Re: Cognitive and Learning Disabilities Task Force - DRAFT

I think it's a great idea and think it should be associated with the WCAG
WG. I'd also love to contribute if the teleconference was at a reasonable
time in Australia.

On Thursday, September 12, 2013, Andrew Kirkpatrick wrote:

> WCAG’ers – ****
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> The Protocols and Formats WG is proposing a new task force on cognitive
> and learning disabilities and we’ve been asked if we agree that it is a
> good idea and whether we would like it to be a joint TF with WCAG.  The
> draft TF work statement is here:
> http://www.w3.org/2013/08/draft-cognitive-a11y-tf.html****
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> We are interested in the opinion of the group on this matter.  The chairs
> feel that this work is valuable and timely in that we do need to continue
> to evaluate possible improvements in WCAG or in techniques to better
> support users with cognitive or learning disabilities, and this task force
> can help by focusing directly on that topic.  We expect that we will need
> to recruit additional members in order to have enough participation for the
> TF, but believe that is achievable.  This task force will operate in a
> substantially independent manner from WCAG and PF, but may contribute
> techniques that the main WG needs to review and the main WG will also need
> to approve the release of any publications produced by the group.****
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> Please take a look at the work statement and share your thoughts.****
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> Thanks,****
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> AWK****
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> Andrew Kirkpatrick****
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> Group Product Manager, Accessibility****
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> Adobe Systems ****
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