WCAG2ICT Task Force Extra Friday Teleconference

Meeting minutes

<maryjom> https://github.com/w3c/wcag2ict/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+-assignee%3A%22daniel-montalvo%22+-label%3A%22Project+task%22

<maryjom> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1o6ruxbOKxAU6aWWz9Ac7P8DMi7lrIwXCy5DgvRzQZA4/edit

Issue 473: https://github.com/w3c/wcag2ict/issues/473#top

ISSUE: w3c/wcag2ict#473

Issue 473 - Definitions and explanations for “Set of Documents” and “Set of Software Programs” produces strange corner cases that should be addressed or explained

Issue 473, working ideas in Google doc: https://github.com/w3c/wcag2ict/issues/473#top

ISSUE: w3c/wcag2ict#473

Proposal 1: No change to the content, with the following proposed answer

Thank you for your question regarding WCAG2ICT. The Task Force considered making the advisory content regarding “sets of software” and “sets of documents” more formal, but decided against making any changes. While overlapping sets could occur, we do not foresee a problem in evaluating each overlapping set as a set.

<maryjom> Add proposal 1 to a survey for the coming week

<ChrisLoiselle> +1 to proposal 1

Issue 466 - Closed functionality list - suggested additions

ISSUE: w3c/wcag2ict#466

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Proposal 1: No change to examples of closed functionality

[Examples excerpt from the Key Terms section on “closed functionality (as used by WCAG2ICT)”]

Example: Examples of technology that may have closed functionality include:

self-service transaction machines or kiosks — examples include machines used for retail self-checkout, point of sales (POS) terminals, ticketing and self-check-in, and Automated Teller Machines (ATMs).

telephony devices such as internet phones, feature phones, smartphones, and phone-enabled tablets

entertainment technologies including smart TVs, set-top boxes, smart displays, smart speakers, smart watches, and tablets

an ebook reader or standalone ebook software that allows assistive technologies to access all of the user interface controls of the ebook program (open functionality) but does not allow the assistive technologies to access the actual content of book (closed functionality).

an operating system that makes the user provide login credentials before it allows any assistive technologies to be loaded. The login portion would be closed functionality.

other technology devices, such as printers, displays, and Internet of Things (IoT) devices.

[Examples excerpt from the Comments on Closed Functionality section]

Example: In developing guidance for closed functionality, the task force has considered examples of ICT that historically have been partially or fully closed to assistive technologies:

self-service transaction machines or kiosks (e.g. retail self-checkout, point of sales (POS) terminals, and Automated Teller Machines (ATMs))

telephony devices (e.g. internet phones, feature phones, and smartphones)

entertainment technologies (e.g. smart TV, set-top box, smart watches)

ebook reader

computer that is locked down due to a policy so that users may not adjust settings or install software

other technology devices (e.g. printers, displays, and Internet of Things (IoT) devices).

Proposal 2: Incorporate suggested examples from Issue 466

[Examples excerpt from the Key Terms section on “closed functionality (as used by WCAG2ICT)”]

Example: Examples of technology that may have closed functionality include but are not limited to:

telephony devices such as internet phones, feature phones, smartphones, and phone-enabled tablets

educational devices such as interactive whiteboards and smart boards

entertainment technologies including gaming platforms or consoles, smart TVs, set-top boxes, smart displays, smart speakers, smart watches, and tablets

medical devices such as digital blood pressure monitors, glucose meters, or other wearable devices

an operating system that makes the user provide login credentials before it allows any assistive technologies to be loaded. The login portion would be closed functionality.

other technology devices, such as printers, displays, and Internet of Things (IoT) devices.

[Examples excerpt from the Comments on Closed Functionality section]

Example: In developing guidance for closed functionality, the task force has considered examples of ICT that historically have been partially or fully closed to assistive technologies:

self-service transaction machines or kiosks (e.g. retail self-checkout, point of sales (POS) terminals, and Automated Teller Machines (ATMs))

telephony devices (e.g. internet phones, feature phones, and smartphones)

educational devices such as interactive whiteboards and smart boards

entertainment technologies (e.g. gaming platforms or consoles, smart TV, set-top box, smart watches)

ebook reader

medical devices such as digital blood pressure monitors, glucose meters, or other wearable devices

computer that is locked down due to a policy so that users may not adjust settings or install software

other technology devices (e.g. printers, displays, and Internet of Things (IoT) devices).

2 lists of closed functionality examples. First is a full list of systems that may be closed.

Second list is specifically those technologies that the TF has considered

After discussion - add new examples only to the definitions section, not to the Comments on Closed Functionality list

Proposal 2 modified as follows: