RE: Mobile A11y Task Force Agenda April 4 - unusual instructions

The official line on Flash from Adobe is that it is best suited for video and gaming, and if you need to provide user interface controls or textual information that we recommend using native controls.  With that in mind, I suggest that going through the Flash techniques may not be the best use of your time.
AWK

From: Jonathan Avila [mailto:jon.avila@ssbbartgroup.com]
Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2014 12:12 PM
To: kim@redstartsystems.com; public-mobile-a11y-tf@w3.org
Cc: Andrew Kirkpatrick; Joshue O Connor; Kelly.Ford@microsoft.com; jimallan@tsbvi.edu
Subject: RE: Mobile A11y Task Force Agenda April 4 - unusual instructions

It would seem that Flash techniques may not be applicable to mobile as mobile specific platforms no longer provide Flash Player support and Flash Player accessibility was not supported on these platforms.  I know Windows Platforms like the windows 8.x on the Surface Pro would support Flash but this type of configuration is the exception as it's not a mobile specific platform.  It's not clear if Flash accessibility is supported on the Surface RT platform -- to my knowledge it's not.  My point being that I don't think need to go through the Flash techniques individually for mobile - perhaps we could make a general statement.  Perhaps Andrew can clarify any confusion that I may have.

Jonathan

From: Kim Patch [mailto:kim@redstartsystems.com<mailto:kim@redstartsystems.com>]
Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2014 11:27 AM
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Subject: Mobile A11y Task Force Agenda April 4 - unusual instructions


Greetings!

We are canceling the formal meeting this week. Instead, we'd like everyone to use the time to go through the remaining WCAG techniques. There are only about 120 more to go. Here's a map of what's done and what needs to be done: https://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/mobile-a11y-tf/wiki/Assignments#Assignments.

The techniques that haven't yet been looked at are broken into 8 groups of 15-20 each, and labeled "OPEN". If everyone can take one we'll be done - if you have a little more time, feel free to take a couple. Replace "OPEN" on the wiki page with your name to take one. Also, feel free to add your comments to any techniques that have already been looked at once. This will speed our process down the line.

The next Mobile A11y Taskforce meeting will be Friday April 11  at 10AM Eastern (Length: 1 hour).  One of the agenda items at that meeting will be for Jan to take us through his analysis of the BBC guidelines.

Thanks!
Kathy & Kim
Mobile Accessibility Taskforce Co-facilitators