AW: 48-Hour Call for Consensus (CfC): XR Device API Review

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Best regards,
Gottfried 

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Von: Janina Sajka <janina@rednote.net> 
Gesendet: Freitag, 30. August 2019 16:35
An: Accessible Platform Architectures Administration
<public-apa-admin@w3.org>
Cc: Ada Rose Cannon <ada@ada.is>
Betreff: 48-Hour Call for Consensus (CfC): XR Device API Review

Colleagues:

This is a Call for Consensus (CfC) to the Accessible Platform Architectures
(APA) Working Group concerning  our draft response to the Immersive Web
Working Group on their requested accessibility review[1] of their XR Device
API specification:

https://www.w3.org/TR/2019/WD-webxr-20190521/

***Draft Comment***

Thank you for requesting our review of your XR Device API from an
accessibility perspective. Our response today is based on a close reading of
this specification by two APA members[2] and a subsequent discussion of
their findings during a regularly scheduled APA teleconference.[3]

We have found no explicit accessibility problems in this specification, so
we have no objection to it moving forward toward W3C recommendation status
as currently specified.

However, our review has raised a series of questions and concerns, and we
will now look for opportunities to engage with you to establish a fuller
understanding of accessibility opportunities and challenges in XR
technology, as well as greater support for accessibility use cases in future
revisions of your specifications. A significant concern for us is the
question of how semantically rich representations of XR are to be provided?
Semantic constructs are critical to supporting accessibility.

APA wishes to acknowledge our great interest in the emerging XR technology.
Toward that end an initial  request for a joint meeting during TPAC is
forthcoming. We are also happy to see the announcement of a W3C Workshop on
"Inclusive Design for Immersive Web."[4]

We look forward to working with you more directly as XR matures.

***       ACTION TO TAKE***

This CfC is now open for objection, comment, as well as statements of
support via email. Silence will be interpreted as support, though messages
of support are certainly welcome.

If you object to this proposed action, or have comments concerning this
proposal, please respond by replying on list to this message no later than
23:59 (Midnight) Boston Time, Friday 6 September.

Best,

Janina

NOTE: This Call for Consensus is being conducted in accordance with the APA
Decision Policy published at:

http://www.w3.org/WAI/APA/decision-policy

[1] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-apa/2019Jul/0012.html
[2] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-apa/2019Jul/0051.html
[3] https://www.w3.org/2019/08/28-apa-minutes.html#item04
[4] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-apa/2019Aug/0067.html


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Janina Sajka

Linux Foundation Fellow
Executive Chair, Accessibility Workgroup:	http://a11y.org

The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)
Chair, Accessible Platform Architectures	http://www.w3.org/wai/apa

Received on Friday, 30 August 2019 14:40:58 UTC