RE: 7-day CfC: explicit role not required when implicit semantics exist - closes 8 June

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Tzviya Siegman
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From: Michael Cooper [mailto:cooper@w3.org]
Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2016 5:22 PM
To: ARIA Admin
Subject: 7-day CfC: explicit role not required when implicit semantics exist - closes 8 June


This is a Call for Consensus (CfC) to the Accessible Rich Internet Applications (ARIA) Working Group regarding the following resolution of the ARIA Working group:

Accept Michael's suggested clarification that role not needed when implicit aria semantics match the needed role

Background

This was approved by the participants of the 2 June 2016 teleconference, and further context is available in the minutes:

https://www.w3.org/2016/06/02-aria-minutes.html#item07


If this CfC is accepted, the following commit will be accepted:

https://github.com/w3c/aria/commit/272700164a3cb9f475f6d266ce4fd85edaa3090f


Action

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 object to this proposal, or have comments concerning it, please respond by replying on list to this message no later than 23:59 (midnight) Boston Time, Wednesday, 8 June 2016. For objections only, please copy the main aria@w3.org<mailto:aria@w3.org> list to allow technical discussion of the objection to happen there.

Process

This CfC is conducted per the ARIA WG decision policy:

https://www.w3.org/WAI/ARIA/decision-policy


I am issuing this CfC as acting chair, but Rich will record the formal ratification if passed.

Michael