RE: Maturity Model Group Note Message

I like this version. One suggestion. On this line I would delete “compliance” as there could be a myriad of reasons for wanting to improve an organization’s accessibility capability:

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From: Dr. Keith Newton <newtonsgroove2@gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, August 12, 2024 5:18 PM
To: Angela Barker <angela.barker@ukg.com>
Cc: Charles LaPierre <charlesl@benetech.org>; Jeff Kline <jeffrey.l.kline@gmail.com>; David Fazio <dfazio@helixopp.com>; Maturity Model TF <public-maturity@w3.org>
Subject: Re: Maturity Model Group Note Message

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The draft version of the message from David and Jeff's edits are both well-positioned to convey the necessary information succinctly and encourage active participation from our audience . For greater engagement, I suggest a shorter version to more effectively encourage participation.

Overview:

The Accessibility Maturity Model offers a practical framework for organizations of all sizes to assess, track, and enhance their policies, processes, and practices towards achieving defined accessibility goals. This document outlines essential organizational elements that influence accessibility compliance and provides guidance on evaluating effectiveness.

Request for Feedback:

Your insights are invaluable. We seek a wide range of perspectives, from diverse industries and organizational sizes, to ensure the model's robustness and applicability.

How to Comment:

  *   Via GitHub: Please contribute by opening new issues for distinct topics at GitHub Issues for Maturity Model<https://github.com/w3c/maturity-model/issues>.
  *   Via Email: If GitHub is inaccessible, email us at public-maturity@w3.org<mailto:public-maturity@w3.org> with your comments in the message body (not as attachments). Please begin your subject line with "Maturity Model Draft".

Thoughts?

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On Mon, Aug 12, 2024 at 4:12 PM Angela Barker <angela.barker@ukg.com<mailto:angela.barker@ukg.com>> wrote:
Agreed with Jeff’s edits and the note about not calling a lot of attention to the scoring.

Cheers,
Angela

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From: Charles LaPierre <charlesl@benetech.org<mailto:charlesl@benetech.org>>
Date: Monday, August 12, 2024 at 6:41 AM
To: Jeff Kline <jeffrey.l.kline@gmail.com<mailto:jeffrey.l.kline@gmail.com>>, David Fazio <dfazio@helixopp.com<mailto:dfazio@helixopp.com>>, Maturity Model TF <public-maturity@w3.org<mailto:public-maturity@w3.org>>
Subject: [External Origin] Re: Maturity Model Group Note Message
Good points Jeff, I agree, and now that you point them out I am wondering why I didn't catch them 😉


Thanks

Charles

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From: Jeff Kline <jeffrey.l.kline@gmail.com<mailto:jeffrey.l.kline@gmail.com>>
Sent: Monday, August 12, 2024 6:35 AM
To: David Fazio <dfazio@helixopp.com<mailto:dfazio@helixopp.com>>; Maturity Model TF <public-maturity@w3.org<mailto:public-maturity@w3.org>>
Subject: Re: Maturity Model Group Note Message


Hi David,



Looks good. I have a few proposed in line edits, and comments below.









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From: David Fazio <dfazio@helixopp.com<mailto:dfazio@helixopp.com>>
Date: Sunday, August 11, 2024 at 11:45 PM
To: Maturity Model TF <public-maturity@w3.org<mailto:public-maturity@w3.org>>
Subject: Maturity Model Group Note Message

I have drafted a message to send leadership when we are ready to publish our Group Note. Please, see below. Feel free to reply with comments. We will discuss on Wednesday.

____________________________________________

Dear WAI Interest Group,



W3C WAI invites you to comment on a Draft W3C Group Note:

Accessibility Maturity Model



https://w3c.github.io/maturity-model/




This is the planned last draft before we publish it as a W3C Group Note. <jk> Are we sure we want to commit to this? Its possible we may need another draft…or two after this.IMO <jk>



Overview:



The Accessibility Maturity Model provides a practical methodology for organizations of any size to evaluate, monitor, <jk> implied by the other 2 descriptors<jk> and continuously improve their internal governance through policies, processes, and practices to achieve organizational accessibility goals expectations <jk> too many descriptors. This one is less concrete more aspirational<jk> and requirements.



The contents of this document are intended to provide a framework for identifying <jk>which describes<jk> key elements, within any organization, that impact organization compliance with accessibility goals, expectations, <jk> see comment above<jk>and requirements. Additionally, it informs organizations how to determine whether, and how well, those elements are operating in a manner that supports its overall  digital accessibility initiatives and success.



Requesting feedback:



We encourage broad review from a wide range of organization sizes and industries. This draft incorporates substantial revisions  and refinements made in response to comments on the previous Working Drafts by various stakeholders. Stakeholder feedback has resulted in substantial revisions, and refinement. <jk> Is this statement the same as the one before it?<jk>



We are particularly interested in receiving feedback related to scoring methods for this maturity model. <jk> Scoring is not yet covered in the document, only built into the tool, and not with use instructions, so should we call a lot of attention to that aspect for this release?<jk>



Comments:



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