RE: Call for Consensus (CfC): Publish FPWD of COGA Research Modules Note

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-----Original Message-----
From: Janina Sajka <janina@a11y.nyc> 
Sent: 18 December 2025 21:05
To: public-apa-admin@w3.org
Subject: Call for Consensus (CfC): Publish FPWD of COGA Research Modules
Note

Colleagues:

This is a Call for Consensus (CfC) to the Accessible Guidelines (AG) and the
Accessible Platform Architectures (APA) Working Groups. It proposes a First
Public Working Draft (FPWD) publication of "Cognitive Accessibility Research
Modules" developed by our Cognitive and Learning Disabilities (COGA) Task
Force. This publication is intended to become a W3C Working Group Note.  As
COGA is a joint Task Force of both AG and APA, approval of both Working
Groups is required for publication.

* The publications to review for this CfC are gathered here:
 
https://raw.githack.com/w3c/coga/FPWD-research-modules/research-modules/inde
x.html

* The W3C Note track process is described at
  https://www.w3.org/policies/process/20231103/#note-track

Please note this publication 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 FPWD status.
With this joint CfC, editorial corrections, such as spelling or grammar,
will be made as needed without further notice.  Please draw our attention to
any editorial issues you find in this draft.


***CfC Considerations***

As an index of COGA research, the introductory document hyperlinks both
historic COGA research not included in this CfC, but also four new research
modules from COGA. Specifically, this CfC includes the following new COGA
Research Modules:

1. Voice Systems and Conversational Interfaces:
 
https://raw.githack.com/w3c/coga/FPWD-research-modules/research-modules/Conv
ersational-Voice-Systems.html

2. Technology-Assisted Indoor Navigation and Wayfinding:
 
https://raw.githack.com/w3c/coga/FPWD-research-modules/research-modules/Tech
nology-Assisted-Indoor-Navigation-and-Wayfindings.html

3. Online Safety and Wellbeing (Algorithms and Data):
 
https://raw.githack.com/w3c/coga/FPWD-research-modules/research-modules/Onli
ne-Safety-and-Wellbeing.html

4. Supported Decision-Making Online:
 
https://raw.githack.com/w3c/coga/FPWD-research-modules/research-modules/Supp
orted-Decision-Making.html

Please review these four modules as well as the introductory index of COGA
research:
https://raw.githack.com/w3c/coga/FPWD-research-modules/research-modules/inde
x.html


***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 7 January 2026.

If you are a member of both AG and APA, please respond to both CFCs.

NOTE: This Call for Consensus is being conducted in accordance with the APA
Decision Policy (https://www.w3.org/WAI/about/groups/apawg/decision-policy/)
and the AG Decision Policy
(https://www.w3.org/WAI/about/groups/agwg/decision-policy/).


Janina and Matthew
APA Co-Chairs

Alastair and Rachael
AG Co-Chairs

Received on Monday, 5 January 2026 13:35:22 UTC