Team update - Apr 05, 2023

[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.

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**Thanks I'd like to give 🙌**
- So-and-so helped me out a lot with foo...

**Updates from last week :heavy_check_mark:**
- I worked towards deliverable: <link-to-deliverable>

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

**My availability for next week**
- I'll be off on foo day...

**Important items for discussion 💬**
- I have a question about goal <link-to-goal>
- Can @foo give a comment on issue #NN ?
- I opened #NN for discussion, please chime in
- I need to discuss foo

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[steff456]

Thanks I'd like to give 🙌

• @trallard for doing so much work in accessible-pygments
• @gabalafou for creating a PR in Jupyter Accessible docs

Updates from last week ✔️

• I worked in the theme extension
  • Structure PR was merged - Fix structure of repo and add instructions to run in development mode jupyterlab-accessible-themes#43
  • First theme PR ready for review - Add pitaya smoothie jupyterlab-accessible-themes#45
  • I'm working in a PR for adding a preview, so it will be easier to do future reviews.
• I'm planning next steps for the documentation
  • Gave an update of missing the GSoD deadline in JLab team meeting - didn't receive any comments
  • Planning to see how we can start to get some documentation - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1b6v7IuwOK99yObHQCtxxlwTmaYfzo0c5TqnLQt3SWg4/edit?usp=sharing
• Sent two internship ideas
  • https://github.com/Quansight-Labs/open-source-internships/issues/17
• Reviewed Tania's PRs in accessible-pygments
  • MAINT - Add pre-commits and update docs accessible-pygments#26
  • ENH - Move to hatch for dev/build accessible-pygments#27
• Reviewed Gabriel's PR in Jupyter Accessible docs
  • Add page about accessibility docs jupyter/accessibility#123
• Replied in tagged PRs
  • Add more alt text descriptions jupyterlab/jupyterlab#14320

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

• I'm ok

My availability for next week

• I'll be here

Important items for discussion 💬

• Documentation tasks

[isabela-pf]

Thanks I'd like to give 🙌

• Thanks everyone for patiently sorting out documentation tasks earlier this week

Updates from last week ✔️

• JupyterLab user testing for common workflows #184 I added one more backup file to the open test environment PR. I created a polished/outwards facing fillable PDF for our consent form(s). I've been publicizing the call for participants and interests form around Jupyter spaces (a list is available in the testing folder under Outreach).

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

• I'd appreciate a review on the open test environment PR! I'm happy to walk people through it if wanted.
• How can I tell from the repo what version of JupyterLab we will be testing in? Or do I have to check when in the environment?

My availability for next week

• I'll out of office from April 11–15. I may respond to some things but will mostly be away from my computer for event things.

Important items for discussion 💬

• Is there anything I'm blocking anyone on before I'm out for a few days? I'd like to get that resolved if needed.

[isabela-pf]

• Brief debugging for Add pitaya smoothie jupyterlab-accessible-themes#45 to get it tested
• @isabela-pf
  - Will report back with version in JupyterLab
  - Confirmation she's not blocking anyone.
  - @gabalafou to happy try filling out the form
  - @steff456 to give a review to the env
• @gabalafou
  • Trapped in other-project molasses! Send help! (not really. 😆)
• @steff456
  • Made a lot of progress this week! Woo hoo!
  • Documentation ideas to make sure we can make some progress on user-centered docs. Discussion of where things need to go, what the motivation is, how can we communicate with each other clearly so things don't get lost between the next few months?