Re: Call for Consensus (CfC): Request re Reporting Spec

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Lionel Wolberger
COO, UserWay Inc.
lionel@userway.org
UserWay.org <http://userway.org/>
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On Wed, May 25, 2022 at 12:28 AM Matthew Atkinson <matkinson@tpgi.com>
wrote:

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>     Colleagues:
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>     This is a Call for Consensus (CfC) to the Accessible Platform
>     Architectures (APA) Working Group testing whether we have group
>     consensus to approach the Web Performance Working Group[1] to explore
>     whether their Reporting API technology might be usefully harnessed for
>     accessibility purposes. The proposed outreach message follows:
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>     ***beginning of suggested Message***
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>     Colleagues:
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>     The Accessible Platform Architectures (APA) Working Group has again
> reviewed your specification:
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>     https://www.w3.org/TR/reporting/
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>     We have no issues from the perspective of our horizontal review
> responsibility. That is not why we're writing you at this time.
>
>     We have realized that there may be multiple ways to use your
> specification in support of conformance to various accessibility standards
> specifications. Would you be amenable to exploring an Accessibility
> endpoint addition to your specification with us?
>
>     We can conceive of many ways to use such a mechanism. For example, the
> accessibility endpoint could be used by assistive technology (AT), user
> agents, browser extensions/plugins, and automated web scanning tools to
> report on specific failures to meet WCAG success criteria, especially where
> today's dynamic content is invisible to current
>     standard auditing processes. This may align with or build on existing
> work from Accessibility Conformance Testing (ACT). Perhaps it could also be
> used to capture accessibility feedback or problem reports from visitors to
> the site.
>
>     These are likely best explained in a teleconference setting by way of
> an initial check to ensure our understanding and expectations match.
>
>     If you agree our proposal has merit, we would look for ways to specify
> the initial endpoint and any additional aspects as may be relevant.
>
>     What do you think? Is this a reasonable application of your
> technology? Might we schedule an hour sometime soon to explore the
> possibilities with you and discuss next steps if moving forward appears
> reasonable?
>
>     Thanking you in advance for your consideration of our request,
>
>     Janina Sajka & Matthew Atkinson
>     APA Co-Chairs
>
>     ***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.
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>     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, Wednesday 1 June.
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>     NOTE: This Call for Consensus is being conducted in accordance with the
>     APA Decision Policy published at:
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>     http://www.w3.org/WAI/APA/decision-policy
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>     [1] https://www.w3.org/groups/wg/webperf
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>     Janina Sajka
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>     Linux Foundation Fellow
>     Executive Chair, Accessibility Workgroup:       http://a11y.org
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>     The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)
>     Chair, Accessible Platform Architectures
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