- From: Janina Sajka <janina@rednote.net>
- Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2016 00:01:37 -0500
- To: public-apa-admin@w3.org
Colleagues: This CfC recieved only messages of support and is, therefore, agreed as a decision of the APA Working Group. The head of thread in the archive for this CfC is: http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-apa-admin/2016Jan/0000.html Janina Janina Sajka writes: > +1 > > Janina Sajka writes: > > Colleagues: > > > > This is a Call for Consensus (CfC) to the Accessible Platform > > Architectures (APA) Working Group on the draft Decision Policy document > > available at: > > > > http://www.w3.org/WAI/APA/decision-policy > > > > Background Information > > > > The decision policy which is the subject of this CfC is the codification > > of long standing customary practice in the Protocols and Formats (PFWG) > > Working Group. We were requested to provide a written draft of candidate WG > > decision policies by members of the AC during the chartering process for > > both the APA and ARIA WGs. This document is the result of that request as further > > refined by discussions in APA and ARIA teleconferences. Both APA and ARIA are > > formally considering adopting their own versions of this policy at this > > time. > > > > ACTION TO TAKE > > > > 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. > > > > IMPORTANT: Both APA and ARIA are independently conducting CfCs on their > > own individual draft Decision Policy documents. If you are a member of > > both APA and ARIA, you should express your view on each CfC. > > > > 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, Thursday 4 February. > > > > 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, Accessible Platform Architectures http://www.w3.org/wai/apa > > > > > 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, Accessible Platform Architectures http://www.w3.org/wai/apa > -- 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, Accessible Platform Architectures http://www.w3.org/wai/apa
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