accessibility support data

[nitedog]

Collecting information about the support for WCAG Techniques in:

• web technologies
• browsers and media players
• assistive technology

Similar to platforms like Can I use but on entire Techniques rather than on browser implementation of specific technology features. For example, Technique ARIA 9 does not only require the browser to implement "aria-labelledby" but also that a particular use of this attribute is supported by assistive technologies.

A prototype "Accessibility Support Database" was previously developed through EU project funds. Concentrated effort would be needed to get crowd sourcing by individuals and organizations in the community.

[svgeesus]

Since caniuse is maintained on GitHub: https://github.com/Fyrd/caniuse
one option is to add the wcag techniques data to that. This would provide broader adoption, perhaps.

[nitedog]

@svgeesus agreed, and I believe we have the necessary APIs in our tool. The question is how can we get the snowball rolling on crowd-sourcing.

[dontcallmedom]

AFAICT there is active work in this space in the ARIA and Assistive Technologies Community Group - should this be moved to "Incubation"?