- From: Jan Richards <jan.richards@utoronto.ca>
- Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2007 17:02:55 -0400
- To: WAI-AUWG List <w3c-wai-au@w3.org>
Barry has ok'd the definitions with the following minor changes in CAPS. assistive technology http://www.w3.org/WAI/AU/2007/WD-ATAG20-20070821/WD-ATAG20-20070821.html#def-assistive-technology direct accessibility Features of mainstream software applications and hardware that augment accessibility by people with disabilities (e.g., keyboard navigation, zoom functions, text-to-speech). mainstream SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS AND HARDWARE - ALSO CALLED MAINSTREAM TECHNOLOGY Software applications and hardware for which augmenting accessibility is secondary to some other purpose (as opposed to assistive technology WHERE IT IS THE PRIMARY PURPOSE). Mainstream technologies may include direct accessibility features. Cheers, Jan Jan Richards wrote: > > Short meeting today (4:40-5:00 ET): > > PARTICIPANTS: > Jan R > Jutta T > Greg P > Tim B. (joined a bit later) > > GLOSSARY: > > assistive technology @@ok'd by JT,JR,GP > > direct accessibility @@ok'd by JT,JR,GP > Features of mainstream software applications and hardware that augment > accessibility by people with disabilities (e.g., keyboard navigation, > zoom functions, text-to-speech). > > mainstream technology @@ok'd by JT,JR,GP > Software applications and hardware for which augmenting accessibility is > secondary to some other purpose, as opposed to assistive technology. > Mainstream technologies may include direct accessibility features. > > ACTION JR: Keep but simplify the authoring action/authoring > outcome/authoring practice framework. > > NEXT MEETING Sept. 10 > > Cheers, > Jan > > > Jan Richards wrote: >> >> Hi everyone, >> >> NOTE: There will be a SPECIAL LATE START because I don't know if Jutta >> will be back from vacation and I have a medical appointment before the >> call. >> >> >> >> Just a reminder that there will be an AUWG teleconference on Monday 27 >> August 2007 at 4:30 pm - 5:00 pm ET: >> >> Call: (617) 761-6200 ext. 2894# >> IRC: server: irc.w3.org, port: 6665, channel: #au >> >> Agenda: >> >> 1. Glossary edits (including Assistive Technology, etc.): >> http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/w3c-wai-au/2007JulSep/0035.html >> >> (see here for original wording >> http://www.w3.org/WAI/AU/2007/WD-ATAG20-20070515/WD-ATAG20-20070515.html) >> >> 2. F2F at Plenary (8-9 November) >> >> Please send regrets to the list. >> >> >> Cheers, >> Jan >> >> > -- Jan Richards, M.Sc. User Interface Design Specialist Adaptive Technology Resource Centre (ATRC) Faculty of Information Studies University of Toronto Email: jan.richards@utoronto.ca Web: http://jan.atrc.utoronto.ca Phone: 416-946-7060 Fax: 416-971-2896
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