Re: [EXTERNAL] WoT Middleware

I like the accessibility metadata notation/certification concept as well.

In addition to identifying accessibility problems in middleware, it would
also help identify accessibility problems in pass-through or, increasingly
automatic accessibility technologies.

For example, in broadcast television programming, closed captions sometimes
fail to pass-through local broadcasters' equipment. Another example is when
a service's auto-captions conflict with the content provider's
human-generated captions -- Zoom will not pass through captions if local
auto-captions are turned on and there is no way to identify this issue as
far as I know. Another scenario I can think of is of auto-accessibility
features -- cloud-agent AI accessibility services are usually superior to
user-agent AI accessibility services -- and it would be helpful to know
which agent is providing accessibility.

On Thu, Jan 27, 2022 at 9:43 AM Janina Sajka <janina@rednote.net> wrote:

> I like the this suggestion for metadata. That could then become a
> machine testable WCAG3 conformance requirement.
>
> Best,
>
> Janina
>
>
> White, Jason J writes:
> > Perhaps this is another good reason to agree that accessibility-related
> metadata are important, as those in the digital publishing community have
> been arguing for years. Work has also been done in Digital Publishing to
> support transformation of the metadata to the formats used in publishers'
> catalogues (e.g., the shopping site from which you purchase the book).
> > Do we need similar arrangements for WoT and similar products?
> > Another relevant concept, emerging from security-related work, is the
> Software Bill of Materials. As I understand the concept, it identifies all
> of the components used in a piece of software. Perhaps we need metadata
> that identify the software related to a hardware product (both what is in
> firmware and what the user has to access to configure and run the device).
> > Finally, of course, effective anti-discrimination laws which ensure that
> the apps, documentation and Web sites associated with end-user devices meet
> accessibility criteria seem to me to be a necessity. This is obviously a
> policy issue, hence beyond the scope of our work, but I am concerned that,
> without it, progress will be slow and inconsistent.
> >
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> > Sent: Thursday, 27 January 2022 8:44
> > To: public-rqtf@w3.org; Joshue O Connor <joconnor@w3.org>
> > Subject: [EXTERNAL] WoT Middleware
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