RE: CfP Accessible Way-Finding using Web Technologies Comments

Hi Christos and all

 

Sorry I didn’t attend the last meeting – I’d had some medical tests and was not quite on the planet by meeting time, however it would have made for an interesting discussion if I’d joined though :)

 

Christos, I’ve gone through the revisions and it’s looking really good.  I did a little bit of editorial work today, but I think it’s getting really close.

 

Looking at the possible titles, I rather like the one “Using Web Technologies to make Way-Finding Accessible” – just because it reads so nicely.  However I’m fine with whatever the group likes.

 

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From: Christos Kouroupetroglou [mailto:chris.kourou@gmail.com] 
Sent: Thursday, 28 August 2014 4:48 PM
To: RDWG
Subject: Re: CfP Accessible Way-Finding using Web Technologies Comments

 

Hi all,

 

I 've just updated the objectives and they are now down to 8!

 

https://www.w3.org/WAI/RD/wiki/Accessibility_and_way-finding,_navigation_and_exploration_systems#Objectives

 

What do you think? I suggest that we leave the new scope and objectives parts in and delete the old one.

 

Regards,

Christos

 

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2014-08-27 10:58 GMT+03:00 Christos Kouroupetroglou <chris.kourou@gmail.com <mailto:chris.kourou@gmail.com> >:

Hi Simon and all,

 

In response (hopefully quick) to your email, I included an objectives section in the page and also created a suggested new version of the scope (which obsiously does not include the questions). 

In the meeting we can see which ones to use and how.

 

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Christos.

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2014-08-27 10:22 GMT+03:00 Simon Harper <simon.harper@manchester.ac.uk <mailto:simon.harper@manchester.ac.uk> >:

 

Hi everyone, so my comments for this CfP.

In general I like it - new title is good (Accessible Way-Finding using Web Technologies)

Invitation, Introduction, Background, Dates, Submission, Review, Copyright, Chairs, SC all look fine to me.

The only thing I think needs some changes are the 'Scope and Reseach Questions'. First I don't like to exclude just in case we get something good; indeed, the CfP is supposed to give a favour of what we're looking for and a loose scope IMO. So I don't like:

NOTE: The scope of the symposium does NOT include:
Discussions about new indoor and outdoor positioning technologies in general
Discussions about the effectiveness, precision or interoperability of positioning and navigation systems in general.
Discussions about dynamic information integration in way-finding and navigation systems that does not relate to accessibility.

Next when I look back at all the other Symposia at http://www.w3.org/WAI/RD/

They don't have a big 'Scope and Reseach Questions' section but have a tight 'objectives' section which starts:

'The objectives of this symposium are to' then there are probably the between 8-10 statements.

for example
http://www.w3.org/WAI/RD/2013/e-learning/#objectives

I think if we could really thing about what the objectives are we would be able to do this pretty fast.

In fact some (most) already exist for instance from the current call

'Are current way-finding systems accessible for people with disabilities? What are the main challenges and can web technologies help to address them?'

could be re-written as

Uncover the main challenges of accessible way-finding so as to understand how web technologies can help address them?

so we might have our first

The objectives of this symposium are to:
        * Uncover the main challenges of accessible way-finding so as to understand how web technologies can help address them?

Just my thoughts!


Cheers
Si.





On 27/08/2014 07:56, Simon Harper wrote:

Hi everyone,

the CfP for Accessible Way-Finding using Web Technologies is available comments

https://www.w3.org/WAI/RD/wiki/Accessibility_and_way-finding,_navigation_and_exploration_systems

Could you skim it and send comments in time for today meeting please.

Cheers
Si.


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