For Review: Cognitive Accessibility Research Modules — First Draft Notes

Dear WAI Interest Group,

W3C WAI invites you to comment on new W3C Group Note Drafts.

*Cognitive Accessibility Research Modules* <https://www.w3.org/TR/coga-research-modules/> is an overview document that introduces:

  * Voice Systems and Conversational Interfaces <https://www.w3.org/TR/coga-voice/>
  * Technology Assisted Indoor Navigation / Wayfinding <https://www.w3.org/TR/coga-wayfinding/>
  * Online Safety and Wellbeing (Algorithms and Data) <https://www.w3.org/TR/coga-safety/>
  * Supported Decision-Making Online <https://www.w3.org/TR/coga-sdm/>

Information on related work is in Cognitive Accessibility at W3C <https://www.w3.org/WAI/cognitive/>.


    Overview

These Cognitive Accessibility Research Modules are early, in-progress drafts. They cover research on accessibility for people with cognitive and learning disabilities. They address:

  * user needs
  * accessibility issues
  * directions for solutions
  * areas for further research

These research documents are intended to inform W3C work. They are also useful for researchers, policy makers, developers, designers, and content creators.


    For Review

We welcome all input on these early drafts. We particularly seek input on what might be appropriate to add to these documents, including:

  * other relevant research
  * additional user needs
  * connection between research and priorities for new work in W3C groups


    Comments

To comment, please open a new issue in the coga GitHub repository <https://github.com/w3c/coga/issues/new>. Create a separate GitHub issue for each topic, rather than commenting on multiple topics in a single issue.

If it's not feasible for you to use GitHub, email your comments to public-coga-comments@w3.org Please put your comments in the body of the message, not as an attachment.


    Thanks

W3C thanks everyone who contributed to these documents. See Editor at the top of the documents and the contributors lists <https://www.w3.org/TR/coga-research-modules/#significant-contributors-to-the-research-modules>.

Regards,
Lisa Seeman-Horwitz and Julie Rawe, Cognitive and Learning Disabilities Accessibility (COGA) Task Force Co-Facilitators
Matthew Atkinson and Janina Sajka, Accessible Platform Architectures Working Group Co-Chairs
Alastair Campbell and Rachael Bradley Montgomery, Accessibility Guidelines Working Group Co-Chairs
Roy Ruoxi Ran, W3C Staff Contact for the COGA Task Force
Kevin White, Senior Principal Accessibility Specialist
Shawn Lawton Henry, Director, W3C Accessibility Initiative (WAI)


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Shawn Lawton Henry
Director, W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)
www.w3.org/People/Shawn