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class="page-link"><span>WAI-Guide</span></a></li><li> <a lang="en" href="/WAI/about/projects/wai-tools/" class="page-link"><span>WAI-Tools</span></a><ul><li> <a lang="en" href="/WAI/about/projects/wai-tools/final-open-meeting/" class="page-link"><span>Final Open Meeting</span></a></li><li> <a lang="en" href="/WAI/about/projects/wai-tools/session1/" class="page-link"><span>Video Recording 1</span></a></li><li> <a lang="en" href="/WAI/about/projects/wai-tools/session2/" class="page-link"><span>Video Recording 2</span></a></li><li> <a lang="en" href="/WAI/about/projects/wai-tools/session3/" class="page-link"><span>Video Recording 3</span></a></li><li> <a lang="en" href="/WAI/about/projects/wai-tools/session4/" class="page-link"><span>Video Recording 4</span></a></li><li> <a lang="en" href="/WAI/about/projects/wai-tools/session5/" class="page-link"><span>Video Recording 5</span></a></li><li> <a lang="en" href="/WAI/about/projects/wai-tools/third-open-meeting/" class="page-link"><span>Third Open Meeting</span></a></li><li> <a lang="en" href="/WAI/about/projects/wai-tools/second-open-meeting/" class="page-link"><span>Second Open Meeting</span></a></li><li> <a lang="en" href="/WAI/about/projects/wai-tools/symposium/" class="page-link"><span>Online Symposium</span></a><ul><li> <a lang="en" href="/WAI/about/projects/wai-tools/symposium/record/" class="page-link"><span>Record</span></a></li></ul></li><li> <a lang="en" href="/WAI/about/projects/wai-tools/first-open-meeting/" class="page-link"><span>First Open Meeting</span></a></li></ul></li><li> <a lang="en" href="/WAI/expand-access/" class="page-link"><span>WAI Expanding Access</span></a></li><li> <a lang="en" href="/WAI/about/projects/easy-reading/" class="page-link"><span>Easy Reading</span></a></li><li> <a lang="en" href="/WAI/about/projects/wai-core-2015/" class="page-link"><span>WAI-Core 2015, 2020</span></a></li><li> <a lang="en" href="/WAI/about/projects/wai-core-ford/" class="page-link"><span>WAI-Core Ford</span></a></li></ul></li><li> <a lang="en" href="/WAI/about/accessibility-statement/" class="page-link"><span>Accessibility Statement</span></a></li><li> <a lang="en" href="/WAI/about/using-wai-material/" class="page-link"><span>Using WAI Material</span></a></li></ul></nav> </div> <main id="main" lang="en"> <header> <h1> Mobile Accessibility Task Force (MATF) of the AG WG </h1></header> <aside class="box"><header class="box-h "> Summary</header><div class="box-i"> <p>The Mobile Accessibility Task Force (MATF) is a task force of the <a href="/WAI/about/groups/agwg/">Accessibility Guidelines Working Group (AG WG)</a>.</p> <p>Some information on this page is also shown on, and may be more current in, the <a href="https://www.w3.org/groups/tf/mobile-a11y-tf/">Mobile Accessibility Task Force page</a>.</p> </div></aside> <nav class="box box-simple" aria-labelledby="tocheading" id="toc"> <header id="tocheading" class="box-h box-h-simple"> Page Contents</header> <div class="box-i"> <ul id="markdown-toc"> <li><a href="#announcements-and-meetings" id="markdown-toc-announcements-and-meetings">Announcements and Meetings</a></li> <li><a href="#meetings-and-communication" id="markdown-toc-meetings-and-communication">Meetings and Communication</a> <ul> <li><a href="#online-meetings" id="markdown-toc-online-meetings">Online Meetings</a></li> <li><a href="#meeting-minutes" id="markdown-toc-meeting-minutes">Meeting Minutes</a></li> <li><a href="#mailing-lists" id="markdown-toc-mailing-lists">Mailing Lists</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="#current-work" id="markdown-toc-current-work">Current Work</a></li> <li><a href="#publications" id="markdown-toc-publications">Publications</a> <ul> <li><a href="#work-statement" id="markdown-toc-work-statement">Work Statement</a></li> <li><a href="#participation" id="markdown-toc-participation">Participation</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </nav> <h2 id="announcements-and-meetings">Announcements and Meetings</h2> <p><em>4 January 2024</em> <strong>New facilitator appointed</strong>: Jan Jaap de Groot has been appointed as the new MATF facilitator. The MATF direction is changing to creating guidance for Android and iOS apps. The MATF is currently regrouping and welcoming new participants. If you are interested, please reach out to Jan Jaap at: <a href="mailto:janjaap@abra.nl">janjaap@abra.nl</a></p> <h2 id="meetings-and-communication">Meetings and Communication</h2> <p>The Mobile Accessibility Task Force conducts its work using a variety of synchronous and asynchronous tools. Most work is done via email and issues as shown below, supplemented by occasional teleconferences.</p> <ul> <li><a href="#mailing-lists">Email lists</a>;</li> <li>IRC discussion (server: <strong>irc.w3.org</strong>, port: <strong>6665,</strong> channel: <strong>#matf</strong>) is used by some members during the teleconferences. Please type “present+” <em>your name</em> in the IRC channel when joining a meeting.;</li> <li><a href="https://www.w3.org/2002/09/wbs/66524/">Web-Based Surveys (WBS)</a>;</li> </ul> <p>These tools are used by participants of the Task Force. For ways non-participants can contribute, see how to <a href="/WAI/about/groups/agwg/participate/">participate in the Working Group</a>.</p> <h3 id="online-meetings">Online Meetings</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.w3.org/groups/tf/mobile-a11y-tf/calendar/">Meetings Calendar of the Mobile Accessibility Task Force</a></li> </ul> <h3 id="meeting-minutes">Meeting Minutes</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.w3.org/groups/tf/mobile-a11y-tf/calendar/?past=1&tf=0">Recent Meeting Minutes</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/task-forces/matf/minutes">Older Meeting Minutes</a></li> </ul> <h3 id="mailing-lists">Mailing Lists</h3> <ul> <li>The Mobile Accessibility Task Force uses the public-mobile-a11y-tf@w3.org mailing list for email discussion; members of the public can post to this list to send input to the task force. Mobile Accessibility Task Force <a href="http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-mobile-a11y-tf/">mailing list archives</a> are publicly available for the Mobile A11Y TF main mailing list.</li> <li>Participants are automatically added to the mailing list when the become a participant of the Task Force.</li> </ul> <h2 id="current-work">Current Work</h2> <p>The <a href="http://w3c.github.io/Mobile-A11y-TF-Note/">editors’ draft of Mobile Accessibility: How WCAG 2.0 and Other W3C/WAI Guidelines Apply to Mobile</a> is on Github. <a href="https://github.com/w3c/Mobile-A11y-TF-Note">Issues and pull requests</a> are welcome.</p> <p>The Task Force stores their current work and discussions in their <a href="https://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/mobile-a11y-tf/wiki/Main_Page">wiki</a>. You can also follow email discussion on the <a href="http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-mobile-a11y-tf/">email list archive</a>.</p> <ul> <li>Creating mobile techniques for WCAG using HTML5, ARIA, CSS and JavaScript <ul> <li>Editor’s Draft: <a href="http://w3c.github.io/Mobile-A11y-TF-Note/">Mobile Accessibility: How WCAG 2.0 and UAAG 2.0 Apply to Mobile Devices</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/mobile-a11y-tf/wiki/Draft_WCAG_Techniques" title="Draft WCAG Techniques">Draft WCAG Techniques</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/mobile-a11y-tf/wiki/Draft_Understanding_WCAG_2.0" title="Draft Understanding WCAG 2.0">Draft Understanding WCAG 2.0</a></li> </ul> </li> <li>Developing design guidance or mobile web accessibility best practices <ul> <li><a href="https://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/mobile-a11y-tf/wiki/Discussion:_BBC_Mobile_Guidelines" title="Discussion: BBC Mobile Guidelines">Gap Analysis Discussion: BBC Mobile Guidelines</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/mobile-a11y-tf/wiki/Discussion:_BBC_Mobile_Guidelines" title="Discussion: BBC Mobile Guidelines">Gap Analysis</a> <a href="https://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/mobile-a11y-tf/wiki/Discussion:_Funka_Nu_Mobile_Accessibility_Guidelines" title="Discussion: Funka Nu Mobile Accessibility Guidelines">Discussion: Funka Nu Mobile Accessibility Guidelines</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/mobile-a11y-tf/wiki/Discussion:_IBM" title="Discussion: IBM">Gap Analysis Discussion: IBM Accessibility Guidelines</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/mobile-a11y-tf/wiki/Responsive_Design">Accessibility Concerns in Responsive Design for Mobile</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="https://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/mobile-a11y-tf/wiki/Mobile_Resources">Reviewing existing resources</a>, including those outside of W3C</li> </ul> <h2 id="publications">Publications</h2> <ul> <li>Editor’s Draft: <a href="http://w3c.github.io/Mobile-A11y-TF-Note/">Mobile Accessibility: How WCAG 2.0 and UAAG 2.0 Apply to Mobile Devices</a></li> </ul> <h3 id="work-statement">Work Statement</h3> <p>The MATF is currently regrouping and creating a new Work Statement for its new direction.</p> <h3 id="participation">Participation</h3> <p>To join the Mobile Accessibility Task Force, individuals must be participants of the <a href="/WAI/about/groups/agwg/">Accessibility Guidelines Working Group (AG WG)</a>. 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