Re: Call for Consensus (CfC): Establish the FAST Task Force

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From: Janina Sajka (janina@rednote.net) <janina@rednote.net>
Date: Tuesday, May 23, 2023 at 14:31
To: public-apa-admin@w3.org <public-apa-admin@w3.org>
Subject: Call for Consensus (CfC): Establish the FAST Task Force
Colleagues:

This is a Call for Consensus (CfC) to the Accessible Platform
Architectures (APA) Working Group asking whether we have consensus on
establishing an APA Task Force to further develop the Framework for
Accessibility in the Specification of Technologies (FAST). An
affirmitive response means you agree with, and support the proposed work
described in the draft FAST Work Statement available here:

https://www.w3.org/WAI/APA/wiki/Fast-work-statement

***Background***

Work on FAST began many years ago in the Protocols and Formats (PF)
Working Group, a WAI Working Group that preceded the establishment of
APA in 2015. A checklist that other W3C groups actively use to assist
APA in our horizontal review responsibilities is available here:

http://w3c.github.io/apa/fast/checklist

For a time this work was migrated to the Accessibility Guidelines
Working Group (AGWG) for further development as a component of Silver,
the anticipated next generation Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
(WCAG).  It is now proposed to return the work to APA.

Please note the lack of links, and even the presence of broken links in
the above Checklist.  We're aware that further infrastructure is needed
to facilitate the work being proposed by this CfC.

As always with an APA CfCs, editorial corrections, such as spelling or
grammar,  will be made as needed without further notice.  Please do draw
our attention to any editorial issues you find in this draft.

***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, Wednesday 31 May.

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

Janina and Matthew
APA Co-Chairs

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Janina Sajka (she/her/hers)
Accessibility Consultant https://linkedin.com/in/jsajka

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

Linux Foundation Fellow
https://www.linuxfoundation.org/board-of-directors-2/