Minutes: Low Vision Taskforce 21 June 2018 telecon

 https://www.w3.org/2018/06/21-lvtf-minutes.html


Low Vision Accessibility Task Force Teleconference21 Jun 2018Attendees
PresentJim, JohnRochford, Laura, ShawnRegretsErichChairjimScribeJim, Shawn
Contents

   - Topics <https://www.w3.org/2018/06/21-lvtf-minutes.html#agenda>
      1. WCAG Techniques
      <https://www.w3.org/2018/06/21-lvtf-minutes.html#item01>
      2. Low Vision Survey
      <https://www.w3.org/2018/06/21-lvtf-minutes.html#item02>
   - Summary of Action Items
   <https://www.w3.org/2018/06/21-lvtf-minutes.html#ActionSummary>
   - Summary of Resolutions
   <https://www.w3.org/2018/06/21-lvtf-minutes.html#ResolutionSummary>

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<jallan> scribe: Jim

<jallan> discussion of recruiting new members. Glenda has moved to COGA.
The pull of Silver is strong.

<jallan> many members have other interests
WCAG Techniques

<jallan> John will be lurking on the group.

<shawn> https://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/wiki/Wcag21-techniques#List_of_Techniques

<laura_>
https://rawgit.com/w3c/wcag/tech-spacing-override/techniques/css/spacing-override.html

<shawn> ^^^ for review

<laura_>
https://github.com/w3c/wcag/blob/tech-spacing-override/techniques/css/spacing-override.html

<shawn> Jim: Have techniques need to do for reflow, form controls, etc.

<laura_> Notes from AG meeting:
https://www.w3.org/2018/06/19-ag-minutes.html#item06

<shawn> Shawn dreams of time for this!

<shawn> Jim: a few things that came up, like hover thing. dont' have a
list. will need to dig through minutes

<shawn> scribe: Shawn

Jim: Have wealth of info in wiki. Some things proposed for Sliver that
maybe didn't have user need for.

<jallan> https://rawgit.com/w3c/coga/master/techniques/index.html

Jim: Think techniques & user need doc first.

<jallan>
https://medium.theuxblog.com/accessibility-lessons-from-blind-and-low-vision-users-cf86a8051e12

Jim: Foudn articles on low vision & web accessibility.

<jallan>
https://webdesign.tutsplus.com/articles/accessibility-basics-designing-for-visual-impairment--cms-27634

Jim: inteeresting in use of animated gifs for showing differences for color
blindness
... might want to do someting like that for our exanmples
Low Vision Survey

Jim: Jared says will have rough draft in a week or so. Looking to get
survey out in Aug.
... end of Aug
... sent him notes from previous LVTF meeting
... not as technical as some of the info we wanted.
... but useful

Shawn: Thanks for techniques work, Laura!
Summary of Action ItemsSummary of Resolutions[End of minutes]

-- 
Jim Allan, Accessibility Coordinator
Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired
1100 W. 45th St., Austin, Texas 78756
voice 512.206.9315    fax: 512.206.9452 http://www.tsbvi.edu/
"We shape our tools and thereafter our tools shape us." McLuhan, 1964