One of the primary a11y use cases here is to be able to assert that one has a disability and that one is approved/eligible (local geophically) to local government services. On Tue, Jan 7, 2020, 11:30 AM lisa.seeman <lisa.seeman@zoho.com> wrote: > Hi John > This is an interesting perspective. I think it could be prt of the "module > 4" proposal for personlization and scalability > There was a earl working group a while ago, and we can use that. > > > All the best > > Lisa Seeman > > LinkedIn <http://il.linkedin.com/in/lisaseeman/>, Twitter > <https://twitter.com/SeemanLisa> > > > > > ---- On Tue, 07 Jan 2020 17:33:32 +0200 *John Foliot > <john.foliot@deque.com <john.foliot@deque.com>>* wrote ---- > > Hi Manu, > > Thanks for this. You pose a good question, and I am taking the liberty of > forwarding this to the APA WG (Accessible Platform Architecture WG), who is > the 'parent' to two potentially relevant Task Forces: the Personalization > TF and the Research Questions TF. > > I'm asking Janina to add this to our next APA agenda, and we'll endeavour > to get back to you shortly. > > Ref: https://www.w3.org/2019/11/proposed-vc-wg-charter-2019.html > > JF > > It does intersect w/ that work, but I think the larger benefit to a11y > is that a Verifiable Credential enables an individual with accessibility > needs to declare those needs in a machine readable way, and in a way > that an authority can assert to be true. > > In other words, you can interact with a website and state "these are my > ADA accessibility needs as tested by XYZ Testing Company", and then the > website/software could craft the experience accordingly. > > My hope is that we can work with the a11y community to create an > Accessibility Needs Verifiable Credential in the coming year or two that > can be used during log in to sites like US Veterans Affairs, hospitals, > epublishing sites, etc. > > What will be the most effective way to make that happen? > > -- manu > > > > -- > *John Foliot* | Principal Accessibility Strategist | W3C AC Representative > Deque Systems - Accessibility for Good > deque.com > > > >
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