11y-minutes.html#actio
>   n05]
> 
>   <trackbot> Created ACTION-4 - Contact windows phone and surface
>   for resources input [on Kathleen Anderson - due 2013-12-27].
> 
> Summary of Action Items
> 
>   [NEW] ACTION: Alan Smith to put a list of third-party
>   development tools in Mobile Resources wiki [recorded in
>   [27]http://www.w3.org/2013/12/20-mobile-a11y-minutes.html#actio
>   n02]
>   [NEW] ACTION: KathleenA to contact Windows phone and surface
>   for resources input [recorded in
>   [30]http://www.w3.org/2013/12/20-mobile-a11y-minutes.html#actio
>   n05]
>   [NEW] ACTION: Kim to remove duplicates on Mobile Resources page
>   [recorded in
>   [31]http://www.w3.org/2013/12/20-mobile-a11y-minutes.html#actio
>   n01]
> 
>   [End of minutes]
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