Telecommunications and Electronic and Information Technology Advisory Committee (TEITAC)
Draft notes, documents, and presentations for plenary meeting, November 13th – 16th, 2007
National Science Foundation, Room II-555, 4121 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22230
Initial agenda and draft minutes from September plenary and October teleconferences.
Drafts of Recommendations
Current as of October 26, for review until the November Plenary meeting
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
- Review (and update) of agenda / Co-Chair Opening Comments / Consensus Protocol Review
- Michael Paciello, Jim Tobias, Co-Chairs, TEITAC
- Committee Discussion: Functional Performance Criteria / AT-IT Interoperability
- Consensus items:
- FPC be a separate section.
- FPC are not aspirational.
- List of discussion questions and issues around AT-IT from General Subcommittee and AT-IT summarized.
- IT and AT Interoperability (presentation by Randy Marsden, Michael Takemura
- Market Trends / Business Opportunity
- Why is interoperability important?
- On-going Collaboration Programs
- AT Vendor Programs
- Today’s Announcement
- ATIA & ITI On-going Interactions
- Discussion of “sandbox” comments (as listed) for 1.1 Functional Performance Criteria; and discussion of two versions from caucus for Role of Functional Performance Criteria. Concerns were identified with each of the two versions.
- Committee Consensus Review: Subpart A (includes Scope of E&IT regarding Content)
- Discussion of Section 1194.1 Purpose for 255/508 (also excerpt from sandbox).
- Committee members also challenged each other to think if there were draft provisions which would not be applicable to both 255 and 508.
- Wrap up.
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
- Review of agenda.
- Committee Consensus Review: Additional Provisions for Audio-Visual Players or Displays (Section 4)
- Discussion of Caption Playback and processing (from sandbox) and consensus on wording as revised.
- Discussion of Supplemental Audio Playback (from sandbox) and consensus on wording as revised.
- Discussion of Access to Caption Controls (from sandbox) and consensus on wording as revised.
- Committee Consensus Review: Audio and/or Video Content (Section 6)
- Discussion of Captions and Transcripts (from sandbox) and consensus on wording as revised.
- Discussion of Video Description (from sandbox) and consensus on wording as revised.
- Discussion of Open or Closed Captions/Descriptions (from sandbox) and consensus on wording as revised.
- Discussion of Interactive Elements and discussion on revised proposal wording but no consensus on exact wording.
- Committee Consensus Review: General Technical Requirements (Section 1.2)
- Discussion of Accessibility Configuration (from sandbox) and discussion on revised proposal wording but no consensus on exact wording.
- Discussion of Accessible Content and discussion on revised proposal wording but no consensus on exact wording.
- Discussion of Closed Functionality and consensus on wording as revised.
- Discussion of Biometric ID (from sandbox) and tentative consensus on wording and notes as revised, subject to editorial review.
- Discussion of Pass Through (from sandbox) and discussion on revised proposal wording but no consensus on exact wording.
Thursday, November 15, 2007
- Review (and update) of agenda. Weekly Tuesday afternoon teleconference meetings for the next five weeks as scheduled and announced in Federal Register on November 1st were highlighted.
- Committee Consensus Review: General Technical Requirements (Section 1.2), Continued.
- Discussion of Audio Information and Visual Information (both from sandbox) and discussion on submitted comments for each, but no consensus reached.
- There was much discussion regarding application differences between 255 and 508 (namely the emphasis on direct accessibility for 255, but compatibility with AT for 508).
- Action Item: Work on wording or alternate versions.
- Discussion of Color and consensus on wording as submitted.
- Discussion of Text Size (from sandbox) and discussion on revised proposal wording but no consensus on exact wording.
- Action Item: Work on wording that is acceptable for lay people and vision specialists.
- Committee Consensus Review: Real-Time Text Reliability and Interoperability (Section 5-B)
- Invited expert, Paul Jones with Cisco.
- Discussion of Real-Time Text Reliability and Interoperability (from sandbox) and tentative consensus on wording as revised.
- Committee Consensus Review: Additional Provisions for Real-time Voice Conversation Functionality (Section 5)
- Discussion of IVR, Auto-Attendant and Messaging (from sandbox) and consensus on wording as submitted .
- Discussion of Video Support (from sandbox) and consensus on wording as revised.
- Discussion of Relay Services Accessibility (from sandbox) and consensus on wording as submitted and move location (consistent with other editorial decisions).
Friday, November 16, 2007
- Review and update of agenda.
- Approval of minutes from September and October (teleconference) meetings.
- Discussion of teleconference meetings through December.
- Call scheduled for November 20th is cancelled.
- Dial-in number will be posted on 508 Refresh home page.
- Consensus on deactivating listservs and moving further discussion to Committee list only.
- Committee Consensus Review: Voice Terminal Hardware and Software (Section 5-C)
- Discussion of comments from sandbox and tentative consensus on wording as revised.
- Action Item: Investigate availability of Bluetooth RJ11 adapters and there compatibility with Baudot signals, and native Bluetooth capability for new model TTYs.
- Discussion on FPC and 255/508 Distinctions (continued from previous day)
- Language from With Limited Vision used as example for consideration.
- Consensus that bifurcation in final report is acceptable.
- Tentative action plan for addressing this issue:
- One document, two separate sections
- Use term “covered” for telecom, “all” for 508;
- This results in FPC being in two sections.
- Technical requirements will be same in both.
- Purpose and explanation will be different.
- Will review technical requirements in calls.
- Will look at telecom requirements to determine which provisions should be in 255 section.
- Provisions that don’t apply will be put into a different section and listed as things that would be good to do (advisory).
- Candidates considered (after discussion, all seemed applicable to 255):
- Self-nominated task force (drawn from committee membership) to review provisions for this consideration.
- Identify (sort, flag) provisions that will need modification.
- Draft propose modifications to bring to full Committee.
- Wrap up.
- Try to close on provision language using listserv, consensus at teleconferences.
- If work cannot be completed in January, TEITAC report can be submitted to Access Board at their next scheduled meeting (March 10th – 12th).
Other Action Items
- Chairs to send notice to subcommittee lists that they are being de-activated.
- All committee members asked to submit materials for assessing economic impact.
- General subcommittee chairs to lead continuing work on resolving General Technical Requirements.
- Full committee meeting may be convened in March