- From: Janina Sajka <janina@rednote.net>
- Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2022 08:44:11 -0500
- To: public-rqtf@w3.org, Joshue O Connor <joconnor@w3.org>
Thinking of how to explain what we mean by "middleware," ... Consider a consumer who wants a few smart lightbulbs. Searching for "Google Home" +lightbulb points to pages like this one: https://www.pocket-lint.com/smart-home/buyers-guides/155413-best-smart-lights-bulbs-sets-beginners The frightening aspect of virtually every description provided at that page is the reference to an app. Is it an accessible app? There's no way to validate that requirement. Yet, before you can interface to Home or to Alexa, you must get the device working with that app. That's what we mean by "middleware." PS: Amazon.com is even worse. It just tells you it "works with Alexa," but leaves out the middleware. -- Janina Sajka (she/her/hers) https://linkedin.com/in/jsajka Linux Foundation Fellow Executive Chair, Accessibility Workgroup: http://a11y.org The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) Co-Chair, Accessible Platform Architectures http://www.w3.org/wai/apa
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