Re: ERT WG: Agenda for teleconference on Wednesday 24 April 2013

Below you may find some comments regarding today's conference. Sorry I
didn't send the comments before, as I have just read the e-mail.

> Hi Samuel,
>
> Would you be willing to send your comments to the list, or allow me to
> forward them on your behalf?
>
> Thanks,
>    Shadi
>
>
> On 24.4.2013 13:28, samuelm@dit.upm.es wrote:
>> Hi Shadi,
>>
>> I'll be on the move and don't think will arrive in time for today's
>> teleconference. I think I will get to my office at 1500 CET, so partial
>> regrets for today.
>>
>> Regarding the Charter, there are a couple of comments I may provide:
>>
>> First, in my humble opinion, the group -and especially the EARL-related
>> work-, should try to align with other generic (i.e. not
>> accessibility-focused) web testing and web QA initiatives. On the one
>> hand, it will be easier for developers to introduce accessibility
>> testing
>> in their processes if the tools and formats can be seamlessly integrated
>> in their existing testing frameworks and methodologies. On the other
>> hand,
>> although I am aware that ERWG is and will be focused on web
>> accessibility
>> (moreover, it is part of WAI), I think a better recognition by the
>> testing
>> community could bring unexpected uses (I am remembering a discussion
>> within WebID XG about using EARL, which was not initiated by me by the
>> way
>> :-) ).
>>
>> Secondly, I think the role of the group should be clarified within the
>> context of WAI. I may note the works at ERWG may partially overlap with
>> those at EOWG and WCAG, which may confuse potential contributors.
>> Moreover, EOWG and WCAG naturally attract broader communities, which may
>> not see the specific difference or added value in contributing to ERWG.
>> I
>> know this is not a competition matter, but I think the ERWG could
>> attract
>> more contributors if their scope is improved, in the sense of being more
>> clearly defined.
>>
>> Regarding the scenarios, I noticed the scenario Carlos provided was much
>> shorter than my contribution. I hope you may come up with a ten-line
>> summary, please tell me in case you need my input. Some highlights of
>> the
>> scenario can be:
>> - It deals with a company which is previously familiar with
>> accessibility
>> (that is an interesting point, because it provides the opposite
>> perspective of the other scenario), but not with the development of
>> evaluation tools.
>> - They follow a standardized software development process, and introduce
>> our document in the different artifacts they create.
>> - Different roles use it for different tasks.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Samuel.
>>
>>> ERT WG,
>>>
>>> The next teleconference is scheduled for Wednesday 24 April 2013 at:
>>>    * 14:30 to 15:30 Central European Time (CET)
>>>    * 08:30 to 09:30 North American Eastern Time (ET)
>>>    * 05:30 to 06:30 North American Pacific Time (PT)
>>>
>>> Please check the World Clock Meeting Planner to find out the precise
>>> date for your own time zone:
>>>    - <http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/meeting.html>
>>>
>>> The teleconference information is: (Passcode 3794 - "ERWG")
>>>    * +1.617.761.6200
>>>    * SIP / VoIP - http://www.w3.org/2006/tools/wiki/Zakim-SIP
>>>
>>> We also use IRC to support the meeting: (http://irc.w3.org)
>>>    * IRC server: irc.w3.org
>>>    * port: 6665
>>>    * channel: #er
>>>
>>>
>>> AGENDA:
>>>
>>> #1. Welcome
>>>
>>>
>>> #2. Continued discussion on ERT WG Charter update
>>>    - http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/charter4
>>>
>>>
>>> #3. Updates made to Accessibility Support Database
>>>    - http://www.w3.org/WAI/accessibility-support/
>>>
>>>
>>> #4. Continued discussion on requirements for AERT
>>>    - http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/WD-AERT/ED-requirements20130408
>>>
>>>
>>> #5. Next Meeting
>>>
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>     Shadi
>>>
>>> --
>>> Shadi Abou-Zahra - http://www.w3.org/People/shadi/
>>> Activity Lead, W3C/WAI International Program Office
>>> Evaluation and Repair Tools Working Group (ERT WG)
>>> Research and Development Working Group (RDWG)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>
> --
> Shadi Abou-Zahra - http://www.w3.org/People/shadi/
> Activity Lead, W3C/WAI International Program Office
> Evaluation and Repair Tools Working Group (ERT WG)
> Research and Development Working Group (RDWG)
>

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