Fwd: Re: [publication request] 5 Coga Documents Publish as FPWD notes

I am sending this to our comments list so we can log it as an issue.


All the best

Lisa Seeman-Horwitz

http://il.linkedin.com/in/lisaseeman/ , https://twitter.com/SeemanLisa 










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From: John Kirkwood <kirkwood@citymouse.com>
To: "Lisa Seeman"<lisa1seeman@gmail.com>
Cc: "Roy Ruoxi Ran"<ran@w3.org>, "public-cognitive-a11y-tf"<public-cognitive-a11y-tf@w3.org>, "Lisa Seeman"<lisa.seeman@zoho.com>, "Julie Rawe"<jrawe@understood.org>, "APA Chairs"<group-apa-chairs@w3.org>
Date: Thu, 05 Feb 2026 17:26:18 +0200
Subject: Re: [publication request] 5 Coga Documents Publish as FPWD notes
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Looking at this, I think we are missing the important category of Memory-Related Disabilities. (which our guidance has been working specifically to address):

Memory-Related Disabilities:

Neurodegenerative Diseases: Conditions like Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia that cause progressive loss of short-term and long-term memory.


Amnestic Disorders: Conditions specifically affecting the ability to create new memories (anterograde) or recall past ones (retrograde), often due to medical issues.


Acquired Brain Injuries (ABI): Memory impairment resulting from external factors like traumatic brain injury (TBI), stroke, or lack of oxygen (hypoxia).


Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: Such as Down syndrome or Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD), which can impact working memory and information processing.


Mental Health Conditions: Severe depression, PTSD (which can cause dissociative amnesia), or high-stress anxiety disorders that interfere with the brain's ability to focus and store data.









Just FYI background:  

some background to understanding the "Working Memory" Gap

Many cognitive disabilities involve a struggle with Working Memory. This is the "mental sticky note" we use to hold information temporarily while we do something else.

Memory Type

How it's affected



Short-Term

Difficulty remembering a set of instructions given moments ago.


Working

Difficulty holding a phone number in your head while looking for a pen.


Long-Term

Difficulty recalling personal history, learned skills, or factual knowledge.


Prospective

"Forgetting to remember"—like missing an appointment or forgetting to take medication.





Standard Support Strategies

If you are designing for memory-related disabilities, consider these "cognitive ramps":

Consistent Navigation: Keep buttons and menus in the same place.


Progress Indicators: Remind the user where they are in a multi-step process.


External Triggers: Use notifications, checklists, and auto-save features so the user doesn't have to rely on internal recall.






Thanks for all the hard work!!! sorry if slow to articulate this. but i think it makes it more fundamental usable/understandable for designers and content makers as well.




On Feb 5, 2026, at 8:31 AM, Lisa Seeman < mailto:lisa1seeman@gmail.com > wrote:


Thank you! And congratulations everyone for all your hard work! 

All the best



Lisa



On Thu, Feb 5, 2026 at 8:17 AM Roy Ruoxi Ran < mailto:ran@w3.org > wrote:

Hi all,

Coga research modules have been published, please see W3C news below:

https://www.w3.org/news/2026/group-note-drafts-cognitive-accessibility-research-modules/ 



And other posts at:

https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-wai-announce/2026JanMar/0000.html 

https://www.w3.org/WAI/news/2026-02-05/coga/ 



Thank you and Best Regards,



Roy Ruoxi Ran, 冉若曦, W3C





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From: Xueyuan Jia < mailto:xueyuan@w3.org >

Subject: Re: [publication request] 5 Coga Documents Publish as FPWD notes

Date: February 5, 2026 at 12:29:39 GMT+8

To: Denis Ah-Kang < mailto:denis@w3.org >, Roy Ruoxi Ran < mailto:ran@w3.org >, mailto:webreq@w3.org 

Cc: mailto:team-wai-archive@w3.org 



On 2/5/26 12:13 PM, Denis Ah-Kang wrote:
Hi Roy,

The documents have been published on /TR.

Following the publication, W3C homepage news is posted at:
https://www.w3.org/news/2026/group-note-drafts-cognitive-accessibility-research-modules/ 

~Xueyuan


Denis

On 19/01/2026 20:54, Roy Ruoxi Ran wrote:
Dear Webmaster,

Please help publish below 5 documents (A, B, C, D, E) from COGA TF of APA WG and AG WG, please find information below:

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A.

1. Information:
- Document Title: Cognitive Accessibility Research Modules
- Document URL: https://www.w3.org/TR/2026/DNOTE-coga-research-modules-20260122/ 
- Publication Date: 22 January 2026
- Document tags: Accessibility(see the list of tags here)

2. Approvals:
- Record of approval of the transition request.
- Team's approval state: (approved: https://github.com/w3c/transitions/issues/763 )
- Record of approval of the Group: https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-apa-admin/2026Jan/0008.html 

3. Checks:
- Pubrules' check: (need Team's exception)
   All of those 5 publications have same error: This document is published by multiple groups, but these groups don't use the same document license. Please ask the team contact for help.

   prefer to use AG WG license - document license.

- Pass Link Checker's check: (yes)

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B.

1. Information:
- Document Title: Cognitive Accessibility Research Modules - Voice Systems and Conversational Interfaces
- Document URL: https://www.w3.org/TR/2026/DNOTE-coga-voice-20260122/ 
- Publication Date: 22 January 2026
- Document tags: Accessibility

2. Approvals:
- Record of approval of the transition request.
- Team's approval state: (approved: https://github.com/w3c/transitions/issues/766 )
- Record of approval of the Group: https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-apa-admin/2026Jan/0008.html 

3. Checks:
- Pubrules' check: (need Team's exception)
   All of those 5 publications have same error: This document is published by multiple groups, but these groups don't use the same document license. Please ask the team contact for help.

   prefer to use AG WG license - document license.

- Pass Link Checker's check: (yes)

—

C.

1. Information:
- Document Title: Cognitive Accessibility Research Modules - Technology Assisted Indoor Navigation / Wayfinding
- Document URL: https://www.w3.org/TR/2026/DNOTE-coga-wayfinding-20260122/ 
- Publication Date: 22 January 2026
- Document tags: Accessibility

2. Approvals:
- Record of approval of the transition request.
- Team's approval state: (approved: https://github.com/w3c/transitions/issues/767 )
- Record of approval of the Group: https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-apa-admin/2026Jan/0008.html 

3. Checks:
- Pubrules' check: (need Team's exception)
   All of those 5 publications have same error: This document is published by multiple groups, but these groups don't use the same document license. Please ask the team contact for help.

   prefer to use AG WG license - document license.

- Pass Link Checker's check: (yes)

—

D.

1. Information:
- Document Title: Cognitive Accessibility Research Modules - Online Safety and Wellbeing (Algorithms and Data)
- Document URL: https://www.w3.org/TR/2026/DNOTE-coga-safety-20260122/ 
- Publication Date: 22 January 2026
- Document tags: Accessibility

2. Approvals:
- Record of approval of the transition request.
- Team's approval state: (approved: https://github.com/w3c/transitions/issues/764 )
- Record of approval of the Group: https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-apa-admin/2026Jan/0008.html 

3. Checks:
- Pubrules' check: (need Team's exception)
   All of those 5 publications have same error: This document is published by multiple groups, but these groups don't use the same document license. Please ask the team contact for help.

   prefer to use AG WG license - document license.

- Pass Link Checker's check: (yes)

—

E.

1. Information:
- Document Title: Cognitive Accessibility Research Modules - Supported Decision-Making Online
- Document URL: https://www.w3.org/TR/2026/DNOTE-coga-sdm-20260122/ 
- Publication Date: 22 January 2026
- Document tags: Accessibility

2. Approvals:
- Record of approval of the transition request.
- Team's approval state: (approved: https://github.com/w3c/transitions/issues/765 )
- Record of approval of the Group: https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-apa-admin/2026Jan/0008.html 

3. Checks:
- Pubrules' check: (need Team's exception)
   All of those 5 publications have same error: This document is published by multiple groups, but these groups don't use the same document license. Please ask the team contact for help.

   prefer to use AG WG license - document license.

- Pass Link Checker's check: (yes)

Thank you and Best Regards,

Roy Ruoxi Ran, 冉若曦, W3C