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title: Education and Outreach Working Group (EOWG)
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This page provides basic information about EOWG.<br>**For more detailed information, see the [EOWG wiki](https://www.w3.org/WAI/EO/wiki/Main_Page).**
This page links to information about EOWG.

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Quick links:
* [EOWG wiki home page](https://www.w3.org/WAI/EO/wiki/Main_Page)
* [EOWG group profile page](https://www.w3.org/groups/wg/eowg)

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*Recent **[Publications](#pubs)**, **[Current Work](#deliv)** and **[Participation](#participation)** are listed lower on this page.*

## Announcements and Meetings for EOWG Participants

- [EOWG Wiki](http://www.w3.org/WAI/EO/wiki/Main_Page)
- **[Work for this
week](https://www.w3.org/WAI/EO/wiki/EOWG_Meetings#Work_for_this_Week)**
- **[Agenda for next
teleconference](https://www.w3.org/WAI/EO/wiki/EOWG_Meetings#Agenda)**
- EOWG surveys/questionnaires ("WBS"):
- **[Availability for Upcoming EOWG
Teleconferences](http://www.w3.org/2002/09/wbs/35532/availability/)**
- ([Work for this
week](https://www.w3.org/WAI/EO/wiki/EOWG_Meetings#Work_for_this_week)
has the link to the weekly survey)
- [Other Open questionnaires for
EOWG](https://www.w3.org/2002/09/wbs/35532/)
- (templates:
[weekly](https://www.w3.org/2002/09/wbs/35532/EOWG-template-weekly/),
[new
approval](https://www.w3.org/2002/09/wbs/35532/eowg-template-approval/),
[approval of
changes](https://www.w3.org/2002/09/wbs/35532/eowg-template-changes/))

### Teleconferences

*EOWG teleconferences are open to participants of EOWG; [Participating
in EOWG](http://www.w3.org/WAI/EO/participation.html) has information
about joining EOWG.*

- **[Upcoming
agendas](https://www.w3.org/WAI/EO/wiki/EOWG_Meetings#agenda)** in
the wiki. *([past agendas linked in the Meeting pages
below](#minutes))*
- **[Teleconference
logistics](https://www.w3.org/WAI/EO/wiki/EOWG_Meetings#Teleconference_Logistics)**
includes WebEx and IRC connections
- **[EOWG Participation
Info](https://www.w3.org/WAI/EO/wiki/EOWG_Participation_Info)** wiki
page has additional information on teleconferences, IRC, and more.

### Face-to-Face Meetings

- Upcoming face-to-face meetings are linked from the [EOWG
F2F](https://www.w3.org/WAI/EO/wiki/EOWG_F2F) wiki page

### Meeting Minutes with Agendas {#minutes}

- Agendas, summaries, and links to minutes from 2014-present are linked from the top of [EOWG Meetings wiki page](https://www.w3.org/WAI/EO/wiki/EOWG_Meetings) after "Meeting summaries:"
- Links to minutes from [2001-2013: EOWG Minutes
Archive](http://www.w3.org/WAI/EO/Minutes.html)

## Current and Upcoming Work {#current}

- **[EOWG Current
Projects](https://www.w3.org/WAI/EO/wiki/EOWG_Current_Projects)
lists current and upcoming work**

EOWG primarily works through GitHub and weekly surveys (W3C "WBS"), in
addition to teleconferences. We use a
[wiki](http://www.w3.org/WAI/EO/wiki/Main_Page) for some things like
developing requirements and organizing project documentation. (We don't
use e-mail much.)

## Publications {#pubs}

EOWG deliverables announcements since 2005 are listed in the [News Archive](https://www.w3.org/WAI/news/all/) or the older [Highlights
Archive](https://www.w3.org/WAI/highlights/archive) and include:

- [**Evaluating Web Accessiblity Overview Videos**](https://www.w3.org/WAI/test-evaluate/) ([May 2020 videos announcement](https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-wai-announce/2020AprJun/0003.html))
- [**Curricula on Web Accessibility**](https://www.w3.org/WAI/curricula/) ([December 2019 Curricula announcement](https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-wai-announce/2019OctDec/0003.html))
- [**Making Audio and Video Media Accessible**](https://www.w3.org/WAI/media/av/) ([September 2019 Media resource announcement](https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-wai-announce/2019JulSep/0006.html))
- [**Accessibility Principles**](https://www.w3.org/WAI/fundamentals/accessibility-principles/) update May 2019
- Input into [**All WAI Translations**](https://www.w3.org/WAI/translations/) and [Translating WAI Resources](https://www.w3.org/WAI/about/translating/) ([March 2019 translations announcement](https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-wai-announce/2019JanMar/0006.html), [July 2019 translations announcement](https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-wai-announce/2019JulSep/0002.html))
- [**Developing an Accessibility Statement**](https://www.w3.org/WAI/planning/statements/) ([November 2018 Statement announcement](https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-wai-announce/2018OctDec/0002.html))
- EOWG Resources updated with WAI site redesign ([May 2018 update announcement](https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/w3c-wai-ig/2018AprJun/0069.html))
- **[How to Meet WCAG 2.0: Customizable Quick
Reference](https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG20/quickref/)** redesign
([March 2016 QuickRef
announcement](https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/w3c-wai-ig/2016JanMar/0173.html),
[Nov 2015 QuickRef
announcement](https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/w3c-wai-ig/2015OctDec/0017.html))
- [**Easy Checks** - A First Review of Web
Accessibility](/test-evaluate/preliminary/) update ([Dec
2016 Easy Checks updated
announcement](https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/w3c-wai-ig/2016OctDec/0165.html))
- Web Accessibility [**Perspectives -
videos**](/perspective-videos/): Explore the Impact
and Benefits for Everyone ([Sept 2016 Perspectives updated
announcement](https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/w3c-wai-ig/2016JulSep/0274.html),
[May 2016 Perspectives
announcement](https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/w3c-wai-ig/2016AprJun/0237.html))
- Web Accessibility
[**Tutorials**](https://www.w3.org/WAI/tutorials/): Guidance on how
to create websites that meet WCAG ([April 2017 Tutorials updated
announcement](https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/w3c-wai-ig/2017AprJun/0051.html),
[March 2015 Tutorials
announcement](https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/w3c-wai-ig/2015JanMar/0188.html))
- [**Tips for Getting
Started**](/tips/) with Web
Accessibility ([Oct 2015 Tips
announcement](https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/w3c-wai-ig/2015OctDec/0000.html))
- Web Accessibility [**Laws and
Policies**](https://www.w3.org/WAI/Policy/) ([June 2017 Policy
announcement](https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/w3c-wai-ig/2017AprJun/0195.html))
- [**Planning and Managing**](/planning-and-managing/) Web
Accessibility update ([Dec 2016 Planning announcement on 3
updates](https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/w3c-wai-ig/2016OctDec/0164.html))
- **[How People with Disabilities Use the
Web](/people-use-web/)** updated in May
2017
- WCAG-EM **[Report Tool](http://www.w3.org/WAI/eval/report-tool/)**:
Web Accessibility Evaluation Report Generator ([March 2015 Report
announcement](https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/w3c-wai-ig/2015JanMar/0189.html))
- Web Accessibility **[Evaluation
Tools](http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/tools/) [database](http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/tools/)**
([Dec 2014 Tools
announcement](https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/w3c-wai-ig/2014OctDec/0221.html))

**Additional information on deliverables:**

- [**EOWG
Deliverables**](https://www.w3.org/WAI/EO/wiki/EOWG_Deliverables)
describes the types of deliverables EOWG produces, and lists
deliverables that were in the 2015 Charter.
- Previous EOWG deliverables are listed in the [Completed Deliverables
section](/WAI/EO/EO-Deliverables.html#done) of the old EOWG
Deliverables Plan.

## About EOWG

The mission of the Education and Outreach Working Group (EOWG) is to
develop strategies and resources to promote awareness, understanding,
and implementation of web accessibility; and to support the work of
other Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) Working Groups. EOWG is
chartered to work collaboratively with other WAI Working Groups to
support public awareness, understanding, and successful implementation
of WAI guidelines, specifications, Notes, and other resources.

Work of the EOWG is in accordance with the [W3C
Process](http://www.w3.org/2015/Process-20150901/). EOWG work is funded
in part by the [WAI-Core 2015 Project](http://www.w3.org/WAI/Core2015/),
[WCAG TA Project](https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAGTA/), and [WAI
Sponsors](http://www.w3.org/WAI/Sponsor).

### Communication

EOWG primarily conducts work through:

- Weekly surveys on active topics ([all EOWG
surveys](https://www.w3.org/2002/09/wbs/35532/all))
- [GitHub](https://github.com/orgs/w3c/teams/wai-eo/repositories)
- [Teleconference discussions](https://www.w3.org/WAI/EO/wiki/EOWG_Meetings)

(EOWG does not use e-mail or W3C Tracker much.)

#### Mailing Lists

- [EOWG mailing list
archives](http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/w3c-wai-eo/) are
publicly available for the EOWG main mailing list
- Instructions for [subscribing to the main EOWG mailing
list](https://www.w3.org/WAI/EO/participation.html#mail)
- [Additional EOWG mailing lists](https://www.w3.org/WAI/EO/wiki/EOWG_Participation_Info#E-mail_Lists)


### Chair and Contacts

- EOWG Co-Chairs: Sharron Rush, Brent Bakken
- W3C Team Contact: [Shawn Henry](http://www.w3.org/People/Shawn/)
&lt; shawn @ w3.org &gt;

### Charter
## In [EOWG group profile page](https://www.w3.org/groups/wg/eowg)
* [Group profile page](https://www.w3.org/groups/wg/eowg) includes mission, Chairs, and W3C Staff Contacts
* [Charters](https://www.w3.org/groups/wg/eowg/charters)
* [Current Participants](https://www.w3.org/groups/wg/eowg/participants) and [Former (Past) Participants](https://www.w3.org/groups/wg/eowg/former-participants)
* [Publications](https://www.w3.org/groups/wg/eowg/publications) lists Standards (W3C Recommendations), Working Group Notes, and Drafts of Standards and Notes
* [Task Forces](https://www.w3.org/groups/wg/ag/task-forces)
* [Calendar](https://www.w3.org/groups/wg/eowg/calendar) lists teleconferences

- [**EOWG Charter 2020**](http://www.w3.org/WAI/EO/charter2020)
## In [EOWG Wiki](https://www.w3.org/WAI/EO/wiki/Main_Page)
* [EOWG Meetings](https://www.w3.org/WAI/EO/wiki/EOWG_Meetings)
* includes "Work for this Week", teleconfernce logistics, and upcoming agenda
* links to **minutes** from past meetings, and information on [face-to-face (F2F) meetings](https://www.w3.org/WAI/EO/wiki/EOWG_F2F)
* [EOWG Current Projects](https://www.w3.org/WAI/EO/wiki/EOWG_Current_Projects) lists current, planned, **and completed** work, projects, and devlierables
* [EOWG Participation Info](https://www.w3.org/WAI/EO/wiki/EOWG_Participation_Info) has information on teleconferences, IRC, e-mail lists and more

### EOWG Task Forces
## In other pages

- **\[active\] [WAI Curricula Task Force Work Statement](https://www.w3.org/WAI/EO/wiki/WAI_Curricula/WAI_Curricula_TF)**
- \[drafted\] [Evaluation Resource Suite Task Force (ERS TF) Work
Statement](https://www.w3.org/WAI/EO/2005/erstf) and [ERSTF Requirements](https://www.w3.org/WAI/EO/2005/ers-req)
- \[inactive\] [Before/After Demo Task Force (BADTF) Work
Statement](http://www.w3.org/WAI/EO/2005/badtf.html) and [BAD
Requirements](http://www.w3.org/WAI/EO/Drafts/retrofit/requ-basite.html)
- \[inactive\] [User Materials Task Force Work
Statement](/WAI/EO/2006/users_tf)
- \[inactive\] [WCAG 2.0 Materials Support Task Force Work
Statement](/WAI/EO/2006/wcag2eowg_tf)
- \[inactive\] [Lexicon Task Force Work Statement (LTF) Work
Statement](http://www.w3.org/WAI/EO/2004/lexicon) and
[Lexicon/Glossary Requirements](/WAI/EO/changelogs/cl-lexicon)
- \[closed\] [WAI Site Task Force (WSTF) Work
Statement](http://www.w3.org/WAI/EO/2003/wstf) and [WAI Web Site
Redesign Project page](/WAI/redesign/project.html)
- \[closed\] [Web Accessibility and Ageing Task Force (WAI-AGE TF)
Work Statement](http://www.w3.org/WAI/EO/2008/wai-age-tf.html)
**[Participating in EOWG](/WAI/EO/participation)** has instructions for joining the EOWG mailing list, contributing through GitHub and other venues, and becoming an active participant.

### Participation, Contributing to EOWG Work {#participation}
[AG WG Decision Policy](https://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/decision-policy) explains the decision process for the group.

- **[Participating in EOWG](/WAI/EO/participation) includes instructions for joining the EOWG mailing list, contributing through GitHub and other venues, and becoming an active participant.**
- [EOWG participants](https://www.w3.org/groups/wg/eowg/participants)
Work of the EOWG is in accordance with the [W3C Process](https://www.w3.org/Consortium/Process/). EOWG work is funded in part by [WAI Projects](https://www.w3.org/WAI/about/projects/) and [WAI Sponsors](http://www.w3.org/WAI/Sponsor).