Re: [important] combined RDWG and APA WG charters

> On May 20, 2015, at 07:39, Shadi Abou-Zahra <shadi@w3.org> wrote:
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> Please find a proposed charter for this combined effort for comments:
> - http://www.w3.org/2015/04/draft-spec-charter
This proposal captures the essential work of the RDWG, integrating it more closely with the specification review and coordination function of the APA WG. It is therefore in line with the direction taken in the previous draft RDWG charter.

It is also proposed that the APA WG should not coordinate with groups outside of the W3C. A consequence of this internal focus, however, is that valuable work and deliverables are lost. The most significant among them, in my view, is the guidance for accessibility-aware research. I am unaware of the current state of the Education and Outreach (EOWG) charter, but it may be feasible to develop a note on accessibility-aware research in the EO context. Opinions are likely to differ on the value of the externally-oriented activities and deliverables proposed in the RDWG charter that would no longer proceed under the combined APA WG proposal.

Apart from this reservation, I am supportive of the idea of incorporating a longer-term perspective, informed by research, into the activities of the APA WG.


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