- From: Judy Brewer <jbrewer@w3.org>
- Date: Fri, 25 Jun 1999 00:53:44 -0400
- To: w3c-wai-eo@w3.org
EOWG June 25, detailed agenda & some drafts Time: 8:30 - 10:00 a.m. US Eastern Time Bridge: +1 617 252 1038 AGENDA 1. Status of action items from last time: - Rob Neff to give Judy Brewer Adobe contact for AUWG discussion. DONE - Working group to review Events page and give comments to Judy or to the Events list. ?? - Working group to review Alternate Browser page and comment on the accuracy and appropriateness of the entries. ?? - Harvey Bingham to ask Mike Paciello to review the Alternate Browser page for additions. ?? - William Loughborough, Bill Shackleton, (others?) to review business case document once available. UNTIL THEN - Chuck Letourneau, Geoff Freed, to deal with comments from IG and EO review of WCAG curriculum. ?? - Sheela Sethuraman and Marja-Riitta Koivunen to also review the WCAG Curriculum. ?? 2. Status of to-be-wrapped-up batch of deliverables: - css access features revision DONE. - smil access features MORE PROGRESS (Marja, Ian) - rnib film MORE PROGRESS, LAUNCH PLANNED - wcag curriculum MORE PROGRESS - translation coordination page - core reference note with scenarios - wai overview curriculum - brochure 3. Outreach updates - who's doing what events - and a reminder to look at the events calendar 4. Quick Tips update/reprint - we've distributed about 20,000 already, and need to get more printed. (thots on quantity?) - any edits that really ought to be made? here's your chance. re-alignment with final WCAG1.0? clarity? grammar...? - any thoughts from how these are being used? they seem to be even more popular than expected. - check out current text at http://www.w3.org/WAI/References/QuickTips - or here it is: ------------------------- Quick tips to make accessible Web sites FOR COMPLETE GUIDELINES & CHECKLIST: WWW.W3.ORG/WAI - Images & animations. Use the alt attribute to describe the function of all visuals. - Image maps. Use client-side MAP and text for hotspots. - Multimedia. Provide captioning and transcripts of audio, descriptions of video, and accessible versions in case inaccessible formats are used. - Hypertext links. Use text that makes sense when read out of context. For instance, do not use "click here." - Page organization. Use headings, lists, and consistent structure. Use CSS for layout and style where possible. - Graphs & charts. Summarize or use the longdesc attribute. - Scripts, applets, & plug-ins. Provide alternative content in case active features are inaccessible or unsupported. - Frames. Label with the title or name attribute. - Tables. Make line by line reading sensible. Summarize. Avoid using tables for column layout. - Check your work. Validate the HTML. Use evaluation tools and text-only browsers to verify accessibility. ------------------------- 5. Review of WAI site - right now it's hard to find information. What would help in the short term, short of a full-fledged design review, which we should do eventually? What would work as part of a full-fledged design review? - how to make make the resources more obvious? - how to make participation in the project clearer? - how important (or how fast) to make it snazzier, more of a third-generation site, make the top page a non-scrolling gateway to WAI resources and activities without trying to pile everything on the front page? Please particularly review: - http://www.w3.org/WAI - http://www.w3.org/WAI/References 6. Draft of message for "gallery" request - we are giving this item a more urgent status on the priority list. The idea would be to get at least an initial set of accessible design examples up for people's reference, to be supplemented later by stable demonstration tutorials. - do we have enough reviewers? - [DRAFT MESSAGE TO WAI IG] The EOWG would like to assemble a diverse "gallery" of Web sites that are Double-A compliant with WCAG 1.0 and which demonstrate different kinds of site design and subject matter. These sites should be relatively stable in terms of design. If you believe you have, or know of such a site, please send e-mail to <wai-review@w3.org>[??] and include the URI of the site, and any information regarding the potential stability of the site. If reviewers agree that the site is a good example of Double-AA WCAG 1.0 conformance, we may select that site and contact the site's Web master to request permission to include the site in the WAI WCAG Gallery. [END OF DRAFT] - [DRAFT OF INTRO & DISCLAIMER FOR GALLERY] Accessible design works across all subject matter and types of sites. The following sites provide some examples of active Web sites that are conformant with Double-A level (priorities one and two) of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0. The sites on this reference list have been selected to demonstrate diverse design styles and subject matter. The sites were considered accessible by reviewers as of the date indicated next to the URI for the site. All sites listed are with permission from the sites' Webmasters. More information about the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines is available at <....> [END OF DRAFT] 7. Meeting schedule - what about rotating our meeting time, or adding a later session once a month, so that a few more people from the US West Coast can participate? - Judy ---------- Judy Brewer jbrewer@w3.org +1.617.258.9741 http://www.w3.org/WAI Director, Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) International Program Office World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) MIT/LCS Room NE43-355, 545 Technology Square, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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