Team update - Feb 16, 2022

[trallard]

This is a @Quansight-Labs/czi-a11y-grant team sync 🎉🎉🎉! This is a way for the Team Members to provide status reports on what they've been up to this week and request help and attention for things they are working on. This issue will be closed at the end of the day.

Copy and paste the template below, and answer questions as you wish!

Response Template

**Thanks I'd like to give 🙌**
- So-and-so helped me out a lot with XXX...
- Thanks for Jo's work on the XXX repo...

**Updates from last week :heavy_check_mark:**
- I worked towards deliverable: <link-to-deliverable>
- I had a meeting with ABC

**Challenges I faced and things I'd like assistance with 🙏**
- I had a hard time figuring out ...
- Could somebody take a look at ...

**My availability for next week**
- I'll be off on XXX day...
- I've got several meetings this week...

🔍 Needs Triage:

The Needs Triage issues require an initial assessment and labeling.

• Investigate accessibility statements

🎯 Project boards

Please make sure the boards reflect the current status of the project.

Jupyter a11y grant project

[isabela-pf]

Thanks I'd like to give 🙌

• @gabalafou thank you for saying nice things. I keep nice comments for the future.
• @tonyfast thank you listening to me.
• @trallard thank you for always sharing your ample knowledge.

Updates from last week ✔️

• Trying to come up with a simple fix for a Jupyter.org contrast discussion since this issue was started/linked to things that came out of my last color PR to JLab. It seems in good faith to propose a solution.
• Made issues on jupyter/accessibility to get clarity on how to approach some of my next steps. Roadmap placement issue, JLab accessibility meeting notes issue. Once we have agreement on where things go, I can make PRs.
• Created issue for feedback on removing command palette button styling per my last contrast PR.
• Sketches for JupyterLab theme editor. I want to have a few proposals in mind before I make the issue so that I have ideas to share and help scope the discussion. I'm hoping to get this started before the next Jupyter accessibility workshops, but I'm feeling less certain I will make it.

Challenges I faced and things I'd like assistance with 🙏

• Don't know when you want to post the roadmap announcement on the Labs blog, but it is ready when you are (minus a possible publishing date edit). Blog post PR.

My availability for next week

• I'll be out of office on the 25 and 28.

[trallard]

@gabalafou - not too much work to report on this week
- @trallard needs to send a PR
- aim to have POC in early March

@isabela-pf : working on some issues within JLab

@tonyfast:

• working on the build CI for the a11y repo
• separating tasks for building the multiple components, lint, build and installing stuff
• once this is sorted -> will integrate @gabalafou tests and run them as a doit task in CI

up for discussion:

• work on themes and settings selector - > how to change the CSS variables on JLab
• create an extension with accessible / colourblind friendly themes