Re: Request for accessibility review of WebXR Device API

Oh, sorry, forgot to mention: We have previously requested accessibility
review here
<https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-apa/2019Jul/0012.html>, with
response here
<https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-apa/2019Sep/0004.html>.
-Manish Goregaokar


On Thu, Sep 17, 2020 at 2:56 PM Manish Goregaokar <manishsmail@gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi!
>
> As we're nearing CR, we'd like to request a final accessibility review for
> the WebXR Device API <https://immersive-web.github.io/webxr>, as outlined
> in the W3C document review guide <https://www.w3.org/wiki/DocumentReview>.
>
> I've filled in the accessibility review checklist here <
> https://github.com/immersive-web/webxr/issues/1129>. WebXR as a
> technology is inherently a way of rendering WebGL to XR devices, so it
> mostly boils down to the relatively poor accessibility properties of WebGL,
> a technology designed to give full author control over rendering. There is
> some interest in eventually pursuing declarative XR, which would enable
> more user/user agent control over rendering, however this particular API is
> specifically for rendering to XR devices and as such tends to match their
> accessibility properties.
>
> Please let me know if you have any questions!
>
> Thanks,
> -Manish Goregaokar
>

Received on Thursday, 17 September 2020 21:58:22 UTC