Research and Development Working Group (RDWG) Announcements and Meetings Meeting Minutes See also: directions for scribing RDWG meetings. Teleconference Meetings RDWG meets weekly via teleconference on Wednesdays at 13:30 to 14:30 UTC. Number for the teleconference bridge Zakim are: The passcode is 7394 ("RDWG"). IRC Chat We use IRC to accompany and support meetings where possible.
IRC server: irc.w3.org Port: 6665 Channel: #rd For help with IRC or to find a client, refer to the IRC Help Archive. Face-to-Face Meetings RDWG is expected to have 1-2 face-to-face meeting per year. Upcoming F2F Meeting Potentially co-located with the upcoming 10th International Cross-Disciplinary Conference on Web Accessibility – 13-15th May 2013 – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Current Work Research Topics The RDWG Wiki provides and annotated catalog of research topics.
Seminar Events RDWG is expected to organize 3-4 seminar events per year, that are 90-120 minute teleconferences to explore a specific research topic in depth. Planning Resources Publications About RDWG Charter. Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) - home page. Current Work (updated monthly) See What We're Working On – Accessibility Activities and Publications DPUB-ARIA and DPUB-AAM are now Web Standards (W3C Recommendations) (2025-Jun-12) Digital Publishing WAI-ARIA Module 1.1 (DPUB-ARIA) and Digital Publishing Accessibility API Mappings 1.1 (DPUB-AAM) are now web standards (W3C Recommendations). DPUB-ARIA defines a set of ARIA roles to help assistive technology users navigate structural divisions of long-form digital documents, such as eBooks. For Review: Guidance on Applying WCAG 2.2 to Mobile Applications (WCAG2Mobile) — First Draft Note (2025-May-06) Guidance on Applying WCAG 2.2 to Mobile Applications is available as a first Draft Note.
WCAG 2.1 published with minor technical fixes W3C published an update that addresses minor technical issues in the December 2024 publication of WCAG 2.1. The changes are listed in the Change Log section of WCAG 2.1. WCAG 2.2 in Brazilian Portuguese – Authorized Translation Published (2025-Mar-27) (2025-Mar-17) Accessibility - Resources. Price and CEU Information - AccessibilityOnline. The cost for general attendance to the webinar is FREE for those who attend online.
Verification of participation is also offered at no cost to individuals who meet the criterion. We offer a variety of Continuing Education (CE) Recognition though our webinars, as appropriate to the content of the webinar, determined in advance by planning committee content specialists. Available CE Recognition options are noted for each session on the schedule page.
Individuals can select CE Recognition options during the registration process and must provide their professional organization membership numbers for certain types of CE. Below is a short description of our most popular types of CE Recognition. Some are available for any participant, while others are provided only for members of specific professional organizations. AIA (American Institute of Architects) AIA is offered only for members of this particular professional organization. Continuing Education Recognition Request & Cancellation Policy. Schedule - AccessibilityOnline. Sessions are 90 minutes in length starting at 2:30pm Eastern/1:30pm Central/12:30pm Mountain/11:30am Pacific unless otherwise noted. Sessions are offered free of charge. All sessions are closed captioned via the webinar platform. May 1st, 2014 » Open Question and Answer Session: Architectural Barriers Act Accessibility Standards for Trails, Camping and Picnic Facilities, Viewing Areas, and Beach Access Routes (available for registration) These standards became effective on November 25, 2013 and a previous webinar session was completed on these new standards for Federal facilities (To see Recorded Archive Click Here).
This is an opportunity to ask additional questions on the conditions for exception for trails and other elements, the scoping provisions for picnic facilities, or any other scoping or technical provision contained in this rule. Jim Raggio, General Counsel for the Access Board, will review application issues related to covered Federal facilities and respond to questions. Experts List – National Center on Disability and Journalism. The following is a list of sources with expertise in a range of disability issues. They have agreed to respond to reporters’ questions and make themselves available for interviews. Steve Doig Title: Knight Chair in Journalism at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication Arizona State UniversityExpertise: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other disability civil rights issues; the legalization of assisted suicide (opposed by DREDF)Location: Phoenix, AZEmail: steve.doig@asu.eduWebsite: Arizona State University Faculty Bio Bill Gaventa Title: Coordinator, Community and Congregational Supports; Associate Professor of PediatricsOrganization: The Elizabeth M.
Boggs Center on Developmental DisabilitiesExpertise: Religion/spirituality and disability. Marilyn Golden Heidi Johnson-Wright Valerie Karr Jay Klein Simi Linton, Ph.D. Tim McGuire Susan Parish Victor Pineda Title: PresidentVictor Pineda FoundationExpertise: Nationally recognized expert on disability policy. Disability Resource List – National Center on Disability and Journalism. Human Ability and Accessibility Center | Web resources.