jeana-adhoc commented 7 months ago

Content, accessibility, information architecture (CAIA) new initiative collaboration request

Use this ticket to start collaboration on a new initiative with the sitewide content, accessibility, and information architecture (CAIA) team.

Note: If you’re already partnering with us on an initiative, you don't need to fill out this request form. If you don’t have access to your initiative’s CAIA epic, post a message in the #sitewide-content-accessibility-ia slack channel and tag @Terry Nichols and @Lily Strelich.

About your team

Team name: Veteran Facing FOrms
OCTO product owner: Matthew Dingee
Product name: Submit an Intent to file - VA Form 21-0966
Product manager: @tbaker1026
Slack channel: #veteran-facing-forms
Dedicated content writer on your team (if you have one): Insert name and/or GH handle
Dedicated a11y specialist on your team (if you have one): @jeana-adhoc

About your initiative

Which of these descriptions best fits the work we’ll partner on?

Select all that apply.

[ ] Digitizing a new form
[ ] Creating a new digital tool
[X] Updating an existing form or tool
[ ] Translating a form or tool into Spanish
[ ] Adding new unauthenticated content to VA.gov
[ ] Updating existing unauthenticated content on VA.gov
[ ] Something else: insert description

What's the nature of your initiative and desired outcomes?

We have already worked with @megzehn on content writing/review for our stand alone form 21-0966. Since then, we needed to add a new flow that allows an even easier/faster submission of a form. Also, during that time, I provided CAIA with a document that outlines inconsistencies we noticed in ITF language across VA.gov. That work is being done here.

Collaboration timeframe

Note: We work on nearly every OCTO product and manage all unauthenticated content on VA.gov, so we will need to prioritize intake requests based on overall workload and VA and OCTO priorities.

Is this work tied to a Congressional mandate, change in law or policy, or upcoming event with a specific deadline?

[ ] Yes
[X] No
[ ] I’m not sure

Where are you at in your timeline?

Tell us briefly about what you're working on now (such as initial discovery, wireframing, or usability research planning) and add any known dates for upcoming milestones or deadlines.

We are close to shipping. We've already gone through staging review, and even with these changes, we won't need to go through staging again. But I need a second set of eyes on this content, and to help guide us on how to make the language more consistent with other Intent to File language across VA.gov

Collaboration cycle

Which phases of the collaboration cycle have you completed?

Select all that apply.

[ ] Design intent
[ ] Midpoint review
[X] Staging
[ ] None. This initiative isn’t going through the collaboration cycle.

Collaboration cycle ticket

If you’re going through the collaboration cycle, provide your ticket number and link:

Ticket Number: #56287

Supporting artifacts

Provide links to any supporting artifacts that can help us better understand your initiative and begin collaboration. Include artifacts like your product outline, user flows, mockups and prototypes, or any draft content.

Figma workflow
PR For content changes from Jeana

Next steps

[x] Post a link to this issue in the #sitewide-content-sitewide-content-accessibility-ia slack channel and tag @Terry Nichols. We’ll reply within 24 hours to acknowledge receipt. We'll then review the artifacts in more detail and work with you to determine timing for collaboration. Depending on the work, we may schedule a kickoff meeting to better understand how we'll partner together.
[x] Review the remaining next steps in the VFS team tasks section here.

Tasks

### VFS team tasks
- [ ] **If you also need engineering support from the public websites team**, fill out their intake request form as well.<br> [Open a public websites intake request](https://github.com/department-of-veterans-affairs/va.gov-team/issues/new?assignees=Public+Websites%2C+Sitewide+content&labels=vsa-public-websites%2C+vsa%2C+vsa-public-websites-intake%2C+sitewide-content%2C+needs-grooming&template=public-websites-intake.md&title=%3CType+of+Request%3E+from+%3CTeam%3E)
- [ ] **If you're requesting a page/URL redirect, a URL change, or a vanity URL**, submit an additional request for this work. <br> [Open a redirect, URL change, or vanity URL request](https://github.com/department-of-veterans-affairs/va.gov-team/issues/new?assignees=jennymayoco%2C+kristinoletmuskat%2C+strelichl%2C+FranECross&labels=sitewide+CAIA%2C+Sitewide+IA%2C+Public+Websites%2C+VA.gov+frontend%2C+Redirect+request&projects=&template=redirect-request.md&title=Redirect+Request)
- [ ] **If you're creating an experimental design**, also contact the design system team. <br> [Read more about experimental designs](https://design.va.gov/about/contributing-to-the-design-system/experimental-components-and-patterns#what-is-an-experimental-component-or-pattern?) <br> [Suggest an addition or update to the design system team](https://design.va.gov/about/contributing-to-the-design-system/suggest-an-addition-or-update)
- [ ] **If you're requesting a11y support for usability research**, submit a research support request next. <br> [Open an a11y research support request](https://github.com/department-of-veterans-affairs/va.gov-team/issues/new?assignees=coforma-terry%2Cangelafowler82&labels=508%2FAccessibility%2C+sitewide+CAIA%2C+sitewide+accessibility%2C+CAIA-a11y-research&template=caia-a11y-research.yaml&title=%5BCAIA+A11y+Research%5D%3A+Team+name%2C+product+name)
- [ ] **If you are requesting content support**, please share your content source of truth (preferably as a SharePoint document).

### CAIA a11y tasks

### CAIA content tasks
- [ ] https://github.com/department-of-veterans-affairs/va.gov-team/issues/73412
- [ ] https://github.com/department-of-veterans-affairs/va.gov-team/issues/82301

### CAIA IA tasks

megzehn commented 7 months ago

Update: Team is aiming to go live with this form the week of February 5-9. I will sync with Jeana on 1/29 and aim to have copy by 1/30.