Clear Language summary and minutes for May 11th, 2023

Hi, folks, thanks for your time yesterday, and special thanks to Katy for
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*Summary of Clear Language meeting on May 11th, 2023*

   - *Sprint status*
      - We reached our sprint goal! The Clear Language working draft
      <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JKJ32DK_A82ahsQ_k0RVPc-ZYpX5uuKtuGOLdo2OqyY/edit#heading=h.84fgv1lk7yps>
      now has:
         - *Placeholder section:* This is WCAG 3's phrase for the
         summary/overview.
         - *User needs section*
         - *Outcomes: *We expanded our original 5 outcomes to 24 so that
         each is narrow enough to only need 1 test per outcome.
         - *1 quantitative test:* Using common words and defining uncommon
         words.
         - *1 assertion: *Conducting a plain language review.
         - *Concerns about possible "scope creep"*
      - We debated which outcomes might be too far afield for Clear
      Language:
         - *Nonverbal cues in audio or video media* (in current draft)
         - *Clear background* for text (in current draft)
         - *White spacing*/using blank spaces to chunk the text (in current
         draft)
         - *Text appearance* such as text spacing and line height (*not* in
         current draft)
      - Our subgroup needs clarity on what might be covered elsewhere in
      WCAG 3.
      - *Next steps*
   1. *COGA: *We'll share current draft with the taskforce and incorporate
      feedback.
      2. *WCAG 3: *Jeanne will share updated draft via survey with larger
      group of WCAG 3 folks to get feedback on current direction, scope, number
      of outcomes, etc.

*Minutes: *https://www.w3.org/2023/05/11-coga-minutes.html

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