Mobile Accessibility Task Force
Objectives
The Mobile Accessibility Task Force:
- produces resources for how to apply the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) to mobile, and
- makes sure mobile apps are considered in new accessibility guidelines.
Mobile includes, but is not limited to, native mobile apps, mobile web apps, and hybrid apps that use web components inside native mobile apps.
Work statement
To learn about the focus, scope and deliverables of the task force, see the Mobile Accessibility Task Force Work Statement.
Current work
The Mobile Accessibility Task Force supports the deliverables of the Accessibility Guidelines (AG) Working Group.
For details of the current work, see the Mobile Accessibility Task Force GitHub repository.
For more information, see Mobile Accessibility at W3C.
Contribute to the work
The Mobile Accessibility Task Force welcomes input from the global accessibility community on mobile accessibility work.
Contribute without joining the task force
You can contribute to the work without being a member of the task force in the Mobile Accessibility GitHub repository:
- If you’re aware of an issue with any of the published mobile accessibility resources, raise a new issue.
- Comment on or propose solutions for open mobile accessibility issues.
Become a participant in the task force
Joining the Mobile Accessibility Task Force enables you to participate fully in the development of the work and influence the deliverables. You and your organization will also be listed as contributors, where appropriate.
Being a participant involves commitment to support the work of the task force in the following ways:
- Engage actively in the work using the task force’s communication channels.
- Keep up with weekly tasks and the progress of the work — for example, via the minutes of past meetings, mailing list discussions, and GitHub issue comments.
- Give your input promptly, when it’s needed.
To become a participant in the Mobile Accessibility Task Force, you must first be a member of the AG Working Group. See Instructions for joining the Accessibility Guidelines Working Group.
Once you are a member of the AG Working Group, email the W3C Staff Contact for the Mobile Accessibility Task Force to let them know you’d like to join the task force.
Note: As a participant in one of the AG Working Group’s task forces, you can choose to focus your time exclusively on the task force deliverables and you do not have to contribute to the working group’s other activities.
Task force members
Communications
- Calendar of meetings
- Minutes from previous meetings of the Mobile Accessibility Task Force:
- Mailing list archive
Publications
The Mobile Accessibility Task Force develops and maintains the following resources for the AG Working Group:
- Mobile Accessibility: How WCAG 2.0 and Other W3C/WAI Guidelines Apply to Mobile — Working Draft (and latest Editor’s Draft)
- Guidance on Applying WCAG 2.2 to Mobile Applications (WCAG2Mobile) — Editor’s Draft
Contact the chair
If you have a question for the Mobile Accessibility Task Force, email the chair or the W3C staff contact.
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