PF Consensus Decision: HTML-A11Y Longdesc CR Criteria

Colleagues:

There having been only positive responses to the CfC below, this CfC is
accepted by PFWG.

Janina

Janina Sajka writes:
> Colleagues:
> 
> This is a Call for Consensus (CfC) on the Candidate
> Recommendation (CR) exit criteria approved and proposed by the HTML-A11y
> Task Force. The TF has agreed on the following exit criteria as logged
> at:
> 
> http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html-a11y/2014Apr/0072.html
> 
> "The Criteria to exit Candidate Recommendation will be that there is a
> test suite that adequately covers the "must" requirements of the
> specification, with results showing that each requirement is implemented
> by at least two independently implemented publicly released user
> agents."
> 
> It was further clarified that these criteria conform to the HTML-WG's
> current Decision Policy:
> http://dev.w3.org/html5/decision-policy/public-permissive-exit-criteria.html
> 
> The clarification, logged at the following URI, notes the following
> phrase with respect to implementation:
> http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html-a11y/2014Apr/0044.html
> 
> "may be "implemented by a different set of products, there is no
> requirement that all features be implemented by a single product."
> 
> This language was incorporated in the HTML-WG's Decision Policy in order
> to account for the situation, as in the current instance, where
> assistive technology is providing key user support, not the browser.
> 
> Please reply on list to this email with any objections or concerns. 
> 
> Silence will be taken to mean there is no objection, but positive
> responses are welcome.
> 
> If there are no objections by 23:59 (Midnight)  Boston Time Friday 2
> May, this CfC will carry.
> 
> Janina
> 
> -- 
> 
> Janina Sajka,	Phone:	+1.443.300.2200
> 			sip:janina@asterisk.rednote.net
> 		Email:	janina@rednote.net
> 
> Linux Foundation Fellow
> Executive Chair, Accessibility Workgroup:	http://a11y.org
> 
> The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)
> Chair,	Protocols & Formats	http://www.w3.org/wai/pf
> 	Indie UI			http://www.w3.org/WAI/IndieUI/

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Janina Sajka,	Phone:	+1.443.300.2200
			sip:janina@asterisk.rednote.net
		Email:	janina@rednote.net

Linux Foundation Fellow
Executive Chair, Accessibility Workgroup:	http://a11y.org

The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)
Chair,	Protocols & Formats	http://www.w3.org/wai/pf
	Indie UI			http://www.w3.org/WAI/IndieUI/

Received on Tuesday, 6 May 2014 12:06:54 UTC