RE: [External] Re: Call for Consensus (CfC): Publish Maturity Model Note

+1

Sincere shout out to everyone involved in the creation of the document and helping orgs create more sustainable accessibility program with it

Tiffany

From: Sheri Byrne-Haber <sheri@sheribyrne.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2025 3:31 PM
To: Dr. Keith Newton <newtonsgroove2@gmail.com>
Cc: Demelza Feltham <dfeltham@tetralogical.com>; Alisa Smith <asmith@audioeye.com>; janina@a11y.nyc; public-apa-admin@w3.org
Subject: [External] Re: Call for Consensus (CfC): Publish Maturity Model Note

ATTENTION

This email originated outside of Navy Federal. Please exercise caution when clicking links, opening attachments or responding to this email.


+1.

This has been the longest gestation period ever.

But seriously, my mantra has always been. It’s not enough to get something accessible. You have to be set up to keep it accessible and that’s what the maturity model is all about. Many thanks to all of the contributors that we’ve worked with over the years.

Sheri

Sent from my iPhone


On Oct 16, 2025, at 8:54 AM, Dr. Keith Newton <newtonsgroove2@gmail.com<mailto:newtonsgroove2@gmail.com>> wrote:
+1

Dr.  Keith Newton (Call me "Dr. Keith")
Executive Leader and Strategic a11y in Digital Accessibility Experience
614-654-4116<tel:%28614%29%20654-4116> | https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-keith-newton<https://secure-web.cisco.com/17QiBLZAXkcMoUNRGEXEq3jUOxjEvNHEKXEpRY2EHT_XzKvqKubMUsCNBu1S9ASVl0Jj0-G0tEBPfNKye4QQXKAMcb_PKJ94E75y9BlxzfMGkWW3NRrdKiGaumUpawQgQrEpPOll7atr6Ap9F3fuviBEBMwIgGZ7gXFm8LGS-ZYtly-dMHY7pVbQQ_2W--lAYTLM1aAUEJMiVjaI1xaPhp9B2_PPTQTr925uBmKa4zSxggZ_AqY0SgDk_gTv5AhFE2wL79LEdDViYxMiIlqYd4QwxYaOvQW8wgaoE5KK7ps235WQf40Wl9QSnjtv-UCCxtQULAPF7a4dE6qMantYCng0Lx7fQX8e_Oke4doqYUQ1DPnpIpjooaMh2JThNNgZgAB27Oc1fQK1M3z8cQtuyU8vbh60RcoHGTGzkjv0ChK_e1xw7LQq_eHUCRtUqR4CoUHyzwVoNR1SY5HP04msYfg/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Fdr-keith-newton>  | newtonsgroove2@gmail.com<mailto:newtonsgroove2@gmail.com>


On Thu, Oct 16, 2025 at 11:52 AM Demelza Feltham <dfeltham@tetralogical.com<mailto:dfeltham@tetralogical.com>> wrote:
+1

On Thu, 16 Oct 2025 at 15:35, Alisa Smith <asmith@audioeye.com<mailto:asmith@audioeye.com>> wrote:
+1

Congratulations on this important work!

On Thu, Oct 16, 2025 at 8:40 AM Janina Sajka <janina@a11y.nyc<mailto:janina@a11y.nyc>> wrote:
Colleagues:

This is a Call for Consensus (CfC) to the Accessible Platform Architectures (APA) Working Group proposing  publication of the Accessibility Maturity Model (AMM) as a Note.

*       The snapshot to review for this CfC is here:
        https://raw.githack.com/w3c/maturity-model/finial-note/index.html<https://secure-web.cisco.com/1Ei2RqG0bs-OghIF8zD6DENd3_-uqAZNBwsGwIXce7WAPojPSCDDvZzojgS-LLRL4f__uyUhS3uKz3CXk6cqx0k7CkT11bN3_1aPWEZp3FJNSRVyDTKQvcLY2psb2RimBuDIEWsE7JTJuQk9XRNmh2zaDA54L5dvohzKT4JsWGJsQnRdHCoYnccW0INzbK3EFs_GlFWi3U_PCSNzch6vk-4U76Y8Uh1reEeKj8-qGGHeyyI9injGHKO0XG9lVYuIUMqtu9Sl8iTMp44x3oRpngDd_GuB_-edRi2LNLBgdTUgjDad1pSkZGhUyrJDRnMY8I4rbYdl3uNurFwxuWQihBsnhbMZrzQChOdI1uNO0_vqdDmlhBCtrBakSYyG-8sTNmr3IGkQHr5bH2xLZPEnLjmGgHZXQw-Yictr-BOYi6xJs1EkoMMItT8Ipp0JFwYmjPgrhN2irulllcQWzUEJCBQ/https%3A%2F%2Fraw.githack.com%2Fw3c%2Fmaturity-model%2Ffinial-note%2Findex.html>

*       The W3C Accessibility Maturity Model was developed by our Maturity Model Task Force over several years. It's FPWD was published in September 2022, and we published a second wide review draft in August 2025. MMTF's resolution requesting publication of the above snapshot version as an APA Note is recorded here:
        https://www.w3.org/2025/10/15-maturity-minutes.html#a128


*       The W3C Note track process is described here:
        https://www.w3.org/2023/Process-20231103/#note-track


Please note the above snapshot will look slightly different when published. The Status of this Document section will be updated, and the document will display with different colorization to reflect the document's published Note status.

As always with 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 22 October.

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


--

Janina Sajka (she/her/hers)
Accessibility Consultant https://linkedin.com/in/jsajka<https://secure-web.cisco.com/1_Ia6Z72LNIb7ZlLr74p8yxgG6utj8wsH9q71Wv3fKX5bBMwGvTympmwJndy4GqpHX3A0cOSmej8BsD2doMTGqZLcuKAVO8a_6w9hzWhvnQHDl-XjhJqmOnzVZJzhmAJ9Y-PK-z1ZIfw4s13_vHPbbtZvTaKXpk3_tasqcajdtaYr-43SvmjNk_uGCrvhtSlZNoB5hzKQPFe6_s_lHPIn9tMBnfuosNAwP1BUpDGH0iHU90sOpYVYA7o3bQKnerO942oEVuxjEB-W0WsZKRUvp-atZ6ljyyzAb8WCd-pToCfxFDWOgwKZqd8kUe-GxHRPhd14x0vw7glReoTXpHAHN_XYQroQbdBOMH8jPFLlF5QsXdkG6gbgQfZGkFEfVW--6VPzCV1xWtl-xLtCUepinc1ZlMhOsNXyPU-PfIJheHDWf1rmjAWI7fEj4iBUMdHmSLzGWqrMf567ArwQ3i4h4Q/https%3A%2F%2Flinkedin.com%2Fin%2Fjsajka>

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/<https://secure-web.cisco.com/1g2wkcsSa6uU5Qem-5IM5CVV08Eeu8nMw-rS-EpY8YNx6tnIuU32V5T_AnAftQWha6IR2mWVY7EGIdph-nHmuos1d_NGBmWkp0n7jy_Pki3jfrB_uEAQxsrzLKb0w_8W3PY98dNFoS2_hwcWHlWwuZ5lpGJTtfdq9LnayT9ZGN83OTsMNrU2OKGaiVjxmGSZZHuGoFzgDql4KDK_SQhnmgMdEyU96vUNebxNWpt3xTTNb5GYQUqTkfxuduu1ZpSmZRb6TXzmyGL55if8UEPf7UNaXh8hLVZZYCFNZZlhQohc9kKrmilsDZ3ULMpxKmDkgkEsGnM6DyOc8KhJBxv3ix_KfEwslEM4hXOMHHjvXAtM4tdQAhnoEoV7k53l6MUuf08keddjvZGEw3R2qg7r_5d5-cC1DvqPTgSd3TGP8iz08myPcyJoobOUdIY5bMQb_jDDjsjKNIHlNOcbhj0HXDw/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linuxfoundation.org%2Fboard-of-directors-2%2F>


The information in this communication is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed, and may contain information that is PRIVILEGED, CONFIDENTIAL and/or exempt from disclosure under law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited.


--
Demelza Feltham (she/her)
Accessibility Specialist
tetralogical.com<https://secure-web.cisco.com/197RvDT2DPppx3Pb65AiMctfpK6qYhDmnFeC8Nta8HtIijnseSO7201sjp2MiyKeHlnFjJgO7aGNZu_1-kAxtDPD9Ch8Ey3oE_rpKfXqn3se50COpqHv2YtRG2-q6eLAhaDi9q7Y0dM81XbRGCo5r04lbGpAauG8mHeop9EgcKGwTTrcg_sEVE-FV3ak995AFHklZ_MOqyc0adrc6_3U3MO2qUcL5nv_MF0A9obLN2l2qTxoOgBXXKKcLZvF5ZrkJeh5ctbktrxGXVnHd_afByX6nP1FG3avyB4NTIxfkQ2avPfha0nlUo_Irk6imtQ8LTZa9MB-oIjLZAQTy9tMVs-QPcpJsQLIrq8lKyWQAaQ4ri2eOiD93aQUQDhO6HfseMpqmyMesd2-PFXW3BJXiYSXHTcEmpDh9C1wkM9obSUX6VwsO0FiXjqi5OMTT1dyDIBoRo12_kAI_U0Y6hyj9qA/https%3A%2F%2Ftetralogical.com>

Looking to kick start or refresh your accessibility knowledge? Then sign up for our free six day newsletter Accessibility Unlocked<https://secure-web.cisco.com/1oBZKKKQQARaZuJmKfCLOaEfDfg9ztG3rlDaAoNbaEpsnSAIwz9EgEkwIHL1QgtOXN5i4bLMwC0_yeNUU_eeHPgSGbEpcEm5aMYTXjSjQ-Z4zDy65miKyYt1gRLXEYebM53qm-148I74djXCCoYtinG8bNjMVdotLWE8KSaSWph8utJlQIXxC4LbW4tULeipFVWlQBgjvCKIF9kLrCNs_M7Hbz-Jb-XtL4OWFoN80vUlEbzmKroLLD_9ZZ0jnqmTXQkRXjjeAp-Rjtw0eu1wfeaZ4P_XK6hvlzKnvdX59sPTUYLTaR59XMWbkM2EpIgtvDdnJ00-OxYdJrGTvSi-f0KLGzhVcOh7k82oDa5ltHByiPX6tarLJVy421cDnygRotChpTFOcKClbHU3jj3gUAZf3B5iTr1FgvUb77sJyziM5aPQwNbQrcY9u-tUeVNVITG_rwops02E1u-ej6v8pTQ/https%3A%2F%2Ftetralogical.com%2Fnewsletters%2Faccessibility-unlocked%2F>!