- From: Maud Stiernet <maud_stiernet@yahoo.com>
- Date: Mon, 17 May 2021 10:47:47 +0000
- To: suzanne.taylor@thingsentertainment.net, jbrewer@w3.org, public-accessibility4children@w3.org
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Dear Judy, Suzanne and all, Thank you for your interest in the topic and for highlighting the main recent changes in the field of accessibility for children. I think it is indeed great to think about possible gaps in current standards as Suzanne suggests. As Judy mentions, gamification is a transversal topic and it is surely going to help us identify relevant information for this group. There has indeed been a boom in education as well as in Health care and mental health apps. If needed, I would also map key concepts for common understanding and key statistics And a quick overview of recurrent tools/forms: Informed consent forms, participation tools (surveys), chatbots Here are my answers to Suzanne's questions: * Location and time zone: Europe / CEST * Whether you prefer meeting once a week or once every two weeks: Meeting every two weeks (as I think we would need one week to map and reflect on discussions) but every week is possible if needed. * If there are particular times you absolutely can’t meet: 2.30-3.30 pm CEST Monday to Friday. * If you have any particular areas of study or interest : Mental disabilities, high potential, visual & hearing but I also have generic expertise if needed. * Accommodations: anything related to education (teacher background) * Fields of research: Education, Health care, Early intervention, deinstitutionalization or community based care, children in alternative care and vulnerable children. I work as a an independent consultant and researcher in children's rights and accessibility. alittleliningcomes.com <https://t.co/vVt4gRvEBN?amp=1> Looking forward to discussing this together! Cheers, Maud Maud Stiernet http://www.alittleliningcomes.com Twitter: @Myliap From: Judy Brewer <jbrewer@w3.org <mailto:jbrewer@w3.org?Subject=Re%3A%20W3C%20Accessibility%20for%20Children%20Community%20Group&In-Reply-To=%3Ccaa505b2-2dac-35e9-c6b3-f0ba212e4bef%40w3.org%3E&References=%3Ccaa505b2-2dac-35e9-c6b3-f0ba212e4bef%40w3.org%3E>> Date: Thu, 13 May 2021 21:14:13 -0400 To: Suzanne Taylor <suzanne.taylor@thingsentertainment.net <mailto:suzanne.taylor@thingsentertainment.net?Subject=Re%3A%20W3C%20Accessibility%20for%20Children%20Community%20Group&In-Reply-To=%3Ccaa505b2-2dac-35e9-c6b3-f0ba212e4bef%40w3.org%3E&References=%3Ccaa505b2-2dac-35e9-c6b3-f0ba212e4bef%40w3.org%3E>>, "public-accessibility4children@w3.org <mailto:public-accessibility4children@w3.org?Subject=Re%3A%20W3C%20Accessibility%20for%20Children%20Community%20Group&In-Reply-To=%3Ccaa505b2-2dac-35e9-c6b3-f0ba212e4bef%40w3.org%3E&References=%3Ccaa505b2-2dac-35e9-c6b3-f0ba212e4bef%40w3.org%3E>" <public-accessibility4children@w3.org <mailto:public-accessibility4children@w3.org?Subject=Re%3A%20W3C%20Accessibility%20for%20Children%20Community%20Group&In-Reply-To=%3Ccaa505b2-2dac-35e9-c6b3-f0ba212e4bef%40w3.org%3E&References=%3Ccaa505b2-2dac-35e9-c6b3-f0ba212e4bef%40w3.org%3E>> Message-ID: <caa505b2-2dac-35e9-c6b3-f0ba212e4bef@w3.org> Hey! Suzanne and All, It is great to see your message about accessibility needs for children. Particularly over the past year, with students needing to rely on online learning for so much of their education, the digital disability divide for children has become a more pressing aspect of equitable access to education -- and we need to understand this area better. Also with regard to the interest in games that you mentioned Suzanne, my impression is also that gamification of learning got a bit of a boost over the past year, to help keep students' attention during this difficult period, and there should be interesting questions to explore there as well. So while I don't expect to be able to join the group on a regular basis, and don't want my time zone to count in meeting planning, I would like to welcome and encourage this work, and will be interested to watch the progress. Best, - Judy On 5/13/2021 3:16 PM, Suzanne Taylor wrote: > W3C Accessibility for Children Community Group > > Hey hey! > > This email is to see if we can get the W3C Accessibility for Children > Community Group <https://www.w3.org/community/accessibility4children/> > active again for the purposes of: > > * Identifying user needs for children with disabilities, > particularly needs that are not already covered by existing W3C > accessibility standards. (Often these needs will also be shared by > some adults, but be more apparent when considering children.) > * Literature review to see where enough research is already > available to support accommodating these user needs while writing > accessibility standards and recommendations. > * Identifying open research questions and advocating for further > research where needed. > > The idea of this work taking place through this Community Group to > inform future accessibility standards has the support of the chairs of > the following W3C Groups, so the work is not likely to go to waste: > > * Silver Task Force > * Silver Community Group > * Accessibility Guidelines Working Group > > If you are interested in participating, could you reply with: > > * Your location and time zone > * Whether you prefer meeting once a week or once every two weeks > * If there are particular times you absolutely can’t meet > * If you have any particular areas of study or interest (such as a > particular disability groups, particular types of accommodations, > particular types of products, or particular research topics) > > (By way of introduction, I’m Suzanne and through my company, Things > Entertainment, I work on development of accessible games/AR and > provide consulting on educational publishing accessibility. We also do > some types of accessibility production work, usually focused on writing.) > > Cheers, > > Suzanne > > -------------------- > > *Suzanne Taylor* > > Founder > > Things Entertainment, LLC > > http://www.ThingsEntertainment.com <http://www.thingsentertainment.com/> <http://www.thingsentertainment.com/> > > Twitter: @ThingsEGames > > office: 201-785-9919 > > text: 201-390-4987 > > LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/suzannektaylor > <https://www.linkedin.com/in/suzannektaylor> > -- Judy Brewer Director, Web Accessibility Initiative at the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) 105 Broadway, Room 7-128, MIT/CSAIL Cambridge MA 02142 USA www.w3.org/WAI/ Received on Friday, 14 May 2021 01:14:23 UTC -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus
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