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Knowbility supports the creation of a Verifiable Claims Working Group. We
have read the charter, and we believe this charter will provide promised
functionality to improve features of Accessibility in banking information,
educational qualifications, healthcare data, private and secure disability
assertions to access programs, and other sorts of machine-readable personal
information that has been verified by a 3rd party on the Web.
Knowbility may be implementing standards and programs for ourselves and
clients based on the Accessibility use cases associated with Verifiable
Claims.
We are in favor of this work moving forward, as we believe a common
structure for claims is essential to jump-starting a universal environment
for digital verification in the realm of Accessibility and digital equality.
As Leonie Watson noted so eloquently, "The task of independently verifying
oneself is difficult (or impossible) for many disabled people. Current
methods often require people with disabilities to relinquish any degree of
privacy and/or to share personal data insecurely. The ability to provide
verification digitally has enormous potential to change both these things."
Thanks!
* katie *
Katie Haritos-Shea
Knowbility Board Member and Advisory Committee Representative to W3C
Senior Accessibility Standards Architect (WCAG/Section 508/ADA/AODA)
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