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Subject: Accessibility Sub Committee
Dear TC members, one of the suggestions of the OpenDocument Summit in Amonk regarding the OpenDocument TC is to create an accessibility sub committee. While there are other suggestions that we may want to discuss in the TC, I propose that we care about this suggestion first. The formation of a subcommittee is described in section 2.14 of the OASIS Technical Committee Process: http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/process.php#2.14 Below is a proposal for a charter for an Accessibility Sub Committee (ASC). It to the best of my knowledge covers what has been discussed so far regarding accessibility of the OpenDocument file format itself, and what also is in the scope of our TC's charter. What we may want to discuss in our con call on Monday is not only the founding of an Accessibility Sub Committtee itself, but also who should be involved in the ASC, and a schedule for the foundation of the sub committee. We may also discuss whether it is required or reasonable to have a con call with accessibility experts prior to the foundation of an Accessibility Sub Committee. Best regards Michael OpenDocument Accessibility Sub Committee (ASC) Draft Charter ============================================================ Statement of purpose -------------------- 1.To liaise with the disability community to gather accessibility related feedback on the OpenDocument v1.0 specification. 2.To gather accessibility related feedback from implementors of accessible applications that implement OpenDocucument v1.0. 3.To produce a formal accessibility evaluation of the OpenDocument v1.0 file format. Deliverables ------------ 1.A formal accessibility evaluation of the OpenDocument v1.0 specification. 2.A (possibly empty) list of accessibility information that is not defined in OpenDocument v1.0, and whose absence makes it impossible for applications to implement accessibility enhancements. Scope of work ------------- The subcommittee's work is to ensure that OpenDocument schema allows to store the information that is required by applications aimed at allowing people with disabilities to access properly the content of OpenDocument documents. Manner and schedule of work --------------------------- The work of the subcommittee will be primarily through a mail list set up by OASIS for subcommittee work. Access by the public will be through an openly available mail list archive. Conference calls will be scheduled on a regular basis as agreed by the sub committee after its formation.
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