re: W3C Accessibility for Children Community Group

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


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