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Next Presentation:
Introduction to Accessibility Forum Projects

New slide: 13 Projects in 4 Categories
Survey of Existing Knowledge, Strategies, and Commercial Product Features
7 projects
Interoperability/Compatibility of AT and Commercial E&IT Products
1 major project
Tools and Measures 
3 projects
Providing Information to/from the Access Board and/or GSA
2 projects

New slide: Two Initial Projects
Project 8: Enhance AT/EIT Interoperability 
Bill Hetzner, Accessibility Forum Technical Lead 
Identify, prioritize and facilitate needed E&IT and AT interoperability standards (includes analysis of problems in the AT interface that are introduced by user practices).

Project 11: Enhance Availability of Objective Measures Jim Kindrick, Accessibility Forum Projects Leader
Identify Section 508 provisions where objective measures may be effective and appropriate, then identify or develop such measures

Next Presentation:
Accessibility Forum Projects Update
Bill Hetzner and Jim Kindrick
Accessibility Forum Staff

New slide: Current Projects and Activities
AT/EIT Interoperability
Top vote getter, leading the way …
Good relationship with AT industry stakeholders
Objective Measures
Second vote getter, underway …
Building blocks include tools and resources inventory
Building Block Activities
Standard Terminology Glossary
Great synergy - Input is now needed from Forum members

New slide: Project Process
Meetings 
Published agenda
Reported meeting discussion summary
Teleconferences so far …
Documenting team agreement
Internal working documents
Standing documents for general comment and review
Interaction with the General Accessibility Forum
General Forum meeting status reports
Strategic Management Council

New slide: Project Infrastructure
Web site – http://projects.accessibilityforum.org
Document archives
Discussion boards
E-mail
Integrated with web site discussion boards
Currently a primary channel for team communication
Teleconference meetings
Good for general announcements and status reporting
May need physical meetings as team, work products mature

New slide: Building Block Project Activities
Standard Terminology Glossary
Team
The Information Technology Technical Assistance & Training Center (ITTATC), Inclusive Technologies, Inc. and the Forum
Status
Initial collection of definitions and terms related to accessibility
Identification of terms related to the Access Board Standard for Section 508
Development of a web-site to present terms and definitions and to stimulate discussion
http://inclusive.com/508_defs_metrics/top.htm

Next Presentation:
Project Status: 
Enhance AT/EIT Interoperability 
Bill Hetzner
Accessibility Forum Staff

New slide: AT/EIT Interoperability Project Members
Sevelia Allen - DoD 
Mary Beth Janes - Apple 
Travis Brown - Apple 
Al Gilman - NCITS V2 
Judy Harkins - Gallaudet 
Russ Isaacson - MILVETS 
Bill LaPlant – U.S. Census
Randy Marsden - Mandentec 
Paul Mitten - Compusult 
Connie Myers - Oracle 
Melinda Partin – Worktank Enterprises, LLC
June Perritt - IBM 
Dave Perry - MILVETS
Dave Poehlman - ACB 
Joy Relton - Unisys 
Herbert Ristock - Genesys 
Kurt Stuhldreher - Apple 
Mark Urban - North Carolina, NCITS V2
Gregg Vanderheiden - Trace 
Gottfried Zimmerman - Trace 

New slide: AT/EIT Interoperability Project Progress to date
Three teleconferences and some email exchange
General agreement on:
Objectives 
Scope
Process of operation
Task statement 
Initiation of survey of AT and EIT vendors
Discussion on Forum role in developing software API(s)

New slide: AT/EIT Interoperability Project Plan
Objective: 
To define the problem of AT/EIT interoperability, identify possible solutions, and explore implementing these solutions
Scope:
Technical and performance provisions in Section 508 
Needs identified by Forum members for AT/EIT Interoperability to show adherence to these provisions

New slide: AT/EIT Interoperability Project Tasks 
Develop Assistive Technology industry profile
Identify existing interoperability protocols and APIs
Analyze existing AT/EIT industry interfaces and interactions
Develop and implement selected solutions

New slide: AT/EIT Interoperability Project Deliverables
General
Specification for software API
Report on existing resources and APIs
Recommended solutions
Implementation plans
AT/EIT decision tools 
By next general Forum meeting
Report of the survey on AT and EIT
Assistive Technology industry profile

New slide: AT/EIT Interoperability Project Items for Consideration
Software API
Functional specs vs. developing/adopting API(s)
How many interfaces should we deal with
Remote console: using another product as a remote user interface (liaison with NCITS V2)
Alternative interface components: capability to substitute interface component of one product for another
Compatibility: capability of a user to physically interact with the target device product
ATIA interoperability facilitation service

Questions

Next Presentation:
Project Status: Objective Measures
Jim Kindrick
Accessibility Forum Staff

New slide: Objective Measures Project Members
Charles Abernathy - Behavioral Implications Management
Abbe Buck - HighViz
Michael Cooper - CAST 
Russell Isaacson – MILVETS
Steve Jacobs - NCR
Mary Beth Janes - Apple
Sharon Laskowski - NIST 
David Lee – SAPMarkets
Al Lucas - Motorola 
Marti McCuller – Agassa Tech.
Jim Mueller - J.L. Mueller, Inc 
Connie Myers - Oracle
Melinda Partin - Worktank Enterprises
Herbert Ristock - Genesys Labs 
Eugene Seagriff - Panasonic
Charles Sheppard - NIST
Kurt Stuhldreher - Apple 
Joe Tozzi- US Dept. of Ed.
Gregg Vanderheiden – Trace Center 
Gottfried Zimmerman - Trace Center 

New slide: Objective Measures Project Progress to Date
Three teleconferences and some email exchange
General agreement on:
Process of operation
Relationship with ‘building block’ tools/resources inventories
Positive discussion towards agreement on:
Objective and Scope
Tasks and Deliverables
Beginning Analysis of the Technical Standard
Baseline activity while we develop the Project Plan

New slide: Objective Measures Project Plan
Project Plan in development as working document
Objective 
Some level of general agreement, discussion still ongoing
How can project deliverables be crafted to meet the mission?
Scope
Focused by the technical and performance provisions of the Access Board Standard for Section 508 
Current discussions to distinguish measures, methods of measurement, and criteria – how far should we go?

New slide: Objective Measures Project Tasks 
Current working document to define Project Plan
Our most immediate task
Some other possible tasks
Analyze technical provisions of the Standard
Identify related accessibility measurement tools
Examine accessibility measurement and design processes
Investigate consistent, comparable accessibility reporting

New slide: Objective Measures Project Deliverables 
Current working document to define Project Plan
Our most immediate deliverable
Deliverables being considered include:
Analysis of technical provisions of the Standard
Are some things relatively easier to measure objectively?
Section 508 accessibility measures resource database
Measures and measurement processes appropriate to each technical provision of the Standard
Existing standards, guidelines, practices, tools, etc. for measuring accessibility as related to the Section 508 Standard
Analysis of accessibility reporting techniques

New slide: Objective Measures Project Items for Consideration
Analyze technical provisions of the Standard
What things are easier and what is harder to measure?
Existing accessibility measurement tools
Which tools can be applied to measure against Section 508?
Current measurement and design processes
How do practices to help assure accessibility relate to 508?
Consistent accessibility reporting
Can comparable reporting help repeatable measurements?

Questions

Next Presentation: Forum Webcast Summary
Jack Corley
Accessibility Forum Program Manager

New slide: Accessibility Forum Accomplishments
Established organization
Wide range of interest and involvement from all stakeholder groups
Selected and launched two critical projects

New slide: Planning for the Future
Discuss the projects and their interrelationships with your peers
Follow the progress of the Forum at 
http://accessibilityforum.org
Get involved with one of the projects
Join a project team or
Provide insight and feedback to project efforts
Attend the next forum 
February 27 to March 1 in Denver, Colorado

New slide: Thank You!
National Science Foundation
TVWorldwide.com and AbleTV.net 
Our Guest Speakers
Accessibility Forum Tiger and Project Teams
Our Audience and Forum Members
For more information: http://accessibilityforum.org
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