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>Please distribute widely?
>Hellow Listers
>The User Agent guidelines working group(UA) of the W3c's Web
>accessability Iniative
>(WAI),
>is seeking the assistance of individuals
>who are blind and who have user interface design backgrounds. Interested
>individuals should read the document below and follow the instructions
>therein. Anyone may participate in the process in some form and if
>interested, are also encouraged to read the document below.
>
>This document is also available online at
>http://www.w3.org/WAI/UA/charter.txt
>
>Background information on the WAI and its structure is available at
>http://www.w3.org/WAI.
>
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>
>A. Mission Statement
>* WAI/IPO Browser Guidelines Working Group
>
>The working group will develop user interface guidelines that improve
>accessibility of WWW browsers, including improved navigation and
>orientation to information on WWW documents and scripting languages, and
>more flexible and enhanced presentation of document information to meet the
>needs of specific disabilities. The goal is to develop guidelines that
>allow people with disabilities to have equal access to the able-bodied
>peers. The guidelines should support features that benefit both novice and
>skilled computer users with disabilities. The group will also develop
>technical guidelines to help WWW browser and assistive technology vendors
>be aware of the strategies that are available to achieve the user interface
>guidelines.
>
>Code Name: WAI-UA
>
>* WAI-UA Working group tasks
>
>1. User interface guidelines that improve the accessibility of WWW Browsers.
>
>· Develop a list of user interface specifications for improving access to
> browser technology.
>· Develop a list of features of current browser/operating system technology
> that improves accessibility of browsers.
>· Compare the two lists to identify differences between what is needed and
> what is available to persons with disabilities.
>· Present guidelines and comparison for public comment and input from
> browser and assistive technology developers, and representatives of
> sensory, motor and cognitive disability groups.
>
>2. Technical guidelines on how assistive technology and browsers can work
> together to achieve features of the user interface guidelines.
>
>· Evaluate current browser technology for use of accessibility API in
> current operating systems
>· Develop a reference on the resources available for assistive technology
> developers to access browser technology
>· Survey browser developers on their ability to implement guideline
> features and ability to support assistive technology extensions for
> accessibility.
>· Survey assistive technology developers for their needs from browser
> developers for implementing browser recommendations.
>· Facilitate discussions and transfer of information between assistive
> technology developers and browser developers for setting standards on
> browser and assistive technology cooperation to implement the user
> interface guidelines.
>
>The end deliverables of this group are W3C WAI Recommendation for
>Web Browser accessibility.
>
>* WAI-UA Timeline:
>
>Duration: 6 months.
>
>(Markup guidelines recommendation date) + 3 months.
>
>Which should put us around June 98.
>
>* WAI-UI Communication
>
>A mailing list (w3c-wai-ua@w3.org), a web area
>(www.w3.org/WAI/UA, and conference calls will be the normal way of
>communicating within the group.
>
>* Working Group People
>
>We encourage people whose area of competence are HTML, CSS, assistive
>technology, and Browser Accessibility to join this group.
>
>For the work group to accomplish the stated objectives the membership must
>include representatives from disability groups, and browser and assistive
>technology developers. The group must represent the needs of a wide range
>of disabilities and computer skill levels of persons with disabilities.
>
>Jon Gunderson of University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign
>Rehabilitation Education Center <jongund@uiuc.edu> will be the chair
>of this group.
>
>* Participation Level.
>
>Employees of W3C members and other invited technical experts are
>welcome and encouraged to participate in our listserv discussions
>(auto-subscription is not available, please contact the chair for
>subscription).
>
>If you want to join the WAI-UA working group and participate actively,
>please fill out the following form and send it to <wai-ui-call@w3.org>
>
>
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>WAI-UA working group participation form
>
>First Name:
>
>Last Name:
>
>Email Address:
>
>Telephone Number:
>
>Employer:
>
>Specific area of interest:
>
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