Daf town hall july 2026

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 ## Upcoming Town Hall
 
-The next Town Hall is scheduled for _11 June 2026_. Agenda:
+The next Town Hall is scheduled for __09 July 2026__.
 
-1. Explore framework model structure revision
-1. Use cases for a framework taxonomy
-1. Continue discussion of [list of individual abilities](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vm5OGNCo1H0n2eQkmXQo6lv84L-uBUM9VZDfqiwEvIM/edit?tab=t.x7hq895lvn56)
-1. Next town hall on 9 July
+Agenda:
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+1. Object requirements list
+2. Goals, objectives, strategies, activities for the project
+3. Decide on next town hall date
 
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 ## Previous Town Halls
 
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+<summary>11 June 2026 (AI summary)</summary>
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+The June town hall opened with a [presentation](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ZcsA7738oUFmUoFnoinW_hj-cmbjU2exlCcnQKRM9JA/edit?slide=id.p#slide=id.p) of recent revisions to the DAF conceptual model. The updated model simplifies the middle layer — previously the five accommodation support types — into three high-level strategies: change the person, change the thing, and provide a bridge. At the same time, the individual-abilities list and the object-characteristics list have been made full mirrors of each other, so that the same taxonomy describes both what a person brings to a task and what a task demands of them. An accessibility issue arises when those two sides cannot be matched; the strategies are how a match is achieved or restored.
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+Discussion explored several refinements to the model. Participants noted that accessibility quality exists on a spectrum — a match can be functional but suboptimal — and agreed that the model should capture degrees of match, not just pass/fail. The question of how environment affects both ability and demand was raised: because the framework follows the social model of disability, the environment is arguably already embedded throughout, but there was interest in making its role more explicit, possibly as an input that feeds into the match rather than a downstream quality measure.
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+The second part of the session continued work on the [abilities taxonomy](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vm5OGNCo1H0n2eQkmXQo6lv84L-uBUM9VZDfqiwEvIM/edit?tab=t.x7hq895lvn56). The group discussed the distinction between abilities on a continuous distribution versus those that appear more discrete or clustered, and whether that distinction is a genuine property of abilities or a signal that the underlying continuum has not yet been identified. Attention then turned to the "physical" section of the taxonomy, specifically whether whole-body spatial mobility — distinct from range-of-motion or limb movement — belongs in the list given the growing importance of immersive and movement-based digital interfaces.
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+The final discussion addressed a section currently labeled "biometrics." Participants agreed that the term carries technical connotations that don't fit well in an ability-centered taxonomy and that the section likely needs to be restructured: renaming it to something centered on individual attributes, adding a category for physical characteristics such as body size and shape, and distinguishing the possession of a measurable characteristic from the ability to present that characteristic to a sensor.
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+[11 June recording and transcript](https://zoom.us/rec/share/qsukxcrA-Yh_Z0VXTwQxySflukNKRn4kF9TBOYHo7uqLcZVBoO09Y6OffITVOBg4.QixYQk3VY9KvRgOP)
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 <summary>14 May 2026</summary>
 
 There was not quorum for conversation, so the agenda was pushed forward to the next town hall.
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-<summary>9 April 2026</summary>
+<summary>9 April 2026 (AI summary)</summary>
 
 The meeting opened with a review of draft project goals. Discussion clarified that the overarching goal should be ensuring everyone has access to all digital technologies, with the project's particular focus on those currently left out. The scope covers digital technologies, with some intersection with physical interfaces like kiosks, but not the broader built environment.