[Clear Words] Minutes from the COGA and Silver Clear Words subgroup meeting on July 8, 2021

Hello COGA and Silver,

The notes from our joint Clear Words meeting are available in this Google
Doc:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/12tpzFUzgwukAxRquB_XlfRjCY-Y1GweWJXOyzT97Xy8/edit#heading=h.8q6hiv9l644p

As of this moment, our next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, July 15, at
5pm ET.

We are looking into ways to offer a more inclusive meeting time, and will
update the groups when we have a solution.

*Tasks for the group for next week: *


   1.

   Make sure that you have read through the current version of Clear Words
   for WCAG 3
   <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1p-FayvZYonpDIlojblFSofi_KzjNdY5SrBOKauvV0u8/edit#heading=h.eyvpz3nieh2l>
   2.

   Look over the user stories and patterns related to clear and
   understandable language from Content Usable. A shortened version has been
   copied into this editable Google Document: Silver Clear Language and
   COGA Patterns List
   <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iks539FigjW3VMKB_PXyTP1F0wEylx1VOiPgALf7UzU/edit#heading=h.2dcpakjho20a>
   3.

   Review the research resources provided by John Rochford
   <https://bit.ly/W3ClearWords>. If time is short, at minimum look at
Readability
   Index
   <https://docs.google.com/document/d/17Znt5GWqIiNzNUs9o6YQQFmbC4U0eVfg6N3azzU38cc/edit?usp=sharing>


*Our next steps: *


   1.

   Identify the gaps between the current document, and the patterns and
   stories covered in the Content Usable guidance
   2.

   Figure out how "clear words," "clear language" and "understandable" will
   be defined for the purposes of measuring and evaluating


Thank you,

Rain