CL-04 / Accessibility / proposed
Accessible message repair
Which error message best helps a person recover from a failed send?
01 / One week
Make the smallest useful proof.
Create keyboard-first send/error/retry flows with screen-reader labels. Run 12 scripted keyboard and announcement checks.
02 / Four weeks
Stretch the experiment.
Co-design revisions with consenting adult participants under an approved accessibility test plan.
03 / Materials
Start with what is available.
- $0–40; existing laptop; free assistive technology
- Skills to practise: HTML, CSS, accessibility testing, plain language
Illustrative materials only. Equipment purchases, expenses and access need human review.
04 / Privacy + boundaries
Choose a safe test fixture.
Do not infer disability or collect medical data. Participation is optional; record only necessary anonymous observations.
05 / Success
Measure the change.
All 12 checks pass; failures remain understandable without color or sound
06 / Deliverable + review
Leave a usable handoff.
Accessible prototype and keyboard/screen-reader test sheet
Human review: Mentor signs off test design and consent. Human approval precedes participant recruitment and recording.
Before work enters the world.
- Pay, hours, eligibility, supervisor, location, agreements and legal review must be resolved before recruitment or work begins. Budgets are illustrative materials estimates in USD, exclude labor, tax and shipping, and are not spending authorization.
- Use synthetic or licensed public fixtures first. A human supervisor must approve any participant involvement, consent, collection and data lifecycle.
- Agents may draft, code, propose tests and document evidence. They cannot supervise interns, approve their own work or infer authority to send messages, buy materials or publish.
- PointCast publication is the programme’s intended context. Physical venues, partners and installations need separate confirmation; no external venue partnership is claimed.
- Credit every contributor with permission. Publish measured results and limitations only after human review; preserve a record of corrections.