public-html-a11y@w3.org from August 2010 by subject

[Bug 10015] longdesc URL checking

[Bug 10016] longdesc and @role (ARIA)

[Bug 10017] longdesc and @aria-describedby (ARIA)

[Bug 10019] Native user agent support for exposing longdesc to all users

[Bug 10026] Scope attribute for TD

[Bug 10066] replace section 3.2.6 with the alternative spec text provided

[Bug 10066] replace section 3.2.6 with the alternative spec text provided (ARIA)

[Bug 10077] The <embed> should support an alt attribute. While the embedded content should provide for accessilibility of the embedded object, the developer doesn't always have control over those content, some embeddable formats are inherently less accessible, and th

[Bug 10248] Canvas requires a Caret Drawing call method

[Bug 10249] Canvas requires a content selection method

[Bug 10251] Psuedo-Cascade of Multiple Accesskeys Definable for an Individual Element

[Bug 10252] HTML5 hard-binds "Action" to accesskey key-press

[Bug 10438] math should be changed changed from no role to "math" role

[Bug 10439] <input type=file> has "button" role, but is typically a compound control

[Bug 10440] menu type=context should have "menu" role

[Bug 10441] <link> that represents a hyperlink should probably have no role by default

[Bug 10444] ARIA section does not list elements that have no default role or role restrictions

[Bug 10445] Certain elements with no role should have that as a strong semantic

[Bug 10446] Consider limiting the roles of certain media and plugin elements

[Bug 10447] <output> should have a status role by default after all

[Bug 10447] <output> should have no role by default instead of status role

[Bug 10448] Consider broadening the set of allowed roles for command elements

[Bug 10449] Consider allowing various command-like ARIA roles for h1-h6

[Bug 10450] Allow lists to be used as menus or tab sets

[Bug 10451] Consider restricting the roles allowed for the label element

[Bug 10452] Consider documenting attributes that map to ARIA properties in a separate table

[Bug 10455] Mint a describedby attribute for the img element

[Bug 10455] New: Mint a describedby attribute for the img element

[Bug 10462] merge ARIA mapping tables and list

[Bug 10463] provide a comprehensive HTML5 to accessibility API mapping reference

[Bug 10464] provide clear user friendly links to WAI-ARIA documents in the ARIA section of the spec

[Bug 10465] provide correct aria mapping and role info for the table element

[Bug 10467] provide headings in the WAI-ARIA section of the spec to make it easier to understand

[Bug 10478] modify table, tr and td roles

[Bug 10479] add role=radiogroup to details element

[Bug 10480] add role="presentation" on the ASCII fish image

[Bug 10481] Default role of <IMG> should be "img"

[Bug 10482] Should @usemap affect the default role of an IMG element?

[Bug 10483] <figcaption> should be considered the caption of <figure> _itself_

[Bug 10484] default roles for figcaption and caption: Make it simple to achieve accessibility

[Bug 10485] The img element with non-empty alt should default to the img aria role

[Bug 10486] References to "image" ARIA role should be "img"

[Bug 10493] "ARIA restricts usage of this role to one per page" is an unclear statement

[Bug 10494] modify aria example and fix spelling

[Bug 10496] fix error in aria conformance checker advice

[Bug 10497] What happens to role of <img alt="non-empty"> inside a <figure role="img">?

[Bug 6496] Allow <img aria-labelledby> to act as a text alternative

[Bug 7362] inclusion of the title as a case where the alt may be omitted is problematic

[Bug 8000] ARIA roles added to the a element should be conforming in HTML5

[Bug 8144] Is a 'visibility: hidden' element being rendered?

[Bug 8171] Implement the text alternatives proposal from WAI

[Bug 8554] <progress> element should be labelable with a label

[Bug 8644] Fallback mechanism for embedded content

[Bug 8646] Private communication exception

[Bug 8647] Define tab order for IFrame

[Bug 8648] Title attribute on the IFrame element

[Bug 8652] what to display when images are not available is not well specified

[Bug 8657] Allow UA to reload fallback content if it fails to load

[Bug 8666] Keyboard accessible date pickers

[Bug 8671] Requiring the label attribute

[Bug 8673] Restriction on command element as part of a menu

[Bug 8682] Tab and reading order for context menus

[Bug 8716] Replace img Guidance for Conformance Checkers with Suggested Text for Short Text Alternatives

[Bug 8717] Usability and Element-level-focus-apis

[Bug 8723] image map is underspecified

[Bug 8738] Role-based navigation

[Bug 8743] Auditory icons clashing with AT

[Bug 8747] Defining how a license applies to elements

[Bug 8750] User able to override the hidden attribute in incorrectly rendered pages

[Bug 8751] User should have ability to override automatic scrolling

[Bug 8752] Allow user to manage focus changes

[Bug 8754] Overflow when text is resized

[Bug 8872] split out and modify parts of Section 4.8.2.1 the img element

[Bug 8885] Fallback mechanism for embedded content

[Bug 9061] allow image maps on the canvas element.

[Bug 9098] Correct the img element definition. Replace with suggested text.

[Bug 9113] re: "axis on td and th elements" text could say "Use the scope attribute on the relevant th"

[Bug 9212] Change the Generator Mechanism for img from Document Level to Element Level

[Bug 9213] HTML5 Lacks a Way to Programmatically-Determine Missing Text Alternatives

[Bug 9214] Allow role="presentation" img as conformance Criteria

[Bug 9214] Allow role="presentation" on img

[Bug 9215] Provide a Webcam example that is in accord with WCAG 2 or Defer to "HTML5: Techniques for providing useful text alternatives"

[Bug 9216] Provide a CAPTCHA example that is in accord with WCAG 2 or Defer to "HTML5: Techniques for providing useful text alternatives"

[Bug 9217] Remove the Paragraph-Section-Heading loophole for not providing a text alternative.

[Bug 9241] Explicitly state, "For guidance on accessibility requirements for text alternatives authors should consult WCAG 2.0" and link to WCAG 2.0

[Bug 9280] Add default button option/attribute for forms

[Bug 9326] HTML elements mapping to ARIA and A11y APIs

[Bug 9589] HTML5 should give examples for how to present @title when the user can't use a pointing device

[Bug 9623] <details> and <summary> are missing from the "strong aria semantics" table

[Bug 9657] Content model of object

[Bug 9673] Remove any reference to a specific Time Stamp format for video captioning from the specification at this time

[Bug 9678] add rationale for providing an alt when inline description is available

[Bug 9679] Consider expanding the explanation of a null alt attribute (alt="")

[Bug 9773] There is not a clear difference between "subtitles" and "captions". These are mostly used to describe "closed captions" (binary transmissions in TV broadcasts) vs "subtitles" (text files), as far as I know.

[Bug 9774] "consecutive lines displayed below each other" - since subtitles tend to be rendered at the bottom, it's actually better for new subtitles to be rendered higher up. Of course, the individual lines of each subtitle still extend downwards, but it's still po

[Bug 9775] "positioned to a multiple of the line dimensions of the first line of the cue" - enforcing the same line height for every line ihurts text rendering appearance for no apparent reason. This is especially true if text styling is supported (bold text is larg

[Bug 9804] "the alt attribute must be specified" so are you saying ALT is required?

[Bug 9817] Details element Focus problem

[Bug 9845] provide reference and info about HTML5: Techniques for providing useful text alternatives in html5 spec

[Bug 9871] provide normative advice to conformance checkers about use of onevent handler attributes

[Bug 9872] trigger a conformance error when javascript is included in href attribute

[Bug 9876] Clarify that a figure can be any content with a caption

[Bug 9893] tabindex not listed in Table of Contents

[Bug 9936] onclick attributes on any element that is not focusable should trigger a conformance error

[media] discussion on how to render captions in HTML5

[media] FYI - U.S. Senate Passes S.3304 by Unanimous Consent! | Coalition of Organizations for Accessible Technology

[media] summary and discussion of proposed media a11y framework by WHATWG

[media] Summary of edits and copyedits to Section 1 of media accessibility user requirements

Agenda: HTML-A11Y Media Subteam on 1 September at 22:00Z

Agenda: HTML-A11Y Media Subteam on 11 August at 22:00Z

Agenda: HTML-A11Y Media Subteam on 18 August at 22:00Z

Agenda: HTML-A11Y Media Subteam on 25 August at 22:00Z

Agenda: HTML-A11Y Task Force ARIA MAPPING SUB GROUP call on 17th August at 19:00 UTC (20:00 BST; 15:00 EDT; 14:00 CDT; 12:00 PDT)

Agenda: HTML-A11Y Task Force on 05 August at 15:00Z

Agenda: HTML-A11Y Task Force on 05 August at 15:00Z - REGRETS

Agenda: HTML-A11Y Task Force on 12 August at 15:00Z

Agenda: HTML-A11Y Task Force on 19 August at 15:00Z

Agenda: HTML-A11Y Task Force on 26 August at 15:00Z

ARIA Mappings Minutes for Tuesday 17 August

Fwd: ISSUE-109: aria-section-title - Straw Poll for Objections

Fwd: Working Group Decision on ISSUE-30 longdesc

High-lighting of caption files

HTML A11Y bugs relating to UA

HTML-A11Y Task Force Minutes from Thursday 19 August

HTML-A11Y TF Media Group Minutes for 11 August

HTML5 Suggested UIs for making title attribute content accessible

ISSUE 30 @longdesc use cases

Media Accessibility User Requirements Published

Media Captioning Question

Media Telecon Minutes for Wednesday 18 August

Media Teleconference Minutes for 25 August

method for providing programmatically associated long description

Minutes: 26 August 2010 HTML Accessibility Task Force

Minutes: August 5, 2010 HTML Accessibility Task Force

minutes: HTML Accessibility TF telecon 2010-08-12 [draft]

More ISSUE 30 @longdesc use cases

Notice of impending Formal Objection to Issue 30 Decision (@longdesc)

Proposals from initial bug triage

providing a long description using the summary and details elements.

regrets for all meetings Aug 23-Sept 8

rel="longdesc" (was: providing a long description using the summary and details elements.)

Sailesh Panchang's messages on longdesc and table summary

Status of Leif's Appeal / Issue 30 Objections

text-format discussion from today's call

verbose image descriptor requirements

Weekly Resolved & Rejected Bugs Report

Working Group Decision on ISSUE-30 longdesc

{Announcement} Media accessibility user requirements overview, Thu Sep 2

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