Re: PF Decision on CfC; Revised HTML-A11Y Work Statement

Hi,

> On 25/04/2015, at 04:18, "janina@rednote.net" <janina@rednote.net> wrote:
> 
> Hi, Jason:
> 
> Thanks for the catch. Yes, the link is wrong. We'll fix that.
> 
> I don't believe this invalidates the CfC, though.

Sorry.  Didn't mean to suggest it did. I should have made that clear. 

> 
> PS: Alex' contributions are still warmly welcomed. Is there a problem
> there?

No problem at all. All of Alexander's contributions, past and ongoing, are indeed appreciated. He's just not formally an editor of the spec since May last year. 

Jason



> 
> Janina
> 
> Jason Kiss writes:
>> I've been remiss not reviewing the statement earlier. Apologies. Just noting now that the link to the HTML Accessibility API Mappings doc is to the defunct HTML to Platform Accessibility APIs Implementation Guide.  Should it not link to the FPWD of the new guide at  http://www.w3.org/TR/html-aam-1.0/? If so, only Steve and myself should be listed as editors (unless we can convince Alexander to come back!).
>> 
>> Jason
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On 24/04/2015, at 16:00, "janina@rednote.net" <janina@rednote.net> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Several messages of support and none objection to this CfC have been
>>> received. The revised HTML-A11Y Task Force Work Statement is therefore
>>> approved by consensus of the PF_WG.
>>> 
>>> The archive of messages on this CfC begin at:
>>> http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-pfwg/2015Apr/0214.html
>>> 
>>> Janina
>>> 
>>> Janina Sajka writes:
>>>> Colleagues:
>>>> 
>>>> This is a Call for Consensus (CfC) to the Protocols and Formats Working
>>>> Group (PF_WG) to confirm support for the revised HTML-A11Y Task Force
>>>> Work Statement.
>>>> 
>>>> The revised Work Statement draft is available at:
>>>> 
>>>> http://www.w3.org/WAI/PF/html-task-force.php
>>>> 
>>>> Please note that this revised Work Statement has already been approved
>>>> by the HTML-WG:
>>>> 
>>>> http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html-a11y/2015Apr/0053.html
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> ACTION TO TAKE
>>>> 
>>>> According to agreed Procedures, this CfC is now open for objection,
>>>> comment, as well as statements of support via email. Silence will be
>>>> interpreted as support, though messages of support are certainly
>>>> welcome.
>>>> 
>>>> If you object to this proposed action, or have comments concerning this
>>>> proposal, please respond by replying on list to this message no later
>>>> than 23:59 (Midnight) Boston Time on Thursday 23 April..
>>>> 
>>>> 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/
>>> 
>>>> Colleagues:
>>>> 
>>>> This is a Call for Consensus (CfC) to confirm the sufficiency and
>>>> accuracy of guidance on the alternative text attribute for images as
>>>> provided by the following two related HTML-WG documents. It is also a
>>>> Call for Consensus regarding proposed next steps for each of these
>>>> documents.
>>>> 
>>>> You will recall the relationship between these documents is that the
>>>> first was initially created to elaborate criticisms against the
>>>> sufficiency of alt guidance in the second. In other words, initially
>>>> guidance in these two documents was different, and the two did not agree
>>>> one with the other.
>>>> 
>>>> We believe that over the past few years these differences have been
>>>> successfully resolved. This CfC tests this assertion. For the record we
>>>> are requesting the HTML-A11Y Task Force confirm this understanding,
>>>> or point out specific remaining insufficiencies.
>>>> 
>>>> 1.)    HTML5: Techniques for providing useful text alternatives
>>>>   http://rawgit.com/w3c/alt-techniques/master/index.html
>>>> 
>>>> This document was initially created to help remedy insufficiencies in
>>>> early drafts of the HTML 5.0 specification. Over the past few years,
>>>> guidance originally present in this document has been migrated to the
>>>> HTML specification itself and removed from this document. However, it is
>>>> believed that the remaining content in this document still provides
>>>> valuable guidance to HTML authors.
>>>> 
>>>> Recent edits to this document can be seen in the W3C Bugzilla bugs shown
>>>> at the following URI:
>>>> 
>>>> http://tinyurl.com/kjvj3bb
>>>> 
>>>> A permanent, though very long URI for these bugs is:
>>>> 
>>>> https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/buglist.cgi?bug_status=UNCONFIRMED&bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_status=REOPENED&bug_status=RESOLVED&bug_status=VERIFIED&bug_status=CLOSED&component=CR%20alt%20techniques%20%28editor%3A%20Steven%20Faulkner%29&list_id=37965&product=HTML%20WG&query_format=advanced
>>>> 
>>>> QUESTION 1:    Does the Task Force
>>>>       a.)    Accept these identified changes to this document
>>>>       b.) Recommend that work on this document be terminated; and
>>>>       c.) Support publication of this document by the HTML-WG
>>>>           as a W3C Note.
>>>> 
>>>> 2.)    HTML 5.0 Sec. 4.7.1.1 Requirements for providing text to act as
>>>>   an alternative for images
>>>>   http://www.w3.org/html/wg/drafts/html/master/embedded-content.html#alt
>>>> 
>>>> As noted above there have been significant edits to this section of the
>>>> HTML 5.0 specification in order that this specification might best
>>>> reflect current consensus guidance regarding alt. These changes are
>>>> documented by the following W3C Bugzilla bugs:
>>>> 
>>>> {Insert Bug List Here}
>>>> 
>>>> QUESTION 2:    Does the Task Force:
>>>>       a.)    Accept these identified changes to this specification;
>>>>       b.) Recommend that work on this specification be terminated; and
>>>>       c.) Support publication of this section of this
>>>>           specification  by the HTML-WG as part of W3C HTML 5.0.
>>>> 
>>>> ACTION TO TAKE
>>>> 
>>>> According to agreed HTML-A11Y Task Force Consensus Procedures [1], this
>>>> CfC is now open for objection, comment, as well as statements of support
>>>> via email. Silence will be interpreted as support, though messages of
>>>> support are certainly welcome.
>>>> 
>>>> If you have objections to any part of the above two questions, or any
>>>> comments concerning the proposed next steps for either of the above
>>>> documents, please respond by replying on list to this message no later
>>>> than midnight Boston Time, Wednesday 4 June.
>>>> 
>>>> Janina on behalf of the Task Force Facilitators
>>>> 
>>>> [1] http://www.w3.org/WAI/PF/HTML/consensus-procedures
>>>> 
>>>> -- 
>>>> 
>>>> 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/
>>> 
>>> 
>>> -- 
>>> 
>>> 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/
> 
> -- 
> 
> 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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