- From: Janina Sajka <janina@rednote.net>
- Date: Sat, 5 Nov 2022 08:27:45 -0400
- To: Adapt tf <public-adapt@w3.org>
Colleagues: The Accessible Platform Architectures (APA) Working Group of the W3C hereby formally requests adapt- be designated a reserved prefix in HTML 5. This request follows our in person discussions during the W3C TPAC recently concluded in Vancouver and logged here: https://www.w3.org/2022/09/13-apa-minutes.html#t03 Following up on our TPAC conversation, the following W3C issue indicates WHAT's research has indicated the adapt- prefix should be web compatible: https://github.com/w3c/adapt/issues/222 NOTES: 1.) The W3C WAI-Adapt Symbols Module forthcoming Candidate Recommendation draft will utilize adapt- and can be viewed here: https://w3c.github.io/adapt/symbols/ 2.) The above specification relies on a forthcoming W3C Registry specification which will publish shortly as a First Public Working Draft (FPWD). The registry specification provides a mapping between thousands of concepts expressed in common written language using a industry accepted index value to identify the user's understood AAC symbol, as there are multiple, non mutually comprehendable symbol sets in use. https://w3c.github.io/adapt-registry/ For the very first time in web technology, these two W3C specifications will together provide the mechanism for a single, internationally supported numeric attribute value to support AAC symbols that individual users can comprehend because the displayed AAC symbol will come from the symbol set into which they've been educated. -- Janina Sajka (she/her/hers) Accessibility Consultant https://linkedin.com/in/jsajka The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) Co-Chair, Accessible Platform Architectures http://www.w3.org/wai/apa Linux Foundation Fellow https://www.linuxfoundation.org/board-of-directors-2/
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