Initial messaging for wide review publication before 1.0

messaging/0.announcement-tracking.txt

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+   replace "XYZ2" with a short name of your document
+     * Expected date: 00 Month 202N
+     * Contact(s) for Shawn to get info: Name e-mail phone
+     * Draft document: link to staging
+     * Related pages that need updating: (such as Overview page)
+
+   Any notes for us working on the announcements, such as important points to get across: (see
+https://www.w3.org/wiki/WAI/announcements#Help_craft_messaging )
+
+Status of announcements below: draft not ready for review
+
+   Review of announcements below:
+     * @@ OKed by [name] on [date]
+
+NOTE: For further guidance on creating messaging consult
+https://www.w3.org/WAI/cc/wiki/WAI_Announcement_Drafts#.5BTemplate.5D_Spec_XYZ_Announcements
+
+
+When announcements are ready for Shawn's review or drafting, please e-mail
+shawn@w3.org subject: [announcements]
+

messaging/2.wai-e-mail.md

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+Dear WAI Interest Group,
+
+W3C WAI invites you to comment on a version 1.0 APA Group Note:
+Accessibility Maturity Model
+
+Work will continue on the Maturity Model after the 1.0 note is released.
+Therefore, we continue to invite comments as W3C members and the public
+explore implementation in more detail.
+
+Overview:
+
+The Accessibility Maturity Model (AMM) describes an overall framework
+for establishing a robust ICT accessibility program and identifying
+areas for improvement. The Accessibility Maturity Model is a tool that:
+
+-   Assesses the current effectiveness and capabilities of an entire
+    organization or subunits within the organization
+
+-   Supports identification of gaps between the current capabilities and
+    the next level of accessibility maturity
+
+-   Supports plans for next steps to improve the organization\'s
+    accessibility performance over time
+
+The approaches identified in this document are intended to influence
+organizational accessibility programs to advance the accessibility focus
+from getting a product or website accessible to creating an environment
+where the entire product experience can be kept accessible over time.
+This evolution towards proactive accessibility is relevant to all parts
+of an organization that contribute either directly or indirectly to
+developing a product experience.
+
+Seeking input:
+
+We continue to encourage broad review from a cross-disability
+perspective. This 1.0 note incorporates substantial revisions made in
+response to various stakeholders\' comments on the previous Working
+Drafts. These comments led to adding additional details and definitions
+as well as clarifying the document\'s scope.
+
+Comments:
+
+Please open a new issue in the [document\'s GitHub
+repository](https://github.com/w3c/maturity-model/issues/new) to comment
+
+Please create separate GitHub issues for each comment, rather than
+commenting on multiple topics in a single issue.
+
+If it\'s not feasible to use GitHub, you may send comments via e-mail
+to: <public-maturity@w3.org>
+
+Please:
+
+\* put your comments in the body of the message, not as an attachment
+
+\* start your e-mail subject line with: \[Maturity\]
+
+Please do not include any proprietary data in your Github ticket or
+email as these are both archived publicly.
+
+Regards,
+
+Sheri Byrne-Haber and David Fazio for
+
+Janina Sajka and Matthew Atkinson, Accessible Platform Architectures
+(APA) Working Group Co-Chairs
+
+Roy Ran, W3C Staff Contact for APA Working Group

messaging/3.w3c-news.md

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+1.0 APA Note: Accessibility Maturity Model
+
+The Accessible Platform Architectures
+([APA](https://www.w3.org/groups/wg/apa/)) Maturity Model Task Force
+([MMTF](https://www.w3.org/groups/tf/maturity/)) welcomes feedback on
+the updated 1.0 version of the W3C Group Note: Accessibility Maturity
+Model. The Accessibility Maturity Model (AMM) describes an overall
+framework for establishing a robust ICT accessibility program and
+identifying areas for improvement. The Accessibility Maturity Model is a
+tool that:
+
+-   Assesses the current effectiveness and capabilities of an entire
+    organization or subunits within the organization
+
+-   Supports identification of gaps between the current capabilities and
+    the next level of accessibility maturity
+
+-   Supports plans for next steps to improve the organization\'s
+    accessibility performance over time
+
+The approaches identified in this note are intended to influence
+organizational programs and advance accessibility focus from making a
+product or website accessible to creating an environment where the
+entire product experience can be kept accessible over time. This
+evolution towards proactive accessibility is relevant to all parts of an
+organization that contributes directly or indirectly to developing a
+product experience.
+
+The MMTF will continue to develop and refine this note.
+[Comments](https://github.com/w3c/maturity-model/issues/new) are welcome
+at any time. We especially encourage comments by organizations
+implementing the model.

messaging/4.wai-news.md

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+For Wide Review: APA Group Note Accessibility Maturity Model 1.0
+
+**Date:** 20 November 2024
+
+The Accessible Platform Architectures
+([APA](https://www.w3.org/groups/wg/apa/)) Maturity Model Task Force
+([MMTF](https://www.w3.org/groups/tf/maturity/)) welcomes feedback on
+the updated 1.0 version of the W3C Group Note: Accessibility Maturity
+Model. The Accessibility Maturity Model (AMM) describes an overall
+framework for establishing a robust ICT accessibility program and
+identifying areas for improvement. The Accessibility Maturity Model is a
+tool that:
+
+-   Assesses the current effectiveness and capabilities of an entire
+    organization or subunits within the organization
+
+-   Supports identification of gaps between the current capabilities and
+    the next level of accessibility maturity
+
+-   Supports plans for next steps to improve the organization\'s
+    accessibility performance over time
+
+The approaches identified in this note are intended to influence
+organizational programs and advance accessibility focus from making a
+product or website accessible to creating an environment where the
+entire product experience can be kept accessible over time. This
+evolution towards proactive accessibility is relevant to all parts of an
+organization that contributes directly or indirectly to developing a
+product experience.
+
+The MMTF will continue to develop and refine this note.
+[Comments](https://github.com/w3c/maturity-model/issues/new) are welcome
+at any time. We especially encourage comments by organizations
+implementing the model.