HTML5 Image Description Extension (longdesc) is a Proposed Recommendation

Dear WAI Interest Group Participants,

The HTML5 Image Description Extension (longdesc) has been published as a Proposed Recommendation at:
 http://www.w3.org/TR/html-longdesc

This specification ("HTML5-longdesc") enables web authors to provide longer textual descriptions for complex images. HTML5-longdesc is an extension specification that is part of the HTML5 family of specifications [1]. HTML5-longdesc is part of W3C's work to ensure that the Open Web Platform [2] is accessible to people with disabilities [3].

HTML5-longdesc has been developed in the HTML Accessibility Task Force [4], a joint task force of the HTML Working Group and the WAI Protocols and Formats Working Group (PFWG).

*Proposed Recommendation, Implementations, Comments*:

Proposed Recommendations are published when there are at least two confirmed implementations of each feature of the specification and it is ready for W3C Membership endorsement. Proposed Recommendation and other document stages are introduced in How WAI Develops Accessibility Guidelines through the W3C Process at <http://www.w3.org/WAI/intro/w3c-process>.

The HTML Image Description Extension Implementation report is available at:
 http://w3c.github.io/test-results/html-longdesc/cr-report.html

Comments are welcome by 16 January 2014. Information on how to comment is available in the status section of the document at:
 http://www.w3.org/TR/2014/PR-html-longdesc-20141204/#sotd

A list of changes since the previous publication is in the Change History section at:
 http://www.w3.org/TR/2014/PR-html-longdesc-20141204/Overview.html#changes

About the URI:
The first URI above goes to the latest version of the specification. The "dated" version of this Proposed Recommendation is: <http://www.w3.org/TR/2014/PR-html-longdesc-20141204/> The difference between these URIs is explained in Referencing and Linking to WAI Guidelines and Technical Documents at: <http://www.w3.org/WAI/intro/linking>

Please let us know if you have any questions.
Feel free to circulate this message to other lists; please avoid cross-postings where possible.
Thank you in advance for your comments.

Regards,
Shawn Henry, Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) Outreach Coordinator
Liam Quinn, W3C Staff Contact for the HTML Accessibility Task Force
Judy Brewer, Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) Domain Lead
Philippe Le Hegaret, Interaction Domain Lead

[1] Blog about extension specifications <http://www.w3.org/QA/2012/09/getting_html5_to_recommendatio>
[2] Open Web Platform standards <http://www.w3.org/standards/>
[3] Accessibility - W3C <http://www.w3.org/standards/webdesign/accessibility>
[4] Task Force <http://www.w3.org/WAI/PF/html-accessibility-tf.html>



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Shawn Lawton Henry
W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
e-mail: shawn@w3.org
phone: +1.617.395.7664
about: http://www.w3.org/People/Shawn/

Received on Thursday, 4 December 2014 16:13:35 UTC