RE: Draft APA charter

I have reviewed the draft Charter again from a Research Questions Task Force perspective.

I think the work of this Task Force is addressed by several objectives in the Scope section, as quoted below.

* Collect information about technology features, implementation, and usage patterns to institutionalize W3C knowledge about present-day accessibility problems, including for emerging technologies such as social networking, real-time communications, Web-based television viewing, etc.;

* Identify gaps in the technical foundation of W3C technologies and propose solutions with other Working Groups or via new technical work;

* Determine accessibility considerations for new devices and technologies, such as e-books, mobile communications devices, tablets, automotive interfaces, Web-enabled television, etc.;

* Identify gaps and questions from accessibility specification reviews that may need research, and articulate specific questions for discussion in various fora (this work is expected to be performed in a task force);

The "other deliverables" section captures the possibility of reporting research findings in non-normative publications.

My only concern is with the "Identify gaps and questions" item, which I think could be more clearly written. It also suggests that identifying problems requiring research is the purpose, possibly the only purpose, of the Task Force. Perhaps omission of the "task force" parenthetical would be better, along with clarifying the text a little. I think these comments are more editorial than substantive.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: White, Jason J <jjwhite@ets.org>
> Sent: Monday, April 2, 2018 2:43 PM
> To: Michael Cooper <cooper@w3.org>; APA WG <public-apa@w3.org>
> Subject: RE: Draft APA charter
>
> This draft is an encouraging start. I would suggest the following.
>
> Replace reference to "Web Technology Accessibility Guidelines" with
> "Framework for Accessible Specification of Technologies" (FAST), for
> consistency with section 2.1, and clarify the intention to pursue W3C
> Recommendation status. Consider making this work more prominent in the text
> of section 1 (scope), if approrpaite.
>
> Section 3.1: consider whether to add the Publishing Working Group. If they
> decide to work on a technology for media synchronization, for example, then it
> may require wider coordination. They may also have other requirements that
> should be discussed with APA.
>
> Section 3.2: Coordination with the DAISY Consortium's interests may be
> achieved via the Publishing Working Group, given the significant role of DAISY
> Consortium staff in that group. Consider whether the external dependency
> remains appropriate, now that Publishing is included in W3C.
>
> From the standpoint of my role as Research Questions Task force facilitator, the
> single item in the Scope section pertaining to the Task Force could be clarified.
> The scope currently extends to discussing the gaps and questions and reviewing
> relevant research to propose technical approaches, where appropriate - and is
> not confined to identifying the problems to be solved.
>
> I would also welcome clarification of APA's role in relation to the COGA Task
> Force - at a minimum, text in the Scope section that supports whatever work is
> expected to be carried out in this area on behalf of APA during the proposed
> charter period.
>
> The above comments are put forward as matters to consider, not as requests
> for changes.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Michael Cooper <cooper@w3.org>
> > Sent: Monday, April 2, 2018 11:41 AM
> > To: APA WG <public-apa@w3.org>
> > Subject: Draft APA charter
> >
> > A draft charter for APA is available:
> >
> >
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> > We need to close on this by the end of this month. Please comment on
> > list or in upcoming teleconferences.
> >
> > Michael
> >
>
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