Thread Subject: Please Review: Updated Agenda for Today's Conference Call

From: Mike Paciello
Date: Tue, Mar 25 2008 10:40 AM

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Members of TEITAC:

Following is an updated agenda for today's plenary conference call. Note
that this call is currently scheduled for 3 hours, from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
EST. However, we have made arrangements to extend the meeting to 6:00 pm
EST, to accommodate provision discussions. The FEDRCC system will be
available for everyone using it.

Please note the following:

a) Adjustments were made in the agenda to address the administrative aspects
of the agenda first (per Laura Ruby's request)

b) A 15-minute break has been scheduled from 4:00 - 4:15, particularly to
accommodate the FEDRCC staff.

c) The public comment period occurs between 3:50 and 4:00 pm today

Provisions to be discussed are noted in the agenda below. Please be sure to
review the TEITAC wiki for the latest in provision comments and
recommendations.

Michele and Whitney have set up a special sandbox area for the open
provisions. The sandbox is located at:
http://teitac.org/wiki/EWG:OpenProvisions_March_12.

Regarding the consensus process for today, please note the following:

1) The agenda is organized to accommodate those provisions that are likely
to achieve consensus at the start. Specifically provisions 6-F through
1.1-B.

2) The remaining provisions, Subpart A (Purpose), and FPC's do not appear to
have consensus, nor does it appear we will achieve consensus. After brief
discussions on each, we will ask for two versions that the whole committee
agrees can be submitted to Access Board (with associated supporting
rationale). We would prefer two versions, but understand that more than two
versions may have to be considered. In either case, what is important is
that we are aligned in our consensus to submit more than one version.

3) After reviewing the TEITAC protocols with the Access Board (both David
Capozzi and Tim Creagan), we now better understand their expections of the
final deliverable, particularly what requires consensus. Please note the
directive on the last page of our Protocols under the subtopic,
"Recommendations", Section 19:

"Product of Advisory Committee Meetings. The intended product of the
advisory committee is a set of recommendations (highlighting is mine) in the
form of a written statement which should be signed by all committee members.
The recommendations will be used by the Access Board in developing a
proposed rule for accessibility standards for electronic and information
technology and for accessibility guidelines for telecommunication products."

In short, this means that only the provisions require consensus in the final
deliverable. Other aspects of the work product including the Narrative do
not require consensus because they are not the recommended provisions. We
are specifically calling out the Narrative because the EWG has worked
tirelessly and literally daily (particularly Michele and Whitney) to try to
include all comments. The end result, however, is something that is strictly
informational in relation to the provisions, and therefore does not require
consensus.

Still, the Access Board and the co-chairs would like us to submit a whole
product. We believe the Narrative as well as other parts of the overall work
effort is a reflection of the hard work of TEITAC. Frankly, it's nearly
impossible to quantify the total effort of this committee.

So, as we get down to these last few days, let's focus on the spirit and
principles identified in our protocols, reflected in Paragraph 2 of Section
19:

"Committee meetings should be conducted and work performed in a spirit of
collegiality and consensus should be achieved to the extent
possible....Members should strive to find common ground and articulate it in
its recommendations."

Regards and thanks,

Jim Tobias, Co-Chair
Mike Paciello, Co-Chair
TEITAC Home Page: www.teitac.org <http://www.teitac.org/>
TEITAC Wiki: http://teitac.org/wiki/TEITAC_Wiki

Telecommunications and Electronic and Information Technology Advisory
Committee


March 25, 2008
Agenda


Tuesday, 1:00 - 4:00 pm EST

Call in number: 888-566-8577 (toll free)
Pass code: TEITAC 11
TOHRU <http://teitac.org/tohru/> Meeting name: TEITAC
FedRCC: 914781
<http://www.fedrcc.us/Enter.aspx?EventID=914781&CustomerID=321>

1:00 - 1:10 Introduction and Roll Call by Co-Chairs (Jim Tobias & Mike
Paciello)

1:10 - 1:30 Status Review on Narrative & Open Definitions

1:30 - 1:40 Review of TEITAC Schedule/Minority Report Submission

1:40 - 1:50 Access Board Presentation Arrangements

1:50 - 3:50 Provision Consensus Discussion


* 6-F - Audio Clarity for VOIP

* 6-G - External Alerting Devices

* 3-J - Flashing (Content and User Interfaces)

* 7.C - Prompts

* 1-G - Text Size

* 1.1-B - Keyboard Shortcuts (Subpart D)

* 3.SS - Visual Indication of Keyboard Shortcuts

* 7.D - Accessible Templates

* 1.E - Visual Information

* 3.P - User Interface Components

* 3.U - AT Interoperability

* 3.VV - Assistive Technology

* 6 - D - Caller and Status Information

* Subpart A - Purpose

* Functional Performance Criteria


* E - With Limited Hearing

* I - Without Physical Contact

* J - With Cognitive, Language, or Learning Limitations

3:50 - 4:00 Public Comment

4:00 - 4:15 Break

4:15 - 5:50 Provision Consensus Discussion Continued

5:50 - 6:00 Summation & Concluding Comments (Jim Tobias & Mike Paciello)


Because this is an official meeting of the TEITAC the following protocols
are in place:

a. Only TEITAC members can speak for the first 2 hours and forty-five
minutes.

b. Members of the general public may ask questions or comment during
the last ten minutes of the call.

c. People who are not TEITAC committee members may speak before the
public comment period if a TEITAC member asks them to address a particular
point of expertise. Otherwise, nonmember statements should be reserved
until the public comment period.

d. Attendance will be taken.

e. *6 (star, six) mutes/un-mutes your line. Please mute your line when
you are not speaking. Please do not put the call on hold from your end.

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