Documentation:October 27

October 27

TEITAC Documentation and Technical Support Subcommittee Meeting

Friday, October 27, 2006

First Meeting Convener – Jennifer Dexter, Easter Seals

Meeting Notes

Approval of co-chairs

Open Discussion on Scope of Subcommittee and Issues

What is the charter of this subcommittee? Major Questions

• 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.

• 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 contain reference to keyboard shortcuts. Keyboard shortcuts are the altenative method used to execute a broad range of commands by those who cannot do so effectively using the standard mouse method.

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?

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.

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)

Next call

• Thursday, November 2, 2006 from 12:00pm – 1:00pm EST

Participants

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

Regrets