Archive of breakout sessions
This page contains the minutes, videos and slides of the breakout sessions that were held at TPAC 2021.
18 October 2021
Personalizing the Web for Better Accessibility
Matthew Atkinson (presenter), Lionel Wolberger and Sharon Snider (organizers)
Personalization Module 1.0 brings accessibility markup beyond screen readers, and enables many users to access services who are currently blocked.
State of CSS 2021
Philip Jägenstedt
State of CSS 2021: what do the results say?
From MathML to AT
Neil Soiffer
The MathML WG is collecting ideas to allow authors to clarify the meaning of mathematical expressions so that the content can be clearly conveyed to assistive technology. The WG is interested in outside ideas such as how ARIA, CSS, and/or microddata could be used for this purpose. The WG is also soliciting feedback on potential ideas the WG has discussed. This is about making math accessible within the web platform; no mathematical expertise is required.
Smart Cities
Kazuyuki Ashimura
W3C organized a virtual online workshop on Smart Cities in June, and now we've updated the draft Charter for a potential Smart Cities Interest Group to start concrete discussions on (1) interoperability for Web-based Smart City services and (2) use cases and requirements that W3C specifications need to meet to support Smart City services based on the workshop report. Now we'd like to organize another meeting to discuss the next steps for Smart Cities at W3C based on the updatd draft Charter.
Web Components Community Group: Community driven spec/API prioritization
Westbrook Johnson, Owen Buckley, Justin Fagnani
The Web Components Community Group will highlight spec and API priorities needed to deliver web components in production.
Anti-Fraud for the Web
Steven Valdez, Kaustubha Govind
Discussion of current use of cross-site identification (third-party cookies, browser/device fingerprinting, etc) in various types of anti-fraud solutions on the web.
19 October 2021
Accessibility of Remote Meetings
Scott Hollier, Judy Brewer
Discussion of the Accessibility of Remote meetings draft work being developed in the APA RQTF
Next Directions for Voice and the Web
Deborah Dahl, Kazuyuki Ashimura
Voice agents are getting very popular in everyday lives and very useful for accessibility purposes as well. However, there are emerging needs for improved voice agents including flexible speech styles, various voices, conversational interactions, system interoperability. For example, there are silos of thousands of voice agents that only work with one platform. So enterprises have to develop multiple versions of their customer service applications and users may need multiple platforms to access all the voice agents they want to use. However, it would be much better if voice agents could interoperate with each other, perhaps using some standards analogous to HTML. So we'd like to organize a W3C workshop to: (1) summarize the current status of the existing voice agents, (2) see the potential pain points for global deployment, e.g., interoperability of the multiple platforms and then (3) discuss how we could solve the issues, e.g., by providing a forum for joint discussion by related stakeholders.
Adventures in Collective Implementation
Brian Kardell, Eric Meyer
Forward progress of web features is bottlenecked by resource constraints. What if we could widen that bottleneck by allowing the the web community to collectively identify and fund the implementation of new features? Fact check: we already can, and have. This talk will cover what's been done, what's in progress, and what the future can hold.
Auto Accessibility
Ted Guild
Determine scope of work for Accessibility in W3C Automotive either for technical specifications or in best practices document.
The State of Web Monetization
Uchi Uchibeke
Introduction to Web Monetization and ongoing changes to the Web Monetization spec to make it easier for wider adoption
Use of Machine Learning to validate WCAG Success Criteria
Sheri Byrne-Haber
Which WCAG success criteria can be validated using machine learning
How to work with the Cognitive Accessibility Task Force (COGA)
Rain Breaw Michaels, Jennifer Delisi
Cover the types of cognitive and learning disabilities and differences that members of COGA (the Cognitive Accessibility Task Force) (and truthfully other members of W3C groups) may have, and how our collaboration processes across the W3C can better include the valuable perspectives of these individuals.
Selection APIs that support Shadow DOM
Mason Freed
Discuss the recent proposal for the Selection API.
What is the WebWeWant.fyi
Stephanie Stimac, Tantek Çelik
This session will go over the cross-browser and standards initiative WebWeWant.fyi that is focused on gathering developer feedback on missing capabilities in the web platform. We currently have 150 submissions that have been vetted as legitimate developer wants and would like to discuss how to make this information more valuable and actionable for the web community.
Making WebViews work for the Web
Dominique Hazaël-Massieux, Andre Cipriani Bandarra
A significant share of Web pages get rendered via WebView components rather than through fullblown browser engines; WebViews come with limitations that are not always well understood by developers, nor standards makers. This session offers to discuss what if anything W3C should do to help
Converting Tools for MiniApp
Zitao Wang
Tools for converting standard MiniApp to vendor-specific implementations.
20 October 2021
Environmental Concerns and Sustainability (s12y) of Web Technologies
Tantek Çelik
This summer’s IPCC report made it clear that we need systemic changes in order to slow or avert climate crisis. The W3C Ethical Web Principles have Sustainability (s12y) as a principle. What are the systemic environmental & sustainability impacts of existing (e.g. ad-trackers) and proposed (e.g. Proof of Work blockchains) web standards technologies? How often are "what aboutism" examples (e.g. video, CSS) or Nirvana fallacy comparisons used to rationalize additional energy use? How do we both "do no (more) harm", i.e. stop adding to and also work on reducing the web’s energy usage and thus carbon footprint?
Intelligent Collaboration features for WebRTC
Rijubrata Bhaumik, Harald Alvestrand, Chris Needham
As WebRTC gains more prominence in a remote friendly world, we need to delight users by enabling intelligent collaboration features for the Web like Face Detection, UserFraming, Eye-contact correction, Background Blur, Noise Suppression, SpeechToText and many more.
Introduction to Synchronization Accessibility User Requirements (SAUR)
Becky Gibson, Joshue O'Connor, Janina Sajka, Steve Noble, Jason White, Scott Hollier
Introduce Synchronization Accessibility User Requirements (SAUR) and implications on media related W3C specifications.
Making WebViews work for the Web
Dominique Hazaël-Massieux, Andre Cipriani Bandarra
A significant share of Web pages get rendered via WebView components rather than through fullblown browser engines; WebViews come with limitations that are not always well understood by developers, nor standards makers. This session offers to discuss what if anything W3C should do to help
Standardizing Origin Private File System and AccessHandle
Marijn Kruisselbrink
https://github.com/WICG/file-system-access/blob/main/AccessHandle.md">AccessHandle proposal and what to do about standardizing the Origin Private File System.
Accessibility & CSS
Becky Gibson
Discussion of CSS and potential advances and implications for accessibility
Ice Cream Social
Karen Myers
Since the mid-1800s, people gathering together for ice cream in a social setting was aptly named, “Ice Cream Social.” In this virtual, live cooking demonstration, you’ll learn how to make vanilla bean ice cream as well as yummy deserts such as Peach Melba, Profiteroles, and Cookies and Ice Cream Sandwiches. Although we cannot be together in person to enjoy the ice cream, this is the next best thing!
Cross-Device Security (caBLE)
Kristina Yasda, Tim Cappalli
Discuss methods to make cross-device flows more secure, such as user sharing data from the mobile device to the browser, with particular interest in leveraging caBLE
Next Directions for Voice and the Web
Deborah Dahl, Kazuyuki Ashimura
Voice agents are getting very popular in everyday lives and very useful for accessibility purposes as well. However, there are emerging needs for improved voice agents including flexible speech styles, various voices, conversational interactions, system interoperability. For example, there are silos of thousands of voice agents that only work with one platform. So enterprises have to develop multiple versions of their customer service applications and users may need multiple platforms to access all the voice agents they want to use. However, it would be much better if voice agents could interoperate with each other, perhaps using some standards analogous to HTML. So we'd like to organize a W3C workshop to: (1) summarize the current status of the existing voice agents, (2) see the potential pain points for global deployment, e.g., interoperability of the multiple platforms and then (3) discuss how we could solve the issues, e.g., by providing a forum for joint discussion by related stakeholders.
Web Components Breakout
Justin Fagnani, Westbrook Johnson, Ryosuke Niwa, Mason Freed, Anne van Kesteren
Talk about current open issues in the web components specs.
Intro to the Developer Council
Lola Odelola
An introduction to the W3C developer council and an open discussion on how to get involved with W3C for developers.
21 October 2021
focusgroup, toggle, and tabs
Travis Leithead
HTML focusgroup, CSS Toggle and tabs.
How to work with the Cognitive Accessibility Task Force (COGA)
Rain Breaw Michaels, Jennifer Delisi
Cover the types of cognitive and learning disabilities and differences that members of COGA (the Cognitive Accessibility Task Force) (and truthfully other members of W3C groups) may have, and how our collaboration processes across the W3C can better include the valuable perspectives of these individuals.
Cognitive Accessibility: user needs to specifications
Rain Breaw Michaels, John Kirkwood, Lisa Seeman-Horwitz, David Fazio
Content Usable gives advice on how to make content and interfaces usable for people with cognitive and learning disabilities. This breakout session will look at how this advice can translate into specifications
Project Fugu: Almost Three Years In…
Thomas Steiner
It's been almost three years that the Project Fugu effort was started. This is a good occasion to look back at what we have achieved and where we fell short of our objectives, but then also to look forward to what's still ahead of us.
Accessibility for Children
Maud Stiernet, Suzanne Taylor
We will introduce a new effort by the Accessibility for Children Community Group to write user needs related to accessibility for children.
Federated Credential Management
Christian Biesinger, Kaan Icer
Discuss the state of the Federated Credential Management (formerly refered as "WebID") spec
Framework for the Accessible Specification of Technologies
Joshue O'Connor, Michael Cooper, Jeanne F Spellman, Jake Abma
Overview of progress to date and work on FAST user needs and gap analysis methodology
Navigating W3C Process Tracks: Living Specifications, Registries, Notes and Statements
Philippe Le Hégaret
W3C will approve a new Process in November, which now includes 3 tracks: Recommendation, Registry, Note. This session will present them and help Groups to navigate them.
Open Web Docs 2021 Impact & Transparency Report
Jory Burson, Dominique Hazaël-Massieux
The Open Web Docs team will share results from their 2021 Impact & Transparency report, featuring meaningful improvements to MDN content repos. We will discuss/exchange ideas for further improvements in 2022, and how the W3C community can get involved with shaping the proposals and work.
Smart Cities
Kazuyuki Ashimura
W3C organized a virtual online workshop on Smart Cities in June, and now we've updated the draft Charter for a potential Smart Cities Interest Group to start concrete discussions on (1) interoperability for Web-based Smart City services and (2) use cases and requirements that W3C specifications need to meet to support Smart City services based on the workshop report. Now we'd like to organize another meeting to discuss the next steps for Smart Cities at W3C based on the updatd draft Charter.
Upgrade Privacy Boundary Solely Defined by Registerable Domains
James Rosewell
The sole use of registerable domain names to define privacy boundaries on the web is the root cause of many unintended consequences. Can we agree an upgraded architecture is needed and request TAG prioritize this work?
focusgroup, toggle, and tabs
Travis Leithead
HTML focusgroup, CSS Toggle and tabs.
Intro to the Developer Council
Lola Odelola
An introduction to the W3C developer council and an open discussion on how to get involved with W3C for developers.
The intersection of Web Monetization, the Creative Economy and Diversity
Karl Carter
Vanguard Movements -- We are discussing the intersection of Web Monitization, Blockchain, and how these Technologies relate and advance the creative economy by striving for [inclusivity] diversity and equity. In this session members of Snake Nation and guests from the creative and tech space come together to discuss how we utilize our current tools of Web Monetization and Blockchain to tap into the power of the creative economy for the benefit of diverse creators that are traditionally shut out of these conversations or considerations. We will be discussing how to best utilize the cultural superpowers of Black and Brown communities and creators to advance the adoption of these technologies and unlock new business models and economies globally. Our focus will be on the African Diaspora, a community with incredible cultural influence and over $3.2Trillion in buying power globally and the creative economy, a $2.2 trillion globally economy that is in need of major inclusion and diversity. With emerging markets like Africa being major drivers of fintech adoption, mobile money/payments leapfrogging of legacy systems these communities are at the forefront of the movement and proving grounds to create more equitable relationships with the web and new economies. After the session We expect the participants to be able to: • Better understand the creative economy [ their drivers and needs] • Where is the intersection and how to plan from that point of view • How Webmonitization and Interledger come into place • How blockchain comes into place.
The state of browser storage partitioning
Mike Taylor
What is the current state of storage partitioning efforts in browsers today?
22 October 2021
Web Components Community Group: Community driven spec/API prioritization
Westbrook Johnson, Owen Buckley, Justin Fagnani
The Web Components Community Group will highlight spec and API priorities needed to deliver web components in production.
Edge Computing for the Web
Dapeng(Max) Liu, Song XU, Dan Druta, Sudeep Divakaran, Michael McCool
Identify opportunities for web APIs needed for Edge computing use-cases, capitalize on latest networking capabilities and look at challenges around security and privacy.
Role of Transparency and Audit in Data Sharing
James Rosewell
Role of transparency and audit in data sharing.
WCAG Maturity Model
Sheri Byrne-Haber, David Fazio, Jeanne F Spellman, Jake Abma
Overview of progress to date and work on WCAG Maturity Model
What is the value of and are the values of W3C
Tantek Çelik
This is a follow-up from last year's TPAC2020 W3C Focus and Values session (minutes, event), which itself was a follow-up from the TPAC 2019 What is the Future of W3C session (wiki, minutes). W3C is currently both a community formed around shared values and formal structure of a consortium of four entities, each of which has a representative on the governing Steering Committee (SC) along with a CEO and the Director, with authority delegated to a team employed by those four entities. What happens when community shared values are in conflict with the power structures at W3C? What value do different members get out of W3C?
