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

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From: Chaals McCathie Nevile
Date: Aug 22, 2015 9:58AM

On Thu, 20 Aug 2015 05:03:52 +0200, lcmcevoy < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

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

Indeed, and thank you for reaching out widely.

Now to find network so I can join up, and time to do work.

cheers

> 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
>> >> >> >> >
> > > > --
Charles McCathie Nevile - web standards - CTO Office, Yandex
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