COGA: Minutes, action items, and summary from August 24th

Hi, folks, see below. Reminder: after this week, COGA will be on summer
holiday for two weeks. And thank you for scribing, Eric! Minutes

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   https://www.w3.org/2026/08/23-coga-minutes.html#ActionSummary

Action items

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   *Everyone* to vote on 6 issues in the email Julie sent on Aug 24th.
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   *LenB* to review "COGA user needs" tab
   <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1osxm57PcCyIwWKAPqVSu8djzrMDTSlxNSC8YsmitUTE/edit?tab=t.0>
   to make sure all of it is included elsewhere in the doc and then rename
   that tab as "outdated."
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   *Lisa* to schedule one-on-one orientation call with new member Bernardo.

Summary

   - Holiday reminders: No COGA meetings for the weeks of August 31st and
   September 7th.
   - COGA subgroup meetings:
      - Tuesday’s Research call
      - Thursday’s COGA review of WCAG 3
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         Text and Wording 3rd discussion
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         Exploratory provision: Seeking volunteer for new task
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         Amount tag: Review Len’s use cases doc
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         Conformance survey results
         - COGA review of WCAG 3: Review Julie’s August 24th email with
   instructions on how to vote on these items.
      - Deadline to vote: Friday, August 28th.
      - Please note: Not voting indicates agreement.
      - 1 issue from “Animation and movement”:
         - 5 seconds of motion should not be allowed
         <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jLkvaCNxpk1xJ-yuyTWciizRe3GkGWPc-3yu6ZJLIqg/edit?pli=1&tab=t.7btf7qjplo1i#heading=h.ug544rrtrwde>

      - 5 issues from “Interactive elements”:
         - Several concerns about “Pointer activation indicated (minimum)”
         <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jLkvaCNxpk1xJ-yuyTWciizRe3GkGWPc-3yu6ZJLIqg/edit?pli=1&tab=t.qrwl38yxhls4#heading=h.vadny4vdyev9>
         - “Focus retained” needs to cover more than just keyboard tabbing
         <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jLkvaCNxpk1xJ-yuyTWciizRe3GkGWPc-3yu6ZJLIqg/edit?pli=1&tab=t.qrwl38yxhls4#heading=h.lzwdvhxv6hoa>
         - Why aren’t there any core requirements in “Expected Behavior”?
         <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jLkvaCNxpk1xJ-yuyTWciizRe3GkGWPc-3yu6ZJLIqg/edit?pli=1&tab=t.qrwl38yxhls4#heading=h.t81nnfwhnuxv>
         - Concerns about the exceptions in “Pointer focus indicated”
         <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jLkvaCNxpk1xJ-yuyTWciizRe3GkGWPc-3yu6ZJLIqg/edit?pli=1&tab=t.qrwl38yxhls4#heading=h.n1gk82gatm3g>
         - Three concerns about “Consistent control location”
         <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jLkvaCNxpk1xJ-yuyTWciizRe3GkGWPc-3yu6ZJLIqg/edit?pli=1&tab=t.qrwl38yxhls4#heading=h.4odqe313yfm5>
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   WCAG 3 conformance survey
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      https://www.w3.org/wbs/35422/draft-conformance-section-aug-26/
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      Closes tonight (evening of August 24th).
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      Only AG members can vote.
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      Thursday subgroup to discuss results.
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   Amounts use cases:
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      Len gave background/context on this APA proposal
      <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1osxm57PcCyIwWKAPqVSu8djzrMDTSlxNSC8YsmitUTE/edit?tab=t.ydwoy7jqqqra>
      and discussed draft COGA use cases
      <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1osxm57PcCyIwWKAPqVSu8djzrMDTSlxNSC8YsmitUTE/edit?tab=t.kyy43y4uc4ck>
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      We’ll continue discussion at Thursday’s subgroup meeting and, when
      ready, send to Janina.


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