Re: W3C Equity Community Group

Hi Equity CG,

Today’s minutes: https://www.w3.org/2024/07/22-equity-minutes.html


While Tzviya and I reviewed the draft maturity model evolution we had questions about terminology and reviewed the current Accessibility Maturity Model.

It has changed since we started this effort in January (?) and the new model is clearer and easier to understand.

Jen will copy the new accessibility maturity model and incorporate our work-to-date ahead of our next equity community group meeting on August 5.

Thank you, and see you on August 5,
Jen

Jennifer Strickland ツ
(they/them, she/her)
Senior Accessibility Human Centered Engineer
Human Centered AI (L135)
The MITRE Corporation
Email: jstrickland@mitre.org<mailto:jstrickland@mitre.org>
Cell: 571-319-2230



From: jstrickland@mitre.org
When: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM July 22, 2024
Subject: W3C Equity Community Group


Hello Equity Community Group!
Minutes
We met on Monday, July 8: Bruce Bailey, Wendy Reid, and me.

  *   We discussed that the APA group (Accessible Platform Architectures) would like to meet with us at TPAC. I don’t yet have a definitive agenda. From what they’ve said, they want to hear what we are working on. Perhaps they’ve forgotten / don’t know that Sheri Byrne-Haber spoke with the Accessibility Maturity Model (AMM) task force at the beginning of this effort to obtain this permission, and David Fazio was also in communication at the outset.
  *   To date we’ve used the AMM as a template (build on greatness, right?) to evolve and include equity, sustainable web, and thinking towards the inclusion of internationalization, privacy, and web performance.
  *   Bruce and I worked on the document a bit. I don’t think repeating ‘accessible, equitable, and environmentally sustainable” over and over is user centered. It makes the readability difficult. I brought in some elements from a policy template. At the outset we define the principles of the policy. As we move through the document, we may outline the dimensions and evidence, but they don’t need to list out those principles over and over. Instead, there will be specifics, including references to guidelines. This may not work, but we shall see.
  *   Under the section, “Communications proof points<https://w3c.github.io/maturity-model/#dfn-proof-point> may include but are not limited to:” there are some bullet points highlighted. Those are the original text from the AMM. In sub-bullets beneath each are multiple options that could replace those. This is where that repetition really became “noisy.”
⁠[Muscle] Go Sheri, Go! ⁠[Bow and arrow]
Sheri will soon compete at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, August 28 to September 8: https://www.paralympic.org/paris-2024/about-us

Next meeting
The next meeting is Monday, July 22, 2024, and the meeting information can be obtained at:
https://www.w3.org/events/meetings/46895853-90ff-470c-a6a0-a1c8e60ca6b4/

This is a recurring meeting for the W3C Equity Community Group, occuring every two weeks on Monday at 10 am Eastern [Time Zone Converter:https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html]<https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html%5D>.
IRC
#equity at https://webirc.w3.org/#/connect

Connect

  *   Equity Community Group: https://www.w3.org/community/equity/

  *   Github: https://github.com/w3c/equity-cg

  *   W3C Slack, Equity Community Group: https://w3ccommunity.slack.com/archives/C04C3HN1DK2

Zoom Details
We’re using the MITRE Zoom, while W3C Zoom doesn't work. I don’t have any information on the new W3C Zoom. The connection details are available at https://www.w3.org/events/meetings/46895853-90ff-470c-a6a0-a1c8e60ca6b4/.


Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns. I’m looking forward to seeing you on the 22nd of July.
Kindly,
Jen
Jennifer Strickland ツ
(they/them, she/her)
Senior Human Centered Accessibility Engineer
Collaboration and Social Computing (L178)
The MITRE Corporation
Email: jstrickland@mitre.org<mailto:jstrickland@mitre.org>
Cell: 571-319-2230