Research and Development Working Group (RDWG)
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Announcements and Meetings
- Next meeting: Wednesday 17 June 2015
- Previous online symposia: WAI Research and Development Symposia
- Contribute: RDWG Wiki
- FAQ: RDWG Frequently Asked Questions
Meeting Minutes
- Latest minutes: Wednesday 3 June 2015
- Minutes from previous RDWG meetings
See also: directions for scribing RDWG meetings.
Teleconference Meetings
RDWG meets weekly via WebEx on Wednesdays at 14:30 to 15:30 UTC. Please consult the World Clock Meeting Planner to find out the precise date for your own time zone.
IRC Chat
We use IRC to accompany and support meetings where possible. Details are:
- IRC server: irc.w3.org
- Port: 6665
- Channel: #rd
For help with IRC or to find a client, refer to the IRC Help Archive.
Face-to-Face Meetings
RDWG is expected to have 1-2 face-to-face meeting per year.
Upcoming F2F Meeting
Potentially co-located with the upcoming 12th Web for All Conference (W4A) on 18-20th May 2015 in Florence, Italy.
Current Work
The RDWG Frequently Asked Questions provides background on the work of this group. Individual deliverables are listed below.
Catalog of Research Topics
The Catalog Topics Wiki provides an initial list of annotated research topics. This resource is being actively expanded, reviewed, and refined by the group.
Online Research Symposia
The Research Symposia page lists current and previous online research symposia carried out by the group. The group intends to hold 3 symposia per year. Topics are nominated by the RDWG participants in good standing.
Symposium Research Reports
Published symposium reports are linked from the Research Symposia page. This page also links to the individual symposia pages that include all symposia resources, including symposia report drafts in development.
Tips for Accessibility-Aware Research
Start-up tips and basic guidance for researchers for incorporating accessibility considerations into their research designs, based on an initial concept outline. This resource is being reviewed and refined by the group.
Publications
Published symposium reports are linked from the Research Symposia page. This page also links to the individual symposia pages that include all symposia resources, including symposia report drafts in development.
Draft reports for review
- Research Report on User Modeling for Accessibility, Latest Editors' Draft
- Research Report on Mobile Accessibility, Latest Editors' Draft
- Research Report on Easy to Read on the Web, Latest Editors' Draft
- Research Report on Web Accessibility Metrics, Latest Editors' Draft
About RDWG
The mission of the Research and Development Working Group (RDWG) is to increase the incorporation of accessibility considerations into research on web technologies, and to identify projects researching web accessibility and suggest research questions that may contribute to new projects. The desired outcome of more research in web accessibility and awareness of accessibility in mainstream web-related research should decrease the number of potential barriers in future web-related technologies.
RDWG was previously an "Interest Group" and is now a full "Working Group", to allow a more solidly structured core group of participants. See the current RDWG Charter, information about W3C Working Groups, Interest Groups, and Coordination Groups, and contact Shadi Abou-Zahra (staff contact) for more information.
Chairs and Contacts
- RDWG Co-Chairs:
- Markku Hakkinen, Educational Testing Service
- Vivienne Conway, Web Key IT
- RDWG staff contact: Shadi Abou-Zahra <shadi@w3.org>
Charter
Mailing List
- Mailing list public-wai-rd@w3.org, archives