Re: [draft - sending Tuesday] Invitation to contribute to accessibility materials - low vision, @@, and more

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Some URLs were mal-formed. Use this:


   - Silver, https://www.w3.org/community/silver/ (2017) [216]
   - Accessible Online Learning, https://www.w3.org/community/accesslearn/
   (2015) [133]
   - Accessibility in India,
   https://www.w3.org/community/accessibilityinindia/ (2013) [118]
   - ACT Rules, https://www.w3.org/community/act-r/ (2019) [90]
   - ARIA and Assistive Technologies, https://www.w3.org/community/aria-at/
   (2018) [77]
   - WAI-Engage: Web Accessibility, https://www.w3.org/community/wai-engage/
   (2012) [76]
   - Cognitive Accessibility, https://www.w3.org/community/coga-community/
   (2021) [69]
   - CSS Accessibility, https://www.w3.org/community/cssacc/ (2011) [48]
   - Accessible Infographics, https://www.w3.org/community/infographics/
   (2011) [45]
   - Mobile Accessibility, https://www.w3.org/community/mobileacc/ (2012)
   [40]
   - Accessible SVG, https://www.w3.org/community/svga11y/ (2013) [39]
   - Chinese Web Accessibility, https://www.w3.org/community/cnwa/ (2013)
   [32]
   - Accessibility Features, https://www.w3.org/community/a11yfeat/ (2021)
   [29]
   - Linked Data for Accessibility, https://www.w3.org/community/lda/
   (2020) [26]
   - Accessibility for Children,
   https://www.w3.org/community/accessibility4children/ (2019) [25]
   - Synchronized Multimedia for Publications,
   https://www.w3.org/community/sync-media-pub/ (2018) [22]
   - Colour blindness accessibility,
   https://www.w3.org/community/colourblindness/ (2014) [20]
   - Accessible Playlist, https://www.w3.org/community/playlist-a11y/
   (2016) [11]
   - Haptic Interaction on the Web, https://www.w3.org/community/webhaptics/
   (2013) [11]
   - WebApps UI, https://www.w3.org/community/webapps-ui/ (2012) [13]
   - Inclusive Design for the Immersive Web,
   https://www.w3.org/community/idiw/ (2020) [10]
   - Nordic Accessibility,
   https://www.w3.org/community/nordic-accessibility/ (2022) [7]
   - Low Vision, https://www.w3.org/community/low-vision/ (2022) [7]
   - Accessibility Discoverability Vocabulary for Schema.org,
   https://www.w3.org/community/a11y-discov-vocab/ (2021) [9]



Lionel Wolberger
COO, UserWay Inc.
lionel@userway.org
UserWay.org <http://userway.org/>
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On Fri, Mar 25, 2022 at 3:10 PM Lionel Wolberger <lionel@userway.org> wrote:

> Dear APA friends,
>
> Shawn reached out to WAI regarding promoting CGs, and her email reminded
> me of the importance of community groups -- they can be super important to
> a W3C WG/TF when they are active. I took a look at what community groups
> overtly are committed to accessibility. and could assist and support our
> activities.
>
> Sharing this as it might assist us in many different ways. For example, we
> can drop into a CG meeting when we are evangelizing our spec, or looking
> for implementors.
>
> I left off those that include A11Y in a laundry list of concerns, like
> e-gov for example. So here, out of the 375 groups listed on the page, are
> those most devoted to A11Y issues as per their group description, sorted
> roughly in size order.
>
>    - Silver, https://www.w3.org//community/silver/ (2017) [216]
>    - Accessible Online Learning,
>    https://www.w3.org//community/accesslearn/ (2015) [133]
>    - Accessibility in India,
>    https://www.w3.org//community/accessibilityinindia/ (2013) [118]
>    - ACT Rules, https://www.w3.org//community/act-r/ (2019) [90]
>    - ARIA and Assistive Technologies,
>    https://www.w3.org//community/aria-at/ (2018) [77]
>    - WAI-Engage: Web Accessibility,
>    https://www.w3.org//community/wai-engage/ (2012) [76]
>    - Cognitive Accessibility,
>    https://www.w3.org//community/coga-community/ (2021) [69]
>    - CSS Accessibility, https://www.w3.org//community/cssacc/ (2011) [48]
>    - Accessible Infographics, https://www.w3.org//community/infographics/
>    (2011) [45]
>    - Mobile Accessibility, https://www.w3.org//community/mobileacc/
>    (2012) [40]
>    - Accessible SVG, https://www.w3.org//community/svga11y/ (2013) [39]
>    - Chinese Web Accessibility, https://www.w3.org//community/cnwa/
>    (2013) [32]
>    - Accessibility Features, https://www.w3.org//community/a11yfeat/
>    (2021) [29]
>    - Linked Data for Accessibility, https://www.w3.org//community/lda/
>    (2020) [26]
>    - Accessibility for Children,
>    https://www.w3.org//community/accessibility4children/ (2019) [25]
>    - Synchronized Multimedia for Publications,
>    https://www.w3.org//community/sync-media-pub/ (2018) [22]
>    - Colour blindness accessibility,
>    https://www.w3.org//community/colourblindness/ (2014) [20]
>    - Accessible Playlist, https://www.w3.org//community/playlist-a11y/
>    (2016) [11]
>    - Haptic Interaction on the Web,
>    https://www.w3.org//community/webhaptics/ (2013) [11]
>    - WebApps UI, https://www.w3.org//community/webapps-ui/ (2012) [13]
>    - Inclusive Design for the Immersive Web,
>    https://www.w3.org//community/idiw/ (2020) [10]
>    - Nordic Accessibility,
>    https://www.w3.org//community/nordic-accessibility/ (2022) [7]
>    - Low Vision, https://www.w3.org//community/low-vision/ (2022) [7]
>    - Accessibility Discoverability Vocabulary for Schema.org,
>    https://www.w3.org//community/a11y-discov-vocab/ (2021) [9]
>
> - Lionel
>
> PS There is one for Webauthn which we are looking at regarding Captcha, so
> I joined.
> If you want to see the whole list, go here:
> https://www.w3.org/community/groups/
>
> - Lionel
>
>
>
>
> Lionel Wolberger
> COO, UserWay Inc.
> lionel@userway.org
> UserWay.org <http://userway.org/>
> <https://userway.org>[image: text]
>
>
> On Fri, Mar 25, 2022 at 2:10 PM Wilco Fiers <wilco.fiers@deque.com> wrote:
>
>> Ohhh, that's a great idea. We should definitely do that more often.
>> Here's one:
>>
>> ACT Rules Community Group is working on improving consistency between
>> manual and automated WCAG testers. If you're interested in discussing WCAG
>> edge cases, or influencing how accessibility tools test, this is the group
>> for you. Email Daniel Montalvo at <dmontalvo@w3.org>. You can join the
>> Group from the "JOIN OR LEAVE THIS GROUP" button on: <
>> https://www.w3.org/community/act-r/>.
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Mar 24, 2022 at 9:43 PM Shawn Henry <shawn@w3.org> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi WAI folks,
>>>
>>> Do you want your recruiting to be included in this message? If so,
>>> please send me brief, specific text for a short paragraph such as below.
>>>
>>> I welcome any comments on the draft below.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> ~Shawn
>>>
>>> -------
>>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> Several groups working on accessibility at W3C Web Accessibility
>>> Initiative (WAI) could use additional input from different perspectives.
>>> For example:
>>>
>>> *Low Vision Community Group* needs contributors with experience or
>>> interest in low vision accessibility. For example, UI designers, technical
>>> editors, and users with low vision. If you have questions, e-mail Jonathan
>>> Avila and Shawn Lawton Henry at  <group-lvtf-plan@w3.org>. You can join
>>> the Group from the "JOIN OR LEAVE THIS GROUP" button on: <
>>> https://www.w3.org/community/low-vision/>
>>>
>>> *@@* ...
>>>
>>> Participation is voluntary (unpaid) and often requires at least 2-4
>>> hours/week.
>>>
>>> To learn more see:
>>> * Participating in WAI
>>>         https://www.w3.org/WAI/about/participating/
>>> * What We're Working On - Accessibility Activities and Publications
>>>         https://www.w3.org/WAI/update/
>>>
>>> Thanks much!
>>> ~Shawn Lawton Henry, W3C Accessibility Education and Outreach
>>> <http://www.w3.org/People/Shawn/>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> --
>> *Wilco Fiers*
>> Axe-core & Axe-linter product owner - WCAG 3 Project Manager -
>> Facilitator ACT Task Force
>>
>>
>>

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