ICANN Accessibility Taskforce Meeting
Date: Wednesday, 20 August 2014
Time: 18:00 - 19:00 local time (for the time in various timezones click here)
Meeting Number: AL./0814/01
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Recording: EN
Transcript: EN
Action Items: EN
AC Chat Transcript : EN
Adobe Connect Meeting Room: https://icann.adobeconnect.com/accessibilitywg/
Dial outs: Cheryl Langdon-Orr, Olivier Crepin Leblond
Participants:
Apologies:
Staff:
Call Management: Kathy Schnitt
AGENDA:
Chair: Cheryl Langdon-Orr
- Welcome, Attendance and Apologies.
- Discussion of Prioritisation from the Primary Objectives for the Task Force – Including an Identification of the Key Short, Medium and Long Term opportunities, from our original set as follows:
In todays call we will identify the agreed short term and more easily achievable tasks annotated below.
Building a culture of accessibility
• Disability awareness toolkit be developed
• Disability awareness training be provided
• Keynote speakers at ICANN meetings to include representatives from disability community
• Offer disability showcase events at ICANN meetings demonstrating various innovative ways people with disability use the Internet
• “Accessibility Champions” amongst ICANN staff be identified
• ICANN encourage employment of staff with disability
• Incorporate an accessibility trigger in policy development as well as ICANN processes and practices Increasing web accessibility
• ICANN websites meet internationally recognised W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) v2.0 Level AA. This includes captioning of videos
• Development of ICANN policy on web accessibility
• Encouragement of ccTLDs to develop a best practice guide on web accessibility
• Encouragement of registries to use the best practice guide in relation to registrars - in particular to alert registrants to use WCAG v2.0 when developing websites.
Task SWOT SMART Priority/ Time Frame * / Level of Effort ** Stocktake of what ICANN already does to address accessibility 1/ a;a / low level of effort confirm Disability awareness toolkit be developed ... also to focus in Stocktake of what the Domain Name Industry already does to address accessibility 3 / a:c / med effort Disability awareness training be provided Keynote speakers at ICANN meetings to include representatives from disability community Offer disability showcase events at ICANN meetings demonstrating various innovative ways people with disability use the Internet “Accessibility Champions” amongst ICANN staff be identified ICANN encourage employment of staff with disability Incorporate an accessibility trigger in policy development as well as ICANN processes and practices Increasing web accessibility ICANN websites meet internationally recognised W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) v2.0 Level AA. This includes captioning of videos Development of ICANN policy on web accessibility Encouragement of ccTLDs to develop a best practice guide on web accessibility Encouragement of registries to use the best practice guide in relation to registrars - in particular to alert registrants to use WCAG v2.0 when developing websites
Ensuring minimal barriers to participation and engagement with ICANN processes and practices
• ICANN to consider adapting/adopting other existing accessibility meeting guidelines
• ICANN meetings will where possible and practical be accessible for people with disability including real-time captioning and other facilities on request such as sign language interpreters and Braille materials
• Communication tools such as web conferencing be as accessible as possible and practical
• All ICANN information material is produced with good colour contrast and with sans serif fonts in an adequate size.
Task SWOT SMART PRIORITY ICANN to consider adapting/adopting other existing accessibility meeting guidelines ICANN meetings will where possible and practical be accessible for people with disability including real-time captioning and other facilities on request such as sign language interpreters and Braille materials Communication tools such as web conferencing be as accessible as possible and practical All ICANN information material is produced with good colour contrast and with sans serif fonts in an adequate size. KEY
Level Of Effort **
Time Frame for Start/Completion of Project** a. less than 6 months; b. 6-18; c. 18 months or longer