Effective participation in the AGWG meetings

The Accessibility Guidelines Working Group relies on its participants to create high quality accessibility guidance. Please practice the following to help the co-chairs move the work forward as effectively, efficiently, and respectfully as possible.

Overall

• Follow the Positive Work Environment Code of Conduct
• Scribe at least once every 2 months if you are able (not everyone is)

AG Weekly Meeting

• Read the agenda and all linked content before the meeting
• Answer the survey questions or complete activities before the meeting.
  • Indicate when you have reviewed the content but do not have a strong opinion or when you do not have time to review the content and, as a result, are deferring to others in the group.
  • Provide a rational for your answers in the comment fields. This is particularly important when your perspective varies from the proposal or more commonly expressed perspective.
• Use a Nickname that helps chairs and scribes know who you are. Your name, if possible, helps a great deal
• If you want to speak queue using q+ to [say or ask what you want]
• If you agree with a point another speaker makes, use +1 to [person/topic].
  • If you are on queue to say the same thing as someone who has spoken previously, remove yourself from queue (using q-) and +1 the point.
• If you disagree with a point, use -1 to [topic because ...].
• Take no more than 2 minutes to make your point.
• Keep your comments to one main point at a time.
  • If you have additional points, add yourself back to the queue.
  • Do not add yourself in queue to make the same point again.
• Keep comments to the current discussion topic. When possible, wait to bring up a new discussion topic until the current topic is complete.

Asynchronous Work

• Participate in GitHub discussions on topics that matter to you. These discussions feed the meeting agendas.
  • Comment when you vote -1
• Actively participate in a subgroup and/or task force