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From: Jim Tobias
Date: Fri, Mar 30 2007 4:10 PM
Subject: TEITAC update

To all TEITAC members:

Thanks to all of you for the work you're putting into TEITAC. Here's an
update:

1. Editorial Working Group. The EWG has been established; its members are
Whitney Quesenbery,
Michele Budris, Allen Hoffman, Mike Paciello, and Jim Tobias. We will be
meeting this coming
Tuesday, April 3. Soon thereafter we will release the template for the 2nd
draft of subcommittee
reports. The EWG will present its proposals for the Final Report at the May
22-24, TEITAC
face-to-face meeting, and will prepare an interim report to the Access
Board's May meeting
on May 31, 2007.

2. Webinars. (For our purposes, we are defining "webinar" as a combination
of a conference call
and some visual content such as web pages or slides.) There are several
topics of relevance to
TEITAC that will not be able to be delivered to a plenary, or are of
interest only to some
members. We are encouraging you to plan a webinar for any relevant topics.
Some webinars
fit into a subcommittee's domain, and some cut across subcommittees. In
order to assure
accessibility, we are asking you to provide the visual material at least a
week in advance.
Access Board staff will review it, then post it on the wiki. We expect the
webinar organizer
to reach out to all potential attendees via the mailing lists and the wiki.
If you need any
assistance with this, please contact Mike or Jim.

3. May Face-to-Face Meeting. The agenda will include 2 unopposed meeting
times for each
subcommittee, and sufficient plenary time to discuss and (we hope) resolve
the design of the
Final Report. If there are other topics that you want addressed, and they
are not suitable
for a webinar or conference call, please refer them to Mike and Jim by April
13.

Thanks again for all your efforts!


***
Mike Paciello
Jim Tobias
TEITAC Co-Chairs

From: Andi Snow-Weaver
Date: Mon, Apr 02 2007 5:20 AM
Subject: Re: TEITAC update

Jim,

Is there a recommended webinar tool that we should use?

In the case of slides only, you don't really need such a tool as all
participants can download the slides. But if you want to do a live demo,
you need some kind of screen sharing application. If there is a fee
involved, will the Access Board pay the fee?

Andi




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03/30/2007 06:07
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Please respond to
TEITAC Committee
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To all TEITAC members:

Thanks to all of you for the work you're putting into TEITAC. Here's an
update:

1. Editorial Working Group. The EWG has been established; its members are
Whitney Quesenbery,
Michele Budris, Allen Hoffman, Mike Paciello, and Jim Tobias. We will be
meeting this coming
Tuesday, April 3. Soon thereafter we will release the template for the 2nd
draft of subcommittee
reports. The EWG will present its proposals for the Final Report at the
May
22-24, TEITAC
face-to-face meeting, and will prepare an interim report to the Access
Board's May meeting
on May 31, 2007.

2. Webinars. (For our purposes, we are defining "webinar" as a combination
of a conference call
and some visual content such as web pages or slides.) There are several
topics of relevance to
TEITAC that will not be able to be delivered to a plenary, or are of
interest only to some
members. We are encouraging you to plan a webinar for any relevant
topics.
Some webinars
fit into a subcommittee's domain, and some cut across subcommittees. In
order to assure
accessibility, we are asking you to provide the visual material at least a
week in advance.
Access Board staff will review it, then post it on the wiki. We expect the
webinar organizer
to reach out to all potential attendees via the mailing lists and the wiki.
If you need any
assistance with this, please contact Mike or Jim.

3. May Face-to-Face Meeting. The agenda will include 2 unopposed meeting
times for each
subcommittee, and sufficient plenary time to discuss and (we hope) resolve
the design of the
Final Report. If there are other topics that you want addressed, and they
are not suitable
for a webinar or conference call, please refer them to Mike and Jim by
April
13.

Thanks again for all your efforts!


***
Mike Paciello
Jim Tobias
TEITAC Co-Chairs

From: Andrew Kirkpatrick
Date: Mon, Apr 02 2007 5:55 AM
Subject: Re: TEITAC update

How large of an audience do we need to accommodate? I can support up to 75 on a moment's notice or up to 1200 with a few days notice. Our system works with the federal RT captioning too.
Awk


---
Andrew Kirkpatrick

Corporate Accessibility Engineering Lead

Adobe Systems

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617.219.2209

-----Original Message-----
From: Andi Snow-Weaver [mailto: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = ]
Sent: Monday, April 02, 2007 04:19 AM Pacific Standard Time
To: TEITAC Committee
Subject: Re: [teitac-committee] TEITAC update

Jim,

Is there a recommended webinar tool that we should use?

In the case of slides only, you don't really need such a tool as all
participants can download the slides. But if you want to do a live demo,
you need some kind of screen sharing application. If there is a fee
involved, will the Access Board pay the fee?

Andi




"Jim Tobias"
<tobias@inclusive
.com> To
Sent by: "'TEITAC Committee'"
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ac.org
Subject
[teitac-committee] TEITAC update
03/30/2007 06:07
PM


Please respond to
TEITAC Committee
<teitac-committee
@list.teitac.org>






To all TEITAC members:

Thanks to all of you for the work you're putting into TEITAC. Here's an
update:

1. Editorial Working Group. The EWG has been established; its members are
Whitney Quesenbery,
Michele Budris, Allen Hoffman, Mike Paciello, and Jim Tobias. We will be
meeting this coming
Tuesday, April 3. Soon thereafter we will release the template for the 2nd
draft of subcommittee
reports. The EWG will present its proposals for the Final Report at the
May
22-24, TEITAC
face-to-face meeting, and will prepare an interim report to the Access
Board's May meeting
on May 31, 2007.

2. Webinars. (For our purposes, we are defining "webinar" as a combination
of a conference call
and some visual content such as web pages or slides.) There are several
topics of relevance to
TEITAC that will not be able to be delivered to a plenary, or are of
interest only to some
members. We are encouraging you to plan a webinar for any relevant
topics.
Some webinars
fit into a subcommittee's domain, and some cut across subcommittees. In
order to assure
accessibility, we are asking you to provide the visual material at least a
week in advance.
Access Board staff will review it, then post it on the wiki. We expect the
webinar organizer
to reach out to all potential attendees via the mailing lists and the wiki.
If you need any
assistance with this, please contact Mike or Jim.

3. May Face-to-Face Meeting. The agenda will include 2 unopposed meeting
times for each
subcommittee, and sufficient plenary time to discuss and (we hope) resolve
the design of the
Final Report. If there are other topics that you want addressed, and they
are not suitable
for a webinar or conference call, please refer them to Mike and Jim by
April
13.

Thanks again for all your efforts!


***
Mike Paciello
Jim Tobias
TEITAC Co-Chairs

From: Jim Tobias
Date: Mon, Apr 02 2007 6:45 AM
Subject: Re: TEITAC update

There is no recommended tool (or budget). Webinar organizers are
entirely on their own.

***
Jim Tobias
Inclusive Technologies
+1.732.441.0831 v/tty
+1.908.907.2387 mobile
skype jimtobias


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andi Snow-Weaver [mailto: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = ]
> Sent: Monday, April 02, 2007 7:14 AM
> To: TEITAC Committee
> Subject: Re: [teitac-committee] TEITAC update
>
> Jim,
>
> Is there a recommended webinar tool that we should use?
>
> In the case of slides only, you don't really need such a tool
> as all participants can download the slides. But if you want
> to do a live demo, you need some kind of screen sharing
> application. If there is a fee involved, will the Access
> Board pay the fee?
>
> Andi
>
>
>
>
>
> "Jim Tobias"
>
> <tobias@inclusive
>
> .com>
> To
> Sent by: "'TEITAC Committee'"
>
> teitac-committee-
> < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = >
> = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED =
> cc
> ac.org
>
>
> Subject
> [teitac-committee]
> TEITAC update
> 03/30/2007 06:07
>
> PM
>
>
>
>
>
> Please respond to
>
> TEITAC Committee
>
> <teitac-committee
>
> @list.teitac.org>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> To all TEITAC members:
>
> Thanks to all of you for the work you're putting into TEITAC.
> Here's an
> update:
>
> 1. Editorial Working Group. The EWG has been established;
> its members are Whitney Quesenbery, Michele Budris, Allen
> Hoffman, Mike Paciello, and Jim Tobias. We will be meeting
> this coming Tuesday, April 3. Soon thereafter we will release
> the template for the 2nd draft of subcommittee reports. The
> EWG will present its proposals for the Final Report at the
> May 22-24, TEITAC face-to-face meeting, and will prepare an
> interim report to the Access Board's May meeting on May 31, 2007.
>
> 2. Webinars. (For our purposes, we are defining "webinar" as
> a combination of a conference call and some visual content
> such as web pages or slides.) There are several topics of
> relevance to TEITAC that will not be able to be delivered to
> a plenary, or are of interest only to some
> members. We are encouraging you to plan a webinar for any relevant
> topics.
> Some webinars
> fit into a subcommittee's domain, and some cut across
> subcommittees. In order to assure accessibility, we are
> asking you to provide the visual material at least a week in advance.
> Access Board staff will review it, then post it on the wiki.
> We expect the webinar organizer to reach out to all potential
> attendees via the mailing lists and the wiki.
> If you need any
> assistance with this, please contact Mike or Jim.
>
> 3. May Face-to-Face Meeting. The agenda will include 2
> unopposed meeting times for each subcommittee, and sufficient
> plenary time to discuss and (we hope) resolve the design of
> the Final Report. If there are other topics that you want
> addressed, and they are not suitable for a webinar or
> conference call, please refer them to Mike and Jim by April 13.
>
> Thanks again for all your efforts!
>
>
> ***
> Mike Paciello
> Jim Tobias
> TEITAC Co-Chairs
>
>

From: Jim Tobias
Date: Mon, Apr 02 2007 6:50 AM
Subject: Re: TEITAC update

Andrew may not have realized that he was making an offer....

***
Jim Tobias
Inclusive Technologies
+1.732.441.0831 v/tty
+1.908.907.2387 mobile
skype jimtobias


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andrew Kirkpatrick [mailto: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = ]
> Sent: Monday, April 02, 2007 7:52 AM
> To: TEITAC Committee
> Subject: Re: [teitac-committee] TEITAC update
>
> How large of an audience do we need to accommodate? I can
> support up to 75 on a moment's notice or up to 1200 with a
> few days notice. Our system works with the federal RT captioning too.
> Awk

From: Andrew Kirkpatrick
Date: Mon, Apr 02 2007 7:05 AM
Subject: Re: TEITAC update

He knows. Need more info first though ...


---
Andrew Kirkpatrick

Corporate Accessibility Engineering Lead

Adobe Systems

= EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED =

617.219.2209

-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Tobias [mailto: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = ]
Sent: Monday, April 02, 2007 05:43 AM Pacific Standard Time
To: 'TEITAC Committee'
Subject: Re: [teitac-committee] TEITAC update

Andrew may not have realized that he was making an offer....

***
Jim Tobias
Inclusive Technologies
+1.732.441.0831 v/tty
+1.908.907.2387 mobile
skype jimtobias


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andrew Kirkpatrick [mailto: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = ]
> Sent: Monday, April 02, 2007 7:52 AM
> To: TEITAC Committee
> Subject: Re: [teitac-committee] TEITAC update
>
> How large of an audience do we need to accommodate? I can
> support up to 75 on a moment's notice or up to 1200 with a
> few days notice. Our system works with the federal RT captioning too.
> Awk

From: Rex Lint
Date: Mon, Apr 02 2007 11:05 AM
Subject: Re: TEITAC update

Jim,

Two things -

DRAFT? - I'm hoping that not only will you release templates for draft,
you'll also release the FIRST DRAFT. I'd like to have a date of such a
draft to send to my constituents, followed by the first draft for met to use
to solicit their comments.

A second point - I don't understand the timing outlined in your note:

1. "EWG will present its proposals for the Final Report at the May 22-24,
TEITAC face-to-face meeting,"

The WIKI calendar says the meeting is May 21-23
Thanks,

2. "... will prepare an interim report to the Access Board's May meeting on
May 31, 2007."

The meeting's not on the 31st, and if the report is intended for the May
meeting, the 31st is too late.

Rex

Rex Lint, Consultant
     Chair, Section 508 Working Group
     Information Technology Ass'n of America  
     PH:    603-860-7651

-----Original Message-----
From: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED =
[mailto: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = ] On Behalf Of Jim Tobias
Sent: Friday, March 30, 2007 7:08 PM
To: 'TEITAC Committee'
Subject: [teitac-committee] TEITAC update

1. Editorial Working Group. The EWG has been established;... We will be
meeting this coming Tuesday, April 3. Soon thereafter we will release the
template for the 2nd draft of subcommittee reports. The EWG will present
its proposals for the Final Report at the May 22-24, TEITAC face-to-face
meeting, and will prepare an interim report to the Access Board's May
meeting on May 31, 2007.

From: Creagan Tim
Date: Mon, Apr 02 2007 12:05 PM
Subject: Re: TEITAC update

Hello Rex and everyone,
Let me jump in here for a clarification:

The date of the next face to face TEITAC meeting is May 22-24, 2007. The Wiki calendar should be amended shortly.

"... will prepare an interim report to the Access Board's May meeting on
May 31, 2007."

N.B .: The "Access Board's May meeting" refers to the bi-monthly meeting of the U.S. Access Board (federal and public members) itself. The Access Board, through the Board liaison, Jim Elekes, has asked for a report on the status of the TEITAC and its work. This report is to be given to the Access Board from the TEITAC's co-chairs, Jim Tobias and Mike Paciello. They will give a report to the Access Board on May 31, 2007. The Access Board meeting dates are found here: http://www.access-board.gov/about/meetings.htm

I hope that clears up the dates.

Tim



Timothy P. Creagan
Senior Accessibility Specialist
U.S. Access Board
1331 F Street, N.W.
Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20004-1111

202-272-0016 (V); 1-(800) 872-2253 (V)
202-272-0082 (TTY);1-800-993-2822 (TTY)
202-272-0081 (Fax)
= EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED =

"Thank you for your questions concerning section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1998. Section 508 authorizes the Access Board to provide technical assistance to individuals and Federal departments and agencies concerning the requirements of this section. This technical assistance is intended solely as informal guidance; it is not a determination of the legal rights or responsibilities of entities subject to section 508."
-----Original Message-----
From: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = [mailto: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = ] On Behalf Of Rex Lint
Sent: Monday, April 02, 2007 12:55 PM
To: 'TEITAC Committee'
Subject: Re: [teitac-committee] TEITAC update

Jim,

Two things -

DRAFT? - I'm hoping that not only will you release templates for draft,
you'll also release the FIRST DRAFT. I'd like to have a date of such a
draft to send to my constituents, followed by the first draft for met to use
to solicit their comments.

A second point - I don't understand the timing outlined in your note:

1. "EWG will present its proposals for the Final Report at the May 22-24,
TEITAC face-to-face meeting,"

The WIKI calendar says the meeting is May 21-23
Thanks,

2. "... will prepare an interim report to the Access Board's May meeting on
May 31, 2007."

The meeting's not on the 31st, and if the report is intended for the May
meeting, the 31st is too late.

Rex

Rex Lint, Consultant
     Chair, Section 508 Working Group
     Information Technology Ass'n of America  
     PH:    603-860-7651

-----Original Message-----
From: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED =
[mailto: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = ] On Behalf Of Jim Tobias
Sent: Friday, March 30, 2007 7:08 PM
To: 'TEITAC Committee'
Subject: [teitac-committee] TEITAC update

1. Editorial Working Group. The EWG has been established;... We will be
meeting this coming Tuesday, April 3. Soon thereafter we will release the
template for the 2nd draft of subcommittee reports. The EWG will present
its proposals for the Final Report at the May 22-24, TEITAC face-to-face
meeting, and will prepare an interim report to the Access Board's May
meeting on May 31, 2007.

From: Rex Lint
Date: Mon, Apr 02 2007 4:05 PM
Subject: Re: TEITAC update

Thanks, Tim.

That does clear up the date questions, but I feel like I'm out of the loop
when I see one set of dates in correspondence and another on the WIKI. Was
the WIKI wrong, or did the date change?

Now this still leaves the question of delivery of the roughest of drafts, so
that folks that must implement this can get an early sense of how things
might break...

Best,

Rex

Rex Lint, Consultant
     Chair, Section 508 Working Group
     Information Technology Ass'n of America  
     PH:    603-860-7651

-----Original Message-----
From: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED =
[mailto: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = ] On Behalf Of Creagan Tim
Sent: Monday, April 02, 2007 2:03 PM
To: TEITAC Committee
Cc: Capozzi David
Subject: Re: [teitac-committee] TEITAC update

Hello Rex and everyone,
Let me jump in here for a clarification:

The date of the next face to face TEITAC meeting is May 22-24, 2007. The
Wiki calendar should be amended shortly.

"... will prepare an interim report to the Access Board's May meeting on
May 31, 2007."

N.B .: The "Access Board's May meeting" refers to the bi-monthly
meeting of the U.S. Access Board (federal and public members) itself. The
Access Board, through the Board liaison, Jim Elekes, has asked for a report
on the status of the TEITAC and its work. This report is to be given to the
Access Board from the TEITAC's co-chairs, Jim Tobias and Mike Paciello.
They will give a report to the Access Board on May 31, 2007. The Access
Board meeting dates are found here:
http://www.access-board.gov/about/meetings.htm

I hope that clears up the dates.

Tim



Timothy P. Creagan
Senior Accessibility Specialist
U.S. Access Board
1331 F Street, N.W.
Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20004-1111

202-272-0016 (V); 1-(800) 872-2253 (V)
202-272-0082 (TTY);1-800-993-2822 (TTY)
202-272-0081 (Fax)
= EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED =

"Thank you for your questions concerning section 508 of the Rehabilitation
Act Amendments of 1998. Section 508 authorizes the Access Board to provide
technical assistance to individuals and Federal departments and agencies
concerning the requirements of this section. This technical assistance is
intended solely as informal guidance; it is not a determination of the legal
rights or responsibilities of entities subject to section 508."
-----Original Message-----
From: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED =
[mailto: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = ] On Behalf Of Rex Lint
Sent: Monday, April 02, 2007 12:55 PM
To: 'TEITAC Committee'
Subject: Re: [teitac-committee] TEITAC update

Jim,

Two things -

DRAFT? - I'm hoping that not only will you release templates for draft,
you'll also release the FIRST DRAFT. I'd like to have a date of such a
draft to send to my constituents, followed by the first draft for met to use
to solicit their comments.

A second point - I don't understand the timing outlined in your note:

1. "EWG will present its proposals for the Final Report at the May 22-24,
TEITAC face-to-face meeting,"

The WIKI calendar says the meeting is May 21-23
Thanks,

2. "... will prepare an interim report to the Access Board's May meeting on
May 31, 2007."

The meeting's not on the 31st, and if the report is intended for the May
meeting, the 31st is too late.

Rex

Rex Lint, Consultant
     Chair, Section 508 Working Group
     Information Technology Ass'n of America  
     PH:    603-860-7651

-----Original Message-----
From: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED =
[mailto: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = ] On Behalf Of Jim Tobias
Sent: Friday, March 30, 2007 7:08 PM
To: 'TEITAC Committee'
Subject: [teitac-committee] TEITAC update

1. Editorial Working Group. The EWG has been established;... We will be
meeting this coming Tuesday, April 3. Soon thereafter we will release the
template for the 2nd draft of subcommittee reports. The EWG will present
its proposals for the Final Report at the May 22-24, TEITAC face-to-face
meeting, and will prepare an interim report to the Access Board's May
meeting on May 31, 2007.