Re: New Web page "Introduction to Web Accessibility"

Encarna,

for the records and for myself: can you give an exact list, with the usual info, on the 
translations on the translations mailing list? I will then add them to the central database.

Cheers

Ivan

Encarnación Quesada wrote:
> Thanks Shawn for your quick replay. You are right about the drafts, I didn't realise that they were drafts.
> 
> I will contact Shadi or Ivan about the content negotiation.
> 
> Thanks again.
> 
> Encarna.
> 
> -----Mensaje original-----
> De: Shawn Henry [mailto:shawn@w3.org] 
> Enviado el: miércoles, 02 de febrero de 2005 16:58
> Para: Encarnación Quesada Ruiz
> CC: Ivan Herman; Jose Manuel Alonso; Shadi Abou-Zahra; wai-eo-editors
> Asunto: Re: New Web page "Introduction to Web Accessibility"
> 
> Hi Encarna,
> 
> 
>>In order to serve the Spanish Version via content negotiation, could you
>>please host the Spanish version at w3.org?
>>Let me know if you think that the document will change frequently and it is
>>better for us to have it at w3c.es
> 
> 
> I am not able to address the issue of where to host the document. Please coordinate this with Ivan Herman and Shadi About-Zahra.
> 
> Let me know when the translation has a stable URI and I will link to the translation from the main English version of the page.
> 
> I expect that the document will be fairly stable. I expect a few minor changes in links when we update to the redesigned WAI Web site, which will be within the first quarter of 2005 (by March). Also, since it is a new document, there might be some changes after it is announced. To help make it easy to update translations, I will carefully record any revisions from this Version 1 onward.
> 
> 
>>I have seen that one of the documents, that you suggested as interesting for
>>translation, is not a draft any more, I am talking about "Interdependent
>>Components of Web Accessibility" [http://www.w3.org/WAI/intro/components],
>>could I start also the translation of this one?, (always asking just in case
>>of future changes).
> 
> 
> Yes, it has the same status: Version 1 of "Interdependent Components of Web Accessibility" is complete and ready for translation. I expect that the document will be fairly stable. I expect a few minor changes in links when we update to the redesigned WAI Web site, which will be within the first quarter of 2005 (by March). Also, since it is a new document, there might be some changes after it is announced. To help make it easy to update translations, I will carefully record any revisions from this Version 1 onward.
> 
> 
>>And lastly, there are five documents that will be also very interesting for
>>translation, these are:
>>- Developing a Web Accessibility Business Case for Your Organization:
>>Overview [http://www.w3.org/WAI/EO/Drafts/bcase/Overview]
>>- Developing a Web Accessibility Business Case for Your Organization: Social
>>Factors
>>[http://www.w3.org/WAI/EO/Drafts/bcase/soc]
>>- Developing a Web Accessibility Business Case for Your Organization:
>>Technical Factors
>>[http://www.w3.org/WAI/EO/Drafts/bcase/tech]
>>- Developing a Web Accessibility Business Case for Your Organization:
>>Financial Factors
>>[http://www.w3.org/WAI/EO/Drafts/bcase/fin]
>>- Developing a Web Accessibility Business Case for Your Organization: Legal
>>and Policy Factors
>>[http://www.w3.org/WAI/EO/Drafts/bcase/pol]
>>All of them are quite new (2004) but I also need to know if they will change
>>in the future with the redesign of WAI Web site.
> 
> 
> These Business Case pages are incomplete draft documents and I strongly recommend that you do not translate the drafts, wait to translate them after they are complete. As noted on these pages, "This document is a review draft [see change log in progress] and should not be referenced or quoted under any circumstances"
> 
> I expect to complete these Business Case documents soon (within the next month or so), and once Version 1 is complete, we would very much welcome your translating them.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> ~ Shawn
> 
> 
> 
> 
>>>------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>*De:* Shawn Henry [mailto:shawn@w3.org]
>>>*Enviado el:* mié 05/01/2005 15:50
>>>*Para:* Encarnación Quesada Ruiz
>>>*CC:* wai-eo-editors; Ivan Herman; Shadi Abou-Zahra
>>>*Asunto:* Re: New Web page "Introduction to Web Accessibility"
>>>
>>>Encarna,
>>>
>>>I am very glad that you find the Introduction to Web Accessibility clear 
>>>and concise, as that was the goal of the document.
>>>
>>>We would be very happy for this page to be translated, according to the 
>>>policies at "Translations at W3C" at 
>>>http://www.w3.org/Consortium/Translation/.
>>>
>>>Version 1 of the document is complete and ready for translation. I 
>>>expect that the document will be fairly stable. I expect a few minor 
>>>changes in links when we update to the redesigned WAI Web site, which 
>>>will be within the first quarter of 2005 (by March). Also, since it is a 
>>>new document, there might be some changes after it is announced.
>>>
>>>To help make it easy to update translations, I will carefully record any 
>>>revisions from this Version 1 onward.
>>>
>>>Also note that we also have several other introduction and overview 
>>>pages, which we hope will also be translated, including:
>>>- /WAI/intro/components Interdependent Components of Web Accessibility
>>>- /WAI/intro/wcag       Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)
>>
>>Overview
>>
>>
>>>- /WAI/intro/wcag10     Navigating WCAG 1.0 Guidelines and Techniques 
>>>Documents
>>>- /WAI/intro/wcag20     Introduction to Web Content Accessibility 
>>>Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 Working Draft Documents
>>>- /WAI/intro/uaag       User Agent Accessibility Guidelines (UAAG)
>>
>>Overview
>>
>>
>>>- /WAI/intro/atag       Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines (ATAG) 
>>>Overview
>>>- /WAI/intro/wai-overview-slides -- Overview of the Web Accessibility 
>>>Initiative (WAI) Slides
>>>
>>>Best regards,
>>>
>>>~ Shawn
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Encarnación Quesada Ruiz wrote:
>>>
>>>>Hi Shawn,
>>>>
>>>>We have seen the new document "Introduction to Web Accessibility" at
>>>>http://www.w3.org/WAI/intro/accessibility.html. This new page is very 
>>>
>>>clear
>>>
>>>>and concise. We were thinking about doing a similar document in Spanish
>>>>because users interested in accessibility request documents on 
>>>
>>>accessibility
>>>
>>>>just like that one very often. Now that you have developed this new 
>>>
>>>version
>>>
>>>>and is exactly what we were looking for, we would like to translate
>>
>>this
>>
>>
>>>>page into Spanish, once it is completed, if this is okay with you. We 
>>>
>>>would
>>>
>>>>like to start translation before you publish the page and to have it 
>>>
>>>ready
>>>
>>>>to use language negotiation to serve the Spanish version. Do you 
>>>
>>>expect big
>>>
>>>>changes in the last version (Version 1.0 Last updated $Date: 2005/01/05
>>>>03:15:43)? Would be the page stable or will change frequently once is
>>>>finished?
>>>>
>>>>Please, let me know what you think.
>>>>
>>>>Regards
>>>>
>>>>Encarna.
>>>>
>>>> 
>>>>
>>>>Encarnación Quesada Ruiz
>>>>
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>>>>www.w3c.es
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
> 
> 

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