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

+1. Great job!

On Thu, Oct 16, 2025 at 2:52 PM Tiffany Saulter <
tiffany_saulter@navyfederal.org> wrote:

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> Sincere shout out to everyone involved in the creation of the document and
> helping orgs create more sustainable accessibility program with it
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> Tiffany
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> *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
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> This has been the longest gestation period ever.
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> 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.
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> On Oct 16, 2025, at 8:54 AM, Dr. Keith Newton <newtonsgroove2@gmail.com>
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> *Dr.  Keith Newton *(Call me "Dr. Keith")
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> On Thu, Oct 16, 2025 at 11:52 AM Demelza Feltham <
> dfeltham@tetralogical.com> wrote:
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> On Thu, 16 Oct 2025 at 15:35, Alisa Smith <asmith@audioeye.com> wrote:
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> Congratulations on this important work!
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> On Thu, Oct 16, 2025 at 8:40 AM Janina Sajka <janina@a11y.nyc> 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 proposing  publication of the
> Accessibility Maturity Model (AMM) as a Note.
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> *       The snapshot to review for this CfC is here:
>         https://raw.githack.com/w3c/maturity-model/finial-note/index.html
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> *       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
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> *       The W3C Note track process is described here:
>         https://www.w3.org/2023/Process-20231103/#note-track
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> ***Action to Take***
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> This CfC is now open for objection, comment, as well as statements of
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> NOTE: This Call for Consensus is being conducted in accordance with the
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