Fwd: XR Subgroup Update [April 27th 2021]

After today's call, I wanted to share this which I suspect many have not
yet seen: an example of work already happening (somewhere within our group,
but how many of you knew this was happening?) - and this is just related to
XR captioning!

Suzanne is already working on a "testable statement", and I'd really be
concerned if we didn't have a mechanism to add a new testable requirement
like this into our larger effort, for the sole reason that we've
collectively been working on other aspects of WCAG 3, so updating the
existing corpus of requirements is "off limits". I assert we should be
publishing regular updates of these types of tests in either or both WCAG
'frameworks' - the key being "timely" updates. (I note as well that the
main reason we spun up the COGA, LV and Mobile TF's was because we let too
much time lapse between updates of our spec in the past. I believe we
should be trying to avoid that kind of bottleneck problem too.)

This is not about NOT turning our efforts to WCAG 3 - we need to get
cracking in earnest there - but it's about staying focused on all of the
moving parts, of which scalable, score-able and repeatable testing methods
will always exist.

JF

---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Michael Crabb (Staff) <m.z.crabb@dundee.ac.uk>
Date: Tue, Apr 27, 2021 at 8:28 AM
Subject: XR Subgroup Update [April 27th 2021]
To: Silver Task Force <public-silver@w3.org>


The Silver XR Subgroup is currently working asynchronously and is not
carrying out weekly meetings. This email is intended as a brief update on
work the group is carrying out.



1) @Suzanne Taylor has begun work on a method for the “Provides
customization of caption timing to support people with limited
manipulation, strength, or cognition” outcome. *Please find time to give
feedback on this if you can*

https://docs.google.com/document/d/12o2S3XVltDgsMTjbHPPi0FMTJeoUAKqOrN8jpArkfFQ/edit#heading=h.ynbi2ooffkzm



2) There are currently 9 open issues<
https://github.com/w3c/silver/labels/Subgroup%3A%20XR%20-%20Captions> on
the w3c/silver github repository that relate to XR/captions. Initial
responses have been created to 8 of these and are available below. Please
take time to review/comment on these before they are placed on GitHub on 29
th April.

     *   Issue #259 -
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1om7h7HE-9sIPeBRmJrBSESQWsMGH8PysiWCpAUWXBUQ/edit#heading=h.4vci8db4rzyf

     *   Issue #360 -
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1om7h7HE-9sIPeBRmJrBSESQWsMGH8PysiWCpAUWXBUQ/edit#heading=h.74t0jj1f9zsv

     *   Issue #379 -
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1om7h7HE-9sIPeBRmJrBSESQWsMGH8PysiWCpAUWXBUQ/edit#heading=h.md2t9liawuub

     *   Issue #415 -
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1om7h7HE-9sIPeBRmJrBSESQWsMGH8PysiWCpAUWXBUQ/edit#heading=h.puvqxs9jitu6

     *   Issue #420 -
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1om7h7HE-9sIPeBRmJrBSESQWsMGH8PysiWCpAUWXBUQ/edit#heading=h.owhufmt71jiw

     *   Issue #421 -
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1om7h7HE-9sIPeBRmJrBSESQWsMGH8PysiWCpAUWXBUQ/edit#heading=h.f42tzcuviq8

     *   Issue #438 -
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1om7h7HE-9sIPeBRmJrBSESQWsMGH8PysiWCpAUWXBUQ/edit#heading=h.99dkihi2fd7k

     *   Issue #474 -
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1om7h7HE-9sIPeBRmJrBSESQWsMGH8PysiWCpAUWXBUQ/edit#heading=h.jeaggtnahirc



3)  Work is underway on organising our Working Document
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1om7h7HE-9sIPeBRmJrBSESQWsMGH8PysiWCpAUWXBUQ/edit>
in order to provide clarity for short/medium term subgroup plans.

     *   Our current goal is to finish initial drafts for guidelines
relating to subtitling in XR

     *   We need to start thinking about caption accuracy and if this is
something that should be included for WCAG3

        *   Mike to explore methods that have been used to carry this out
previously

     *   If you would like to participate then please reach out or visit
the working document



Kind Regards



Mike Crabb





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