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Re: W3C-WAI Low Vision Accessibility Task Force - Seeking Participation

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From: lcmcevoy
Date: Aug 19, 2015 9:03PM

So glad to hear about this. I've felt the needs of low vision users have been overlooked. Thanks for this Jim.

Laurie


On Aug 19, 2015, at 5:05 PM, Jim Allan < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> The W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) has established a Low Vision
> Accessibility Task Force to develop more specific guidance on low vision
> accessibility related to content (WCAG 2.0) and browsers (UAAG 2.0).[1]
>
>
> The Low Vision Accessibility Task Force home page is:
>
> http://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/low-vision-a11y-tf/
>
>
> The Low Vision Accessibility Task Force expects to:
>
> * Document requirements for low vision users;
>
> * Identify gaps in the above requirements between user needs and how
> they are met by web sites that conform to WCAG 2.0;
>
> * Document sufficient and advisory techniques and failures for WCAG 2.0
> to meet low vision user needs;
>
> * Define low vision use cases which user agents need to support;
>
> * Develop an extension to WCAG 2.0 to address low-vision user needs
> effectively;
>
> * Develop support materials to explain the issues and implementation of
> the above resources effectively.
>
>
> The Task Force seeks to bring together individuals and organizations to
> contribute to this W3C/WAI work.
>
>
> We *invite you to contribute to the Low Vision Accessibility Task Force*.
>
> * Active participation in the Task Force takes about 4 hours per week,
> including teleconferences.
>
> * Participation is through either the WCAG Working Group or the UAAG
> Working Group.
>
> * More about participation is at <
> http://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/low-vision-a11y-tf/#participation>;
>
> If you cannot commit that much time, you can still review draft documents.
> To get announcements of drafts for review, see <
> http://www.w3.org/WAI/about/announcements>;.
>
>
> [1] WCAG & UAAG:
>
> * WCAG, the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, is introduced at <
> http://www.w3.org/WAI/intro/wcag>;.
>
> * UAAG, the User Agent Accessibility Guidelines for browsers and other
> 'user agents', is introduced at <http://www.w3.org/WAI/intro/uaag>;.
>
> Please let us know if you have any questions.
>
>
> Feel free to circulate this message to other lists; please avoid
> cross-postings where possible.
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Jim Allan, LVTF Facilitator, UAWG Chair
> Andrew Kirkpatrick LVTF Facilitator, WCAG Co-Chair
>
> Joshue O Connor, WCAG WG Co-Chair
>
> Michael Cooper, WCAG WG Team Contact
> Jeanne Spellman, UAWG Team Contact
>
> --
> [image: http://www.tsbvi.edu] <http://www.tsbvi.edu>;Jim Allan,
> Accessibility Coordinator
> Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired
> 1100 W. 45th St., Austin, Texas 78756
> voice 512.206.9315 fax: 512.206.9264 http://www.tsbvi.edu/
> "We shape our tools and thereafter our tools shape us." McLuhan, 1964
> > > >