[DC] DCs input re new IGF website: Meeting today (22 March)

[petercrosbie]

Great, thanks. Perhaps something to follow up on Thursday as well.

Regards

> On 23 Mar 2021, at 09:06, Luis Bobo <luis.bobogarcia at un.org> wrote:
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> Dear Peter,
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> Yes, this has been considered from the beginning. This Thursday 25th we have a first meeting with DCAD members, exclusively dedicated to accessibility inputs. And during the whole project there will be testable partial deliveries in which we will count on DCAD for additional inputs, suggestions and possible amendments.
>  
> Best regards,
> Luis
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> From: petercrosbie <peterlcrosbie at gmail.com <mailto:peterlcrosbie at gmail.com>> 
> Sent: Tuesday, 23 March 2021 8:18 AM
> To: Luis Bobo <luis.bobogarcia at un.org <mailto:luis.bobogarcia at un.org>>
> Cc: Sorina Teleanu <teleanusorina at gmail.com <mailto:teleanusorina at gmail.com>>; dc at intgovforum.org <mailto:dc at intgovforum.org>
> Subject: Re: [DC] DCs input re new IGF website: Meeting today (22 March)
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> On 22 Mar 2021, at 17:34, Luis Bobo <luis.bobogarcia at un.org <mailto:luis.bobogarcia at un.org>> wrote:
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> Thank you very much Peter! This is well noted.
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> From the very beginning of the project, the company is already working with the W3C standards and its testing processes. This is also included in the UN websites guidelines for accessibility. So your comments are very much welcome.
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> Can you confirm that people with disabilities will be included in the design and development process?
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> Best regards,
> Luis
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> From: petercrosbie <peterlcrosbie at gmail.com <mailto:peterlcrosbie at gmail.com>> 
> Sent: Monday, 22 March 2021 3:32 PM
> To: Sorina Teleanu <teleanusorina at gmail.com <mailto:teleanusorina at gmail.com>>; Luis Bobo <luis.bobogarcia at un.org <mailto:luis.bobogarcia at un.org>>
> Cc: dc at intgovforum.org <mailto:dc at intgovforum.org>
> Subject: Re: [DC] DCs input re new IGF website: Meeting today (22 March)
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> Hi Luis and all,
>  
> Thanks for the meeting today, hopefully useful for all concerned. In response to some of that discussion, I’d just include this link:
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> https://www.w3.org/wiki/Accessibility_testing#When_should_testing_be_done.3F <https://www.w3.org/wiki/Accessibility_testing#When_should_testing_be_done.3F>
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> and specifically in regards to accessibiity:
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> When should testing be done?
> “Test early, test often” is an old software engineering saying. Tacking on testing at the end of the development process has two risks:
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> Projects tend to run over-time and over-budget. Testing is often rushed, omitted, or ignored thanks to such pressures.
> It is more work to fix problems discovered late in a process than to do things right from the start.
> So to ensure quality and save time and money, accessibility evaluations should start right at the beginning of product design and be included in subsequent development iterations through to final delivery.
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> In short, the only way to ensure good accessibility for the disabled community - and all those outside of it who would benefit - is to have representatives from these communities implicated from the beginning.
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> Regards
>  
> Peter Crosbie
> DCAD
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> On 22 Mar 2021, at 09:14, Sorina Teleanu <teleanusorina at gmail.com <mailto:teleanusorina at gmail.com>> wrote:
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> Dear all,
> 
> This is a kind reminder about the meeting on the new IGF website, taking
> place today (22 March), from 13:00 UTC. Please see the details below.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Sorina
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> On Tue, Mar 9, 2021 at 8:59 PM Sorina Teleanu <teleanusorina at gmail.com <mailto:teleanusorina at gmail.com>>
> wrote:
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> Dear everyone,
> 
> Many thanks to those who have indicated their availability to join a
> meeting on the new IGF website. Based on the Doodle poll, the meeting has
> been set up for *Monday, 22 March, 13:00 UTC*. Please find below and
> attached the Zoom details and also a draft agenda.
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> DCs input re new IGF website
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> Monday, Mar 22, 2021
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> 13:00 |  UTC  |  1 hr
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> Join online: https://intgovforum.zoom.us/j/92728968378 <https://intgovforum.zoom.us/j/92728968378>
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> 
> Draft agenda
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>   - Introduction of the Company and the Project (5 Min)
>   - Introduction of the target group (5 Min)
>   - Inputs and discussion:  considerations and improvement (40 min)
>   - AOB (10 min)
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> Best regards,
> 
> Sorina and Luis
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