Date: Wednesday, 8 April 2015

Time: 18:00 - 19:00 UTC (for the time in various timezones click here)

Meeting Number: AL.TF/MT.0415/1

How do I participate in this meeting?  

English Conference ID = 1638

Recording: EN

Transcript: EN

Action Items:  EN     

AC Chat Transcript :  EN  

Adobe Connect Meeting Room: https://icann.adobeconnect.com/accessibilitywg/

Participants: Cheryl Langdon-Orr, Olivier Crépin-Leblond, Judith Hellerstein, Greg Shatan, Alan Greenberg, Glenn McKnight,

Apolgies: Gunela Astbrink, Siranush Vardanyan

Staff: Silvia Vivanco, Joe Catapano, Heidi Ullrich, Christina Guirguis, Gisella Gruber, Laura Bengford

Call Management: Gisella Gruber

AGENDA 

1. Welcome, Attendance, Apologies  5 mins
2. Updates.  (30 mins)
1. Activities since our last F2F Meeting in Singapore Feb 10th 2015-02-10 At-Large Ad-Hoc Accessibility Working Group Face-to-Face Meeting in ICANN52 Singapore
   

   Recordings and Transcriptions in all languages are available at: http://singapore52.icann.org/en/schedule/tue-atlarge-accessibility ; AC Chat Transcript:  EN  & Action Items: Not recorded

    

2. Review of Accessibility in ICANN -  Stocktake survey on ICANN’s actions on accessibility for people with disability in ICANN policy and processes  (drafted by Gunela Astbrink)
    see ICANN52 Singapore Work  and Survey STOCK TAKE SURVEY  (based on this text by Glenn McKnight)
   
   

   In Singapore, Gunela and Glenn presented  the STOCK TAKE SURVEY for ICANN staff. Chris Mondini, Laura Bengford, Lauren  Allison  (Nora Abusitta’s team), Heidi and myself had a conference call yesterday where we discussed it  and reviewed it in detail.

   Agreement was established on the following:

   
   

   1.      Survey’s wording will be revised by  staff. Silvia will consolidate all the edits and comments. We agreed that  some questions are vague and we would like to re-word them and add some other questions.

   2.      Chris Mondini to reach out to ICANN’s senior staff to identify the “Accessibility champion” or ICANN department where this issue reside.

   3.      Chris Mondini to identify people who can reply each section of the Survey.

   4.      Lauren and Silvia will put the survey in a user friendly format.

   5.      Silvia will distribute the revised survey to ICANN’s senior staff. Target  date to have the results: by BA meeting.

   6.      Silvia will inform WG’s Chair of our staff work to revise the survey.

   
   
   
3. Accessibility Tools Wiki Page  see Accessibility Tools 
   
   
4. Specifics - 
   1. Web Site(s) 
   2. Publication and outreach materials
   3. Policy Activities
   4. Meetings
      1.  Location, Building services and Physical aspects  - noting the change to the Register for Attendance at ICANN Public meetings template  for BA and Dublin meetings now in place, what follow up action(s) will be expected.
      2. Use of facilitation tools in communications ( Captioning , Language Services,  tools for mobile  low bandwidth access etc., )
         
         
3. Discussion of progressing our 'Primary Objectives' for the Task  Force. 10  -15 mins  –  (see table)
   1. Building a culture of accessibility.  Including any review and discussion of materials and information sent to the list.
   2. Ensuring minimal barriers to participation and engagement with ICANN processes and practices.
      
      
4. AOB
   
   
5. Next meeting 
   1. 1. May date and time (noting the need to accommodate time zones of  all TF Members more effectively) 
      2. BA F2F (more detailed planning of Agenda will be scheduled during the May Meeting of the TF)