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>From: Judy Brewer <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Call for Participation: WAI Evaluation & Repair Groups
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>Dear WAI Interest Group Participants,
>
>Calls for participation for two WAI groups related to evaluation tools
follow.
>
>Regards,
>
>Judy
>
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>
>Attached are Calls for Participation for two new Web Accessibility
>Initiative (WAI) groups:
>
> - WAI Evaluation & Repair [ER] Tools Working Group
> - WAI Evaluation & Repair [ER] Tools Interest Group
>
>These groups will address tools used to evaluate and improve accessibility
>of the Web.  Proposed charters for both groups are available for review at
>the URLs listed below.
>
>If you have any questions or need further information, please contact
>Daniel Dardailler, WAI Project Manager ([log in to unmask]), or Judy Brewer,
>WAI Domain Leader ([log in to unmask]).
>
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>
>Calls for Participation -- WAI Evaluation & Repair Tools Working Group and
>Interest Group:
>
>As an essential step after improving accessibility of Web technologies and
>producing best practices guidelines, evaluation is a vital stage in
>accessible design. The Web Accessibility Initiative is establishing two
>groups to address the creation of tools to evaluate the accessibility of
>Web sites, repair elements that are not accessible, and coordinate
>prototyping or development work as needed in the area of accessibility
>validation.
>
>The groups propose to start their work via email, with first face-to-face
>meetings towards the end of July.
>
>Procedure
>
>  1. Read the two proposed charters at
>     http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/charter-er-ig
>     http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/charter-er-wg
>
>  2. Before 24:00 GMT 29 July 1998, fill out the form below and send it to:
>     Working Group: <[log in to unmask]>
>     or
>     Interest Group: <[log in to unmask]>
>
>-------------
>
>Executive summary
>
>  These two groups are the "ER Working Group" (WAI-ER-WG) and the "ER
>  Interest Group" (WAI-ER-IG). These groups will work together toward
>  a W3C/WAI "toolkit" that will be offered to people who create and
>  maintain Web sites and people experiencing difficulties while using
>  the Web. The toolkit will contain stand-alone tools as well as
>  modules that can be incorporated into other Web authoring tools.
>
>  ER-WG will consist of those people who are actually creating and
>  writing the toolkit. Members of this group will implement the tools
>  based on input from the interest group (see below), Web authors, and
>  the availability of funded or volunteer programmers.
>
>  ER-IG will systematically collect feedback from potential tool and
>  Web users, discuss issues around evaluation and repair, and provide
>  input to the working group.
>
>  Relevant to this group is an existing tools list available at
>  http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/existingtools
>
>------------
>
>
>WAI Evaluation & Repair Working Group Participation Form
>
>Please complete this form and send it as an email to
><[log in to unmask]>
>
>Name:
>Email Address:
>Telephone Number:
>Employer:
>
>Specific area(s) of interest:
> (if non-W3C-member, identify area of expertise)
>
>We understand the level of commitment as outlined in the WAI ER WG
>  Charter. We are willing to commit to this (if selected by the W3C
>  Director).
>
>[The following entries are optional; delete each one if it is not
>applicable.]
>
>We have intellectual property rights related to this Activity, and
>will dispose of them as follows:
>
>
>Other items to be considered by the W3C Staff Activity Leader:
>
>
>------------
>
>WAI Evaluation & Repair Interest Group Participation Form
>
>Please complete this form and send it as an email to
><[log in to unmask]>
>
>Name:
>Email Address:
>Telephone Number:
>Employer:
>
>Specific area(s) of interest:
> (if non-W3C-member, identify area of expertise)
>
>We understand the level of commitment as outlined in the WAI ER IG
>  Charter. We are willing to commit to this (if selected by the W3C
>  Director).
>
>[The following entries are optional; delete each one if it is not
>applicable.]
>
>We have intellectual property rights related to this Activity, and
>will dispose of them as follows:
>
>
>Other items to be considered by the W3C Staff Activity Leader:
>
>
>[end]
>
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>Judy Brewer   [log in to unmask]     617-258-9741
>Director, Web Accessibility Initiative International Program Office
>World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
>MIT/LCS Room NE43-355
>545 Technology Square, Cambridge MA 02139 USA
>http://www.w3.org/WAI
>
>