Re: AT and AI (GitHub Issue 325)

Hello, I am the Lead Educator for Midjourney, an academic AI laboratory.
We have over 20 million users participating in our current beta. A
disproportionate number of the most vocal users self-report disability,
including Downs, Parkinsons, and Traumatic Brain Injury.  They are
without exception using the tool as AT. Whatever reservations this group
has about AI as AT must be quickly and aggressively dispelled. If
there’s anything I can do to facilitate a breakthrough of understanding
in this group, please let me know.

Claire Benedikt 

On August 5, 2024, Jan McSorley <mcsorleyjan@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Julie,
>
> I attempted to capture some of these thoughts in a comment on issue
> 104 <https://github.com/w3c/wcag3/discussions/104>. I will see what I
> can do to rearrange my schedule tomorrow so that I can attend AG.
>
> Jan McSorley
> Accessibility Consultant
> 512-731-7957 (mobile)
> linkedin.com/in/janmcsorley <https://www.linkedin.com/in/janmcsorley>
>
>
> We put a man on the moon in the 1960's. Surely we can make information
> technology fully accessible to people with disabilities. It can be
> done. It must be done. It will be done!


> On Mon, Aug 5, 2024 at 1:00 PM Julie Rawe <jrawe@understood.org>
> wrote:

> Hi, Jan, your comments are very timely and relevant to GitHub issue
> #104 <https://github.com/w3c/wcag3/discussions/104> that we discussed
> at today's COGA meeting and that will be discussed at tomorrow's AG
> meeting. Please consider pasting some of your comments/questions into
> this newer GitHub #104 thread, so a larger group of AG folks can think
> these things during tomorrow's AG discussion on this topic, thanks.
>
>
>
>
> > On Mon, Aug 5, 2024 at 12:14 PM Jan McSorley <mcsorleyjan@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
>
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > I pasted my comments on GitHub Issue 325 into a Google Doc titled,
> > "Assistive Technology and AI Considerations
> > <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HM8osZPl5vcgR5Prgp8a3XMDpJgl0EEi7DvLCnnbhhY/edit?usp=sharing>."
> > My initial thoughts were in response to Phil Jenkin's comments on
> > GitHub issue 325 - (linked inside of the google doc). Hopefully we
> > can use this as a starting point to decide how COGA will address the
> > topic of AT within COGA guidance and to also discuss the impact of
> > AI on AT.
> >
> > Many thanks,
> >
> > Jan McSorley
> > Accessibility Consultant
> >
> > We put a man on the moon in the 1960's. Surely we can make
> > information technology fully accessible to people with disabilities.
> > It can be done. It must be done. It will be done!
>