Re: COGA’s feedback on Collaboration Tools Accessibility User Requirements

the 13 may be hard for me but I can do the two other dates

On Wed, Feb 28, 2024 at 4:33 PM Jan McSorley <mcsorleyjan@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi David,
>
> I cannot do the 6th, but might be able to make the 13th work. I am not
> critical to the meeting, so please don't worry about my availability when
> setting up the call.  I will review the latest document and provide any
> thoughts I might have.
>
> Thank you for coordinating this.
>
> *Jan McSorley*
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> must be done. It will be done!*
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>
> On Wed, Feb 28, 2024 at 8:21 AM David Swallow <dswallow@tpgi.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Just following up on the joint COGA-RQTF meeting to discuss CTAUR issues.
>>
>> Essentially, they are happy to meet during the regular RQTF meeting
>> timeslot, which is Wednesdays at 9:00 until 10:00 Boston time.
>>
>> They wondered whether 6th March would be too soon for COGA to convene?
>> If that's the case,  there's also the 13th and 20th March. But they'd
>> rather not go any later than that.
>>
>> (Just as a note, I am going to struggle to make the 20th as I will be at
>> CSUN in Anaheim that week.)
>>
>> Does anyone plan to be on the call, and if so, what date would you prefer?
>>
>> Many thanks,
>>
>> David Swallow
>> Principal UX Consultant
>>
>>
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>> *From:* David Swallow <dswallow@tpgi.com>
>> *Sent:* Monday, February 26, 2024 6:20 PM
>> *To:* Lisa Seeman <lisa1seeman@gmail.com>
>> *Cc:* public-cognitive-a11y-tf <public-cognitive-a11y-tf@w3.org>
>> *Subject:* Re: COGA’s feedback on Collaboration Tools Accessibility User
>> Requirements
>>
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>> Hi Lisa,
>>
>> Yes, will do. I think RQTF suggested a meeting could be at the start of
>> March, but I'll confirm on this week's call.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> David
>>
>>
>> *From:* Lisa Seeman <lisa1seeman@gmail.com>
>> *Sent:* Monday, February 26, 2024 5:31 PM
>> *To:* David Swallow <dswallow@tpgi.com>
>> *Cc:* public-cognitive-a11y-tf <public-cognitive-a11y-tf@w3.org>
>> *Subject:* Re: COGA’s feedback on Collaboration Tools Accessibility User
>> Requirements
>>
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>> Hi David
>>
>> Can you coordinate a week were we can go to the RTQF meeting and go
>> though them?
>>
>> All the best
>> Lisa
>>
>> On Mon, Feb 26, 2024 at 6:15 PM David Swallow <dswallow@tpgi.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> Over the last few months, I have been communicating COGA’s feedback on
>> Collaboration Tools Accessibility User Requirements (CTAUR) to the Research
>> Questions Task Force (RQTF) who created the document.
>>
>> Although RQTF welcomed all feedback, and there has been a lot of
>> discussion, they pushed back on quite a few issues due to them being out of
>> scope. This is typically where:
>>
>>    - COGA’s feedback doesn’t pertain specifically to collaborative
>>    tools, but rather to software in general.
>>    - RQTF felt a particular issue was already covered in CTAUR.
>>    - RQTF felt a particular issue was about a very specific environment
>>    and not generalizable enough.
>>    - An issue was explained from the perspective of a person with
>>    cognitive disabilities, but the document doesn’t explain it from the
>>    perspective of any other user group, so it would seem odd to mention them
>>    specifically.
>>
>>
>> Due to the number of issues rejected, it was felt that a meeting between
>> COGA and RQTF would be useful, as this would allow members of COGA who feel
>> strongly about a particular issue to make their case.
>>
>> Unfortunately, because of how COGA gathered feedback in a Google Doc,
>> some of the comments have become disconnected from the person who created
>> them. So, it’s difficult to know who might want to attend a meeting. We
>> know John, Jennie, and Lisa gave some of the feedback, but there will be
>> others.
>>
>> I've created a document which attempts to summarize COGA’s feedback on
>> CTAUR to RQTF as well as RQTF’s response, to allow COGA members to decide
>> on whether they would like to join the COGA-RQTF meeting. The first few
>> issues have ‘additional response from COGA’ as we managed to discuss these
>> issues.
>>
>> *Please have a look through the document, particularly at the issues that
>> RQTF have rejected, and if you see something that you feel needs further
>> discussion, let us know.*
>>
>>
>>    - COGA’s feedback on Collaboration Tools Accessibility User
>>    Requirements:
>>    https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CFJoA8DHst31mej6o2en49wXhoMMLVe15fUzQB-owk8/edit?usp=sharing
>>
>>
>>
>>    - For reference, COGA’s original feedback on CTAUR can be found here:
>>    https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CJhBYRI-zk2rl_mohHZ63xAGZxzpDMxhHhXT66bjFBI/edit?usp=sharing
>>
>>    - The latest version of CTAUR (which may have changed slightly since
>>    COGA provided feedback) can be found here:
>>    https://w3c.github.io/ctaur/
>>
>>
>> Any questions, let me know!
>>
>> David Swallow
>> Principal UX Consultant
>>
>>
>> TPG Interactive
>> https://www.tpgi.com
>>
>>
>> A Vispero Company
>> https://www.vispero.com
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>>
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