Re: CfP Accessible Way-Finding using Web Technologies Comments

Hi all,

I 've just updated the objectives and they are now down to 8!

https://www.w3.org/WAI/RD/wiki/Accessibility_and_way-finding,_navigation_and_exploration_systems#Objectives

What do you think? I suggest that we leave the new scope and objectives
parts in and delete the old one.

Regards,
Christos

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Dr. Christos Kouroupetroglou
Web Accessibility Research & Engineering
Website: http://aetos.it.teithe.gr/~kourou/
Blog: http://a11y2020.wordpress.com/


2014-08-27 10:58 GMT+03:00 Christos Kouroupetroglou <chris.kourou@gmail.com>
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> Hi Simon and all,
>
> In response (hopefully quick) to your email, I included an objectives
> section in the page and also created a suggested new version of the scope
> (which obsiously does not include the questions).
> In the meeting we can see which ones to use and how.
>
> Regards,
> Christos.
> ᐧ
>
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> Dr. Christos Kouroupetroglou
> Web Accessibility Research & Engineering
> Website: http://aetos.it.teithe.gr/~kourou/
> Blog: http://a11y2020.wordpress.com/
>
>
> 2014-08-27 10:22 GMT+03:00 Simon Harper <simon.harper@manchester.ac.uk>:
>
> Hi everyone, so my comments for this CfP.
>>
>> In general I like it - new title is good (Accessible Way-Finding using
>> Web Technologies)
>>
>> Invitation, Introduction, Background, Dates, Submission, Review,
>> Copyright, Chairs, SC all look fine to me.
>>
>> The only thing I think needs some changes are the 'Scope and Reseach
>> Questions'. First I don't like to exclude just in case we get something
>> good; indeed, the CfP is supposed to give a favour of what we're looking
>> for and a loose scope IMO. So I don't like:
>>
>> NOTE: The scope of the symposium does NOT include:
>> Discussions about new indoor and outdoor positioning technologies in
>> general
>> Discussions about the effectiveness, precision or interoperability of
>> positioning and navigation systems in general.
>> Discussions about dynamic information integration in way-finding and
>> navigation systems that does not relate to accessibility.
>>
>> Next when I look back at all the other Symposia at
>> http://www.w3.org/WAI/RD/
>>
>> They don't have a big 'Scope and Reseach Questions' section but have a
>> tight 'objectives' section which starts:
>>
>> 'The objectives of this symposium are to' then there are probably the
>> between 8-10 statements.
>>
>> for example
>> http://www.w3.org/WAI/RD/2013/e-learning/#objectives
>>
>> I think if we could really thing about what the objectives are we would
>> be able to do this pretty fast.
>>
>> In fact some (most) already exist for instance from the current call
>>
>> 'Are current way-finding systems accessible for people with disabilities?
>> What are the main challenges and can web technologies help to address them?'
>>
>> could be re-written as
>>
>> Uncover the main challenges of accessible way-finding so as to understand
>> how web technologies can help address them?
>>
>> so we might have our first
>>
>> The objectives of this symposium are to:
>>         * Uncover the main challenges of accessible way-finding so as to
>> understand how web technologies can help address them?
>>
>> Just my thoughts!
>>
>>
>> Cheers
>> Si.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 27/08/2014 07:56, Simon Harper wrote:
>>
>>> Hi everyone,
>>>
>>> the CfP for Accessible Way-Finding using Web Technologies is available
>>> comments
>>>
>>> https://www.w3.org/WAI/RD/wiki/Accessibility_and_way-
>>> finding,_navigation_and_exploration_systems
>>>
>>> Could you skim it and send comments in time for today meeting please.
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>> Si.
>>>
>>>
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>>
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