Thread Subject: Documentation Subcommittee Notes 10/27

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From: Day Al-Mohamed
Date: Fri, Oct 27 2006 2:00 PM

As one of those people who tends to be rather obsessive about writing things down, I thought it might be useful to post a short summary of my personal notes from Thursday?s (today's) discussion.

Note: There may be some participants whose correct name or organization I did not capture.


First meeting of the Documentation and Technical Support Subcommittee
Thursday, October 27, 2006 from 2:00pm ? 3:00pm EST

Participants

Sun Microsystems, Inc. - Michele Budris
Easter Seals - Jennifer Dexter
American Council of the Blind ? Day Al-Mohamed
Information Technology Industry Council - Ken Salaets
Access Board ? Bruce Bailey
US Office of Personnel Management - Tom Brett
HP - Dave ?
Project Performance Corporation - Tamas
ITAA - Rex Lint
IBM - Bob Vitas
Social Security Administration - Mike Fratkin
Council of Citizens with Low Vision - Dawn Wilcox
AT & T ? Toni Acton?
Office on Disability, Mass. - Barbara
ITM - ?

First Meeting Convener ? Jennifer Dexter, Easter Seals

MEETING NOTES

1. Selection of Co-Chairs.

American Council of the Blind ? Day Al-Mohamed
Easter Seals - Jennifer Dexter
Information Technology Industry Council - Ken Salaets
Sun Microsystems, Inc. - Michele Budris

2. Open Discussion on Scope of Subcommittee and Issues.

What is the charter of this subcommittee?

Major Questions

1. Surveying and Summarizing the types of documentation and assistance that are being used today and any issues that might have arisen that need to be addressed.

2. 10 years later, what has changed? What is used now?

Specific Note for Inquiry from Social Security: Documentation from vendors that is required to be accessible and is not. There might need to be some clarity on what is an accessible document. Further clarifying what those standards. What does accessibility mean? Electronic format as a form of alternate format.

Note: Social Security may have gone beyond 508. However, even if SSA has gone beyond 508 it is important to remember we are here to see if these standards need to be refreshed.



Specific Note of Inquiry from the Office on Disability, MA: Concern that content of documentation be in a format that is useable.


Suggested Action: Contact Access Board staff and request a summary report as to the reasoning behind original version of this part of Section 508. What were the issues? What were problems leading in to the compromises?


3. ?Assignments? for Next Subcommittee Meeting

1. Formal request to Tim for a memo of the history of initial version and what were the issues first time around (the Suggested Action information ? see above). In addition, to request any information from data collection done by the Access Board already. ? Ken Salaets volunteered to contact Tim.

2. Review initial standards.

3. Identify areas where there is a need for further clarification or changes.

4. Examine where delivery mechanisms have changed and need to be addressed.

4. Tentative Agenda for Next Subcommittee Meeting

1. Review of information provided by Access Board ? if available.

2. Combine information and experiences from all participants to create a comprehensive ?laundry list? as a place to begin discussions (from Items #3 & 4 above)

Second meeting of the Documentation and Technical Support Subcommittee
Thursday, November 2, 2006 from 12:00pm ? 1:00pm EST




Day Al-Mohamed
Director of Advocacy and Governmental Affairs
American Council of the Blind
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Washington DC 20015
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