Hi Rich (copying the other AOM contributors and Dave Singer),
If by "Java Script Accessibility API", you mean the work-in-progress Accessibility Object Model spec <http://a11y-api.github.io/a11y-api/spec/>, can we move the discussion to ARIA's TPAC agenda for Thursday?
I'll be attending the Web Platform meetings on Monday the 19th (for Web Components) and Friday the 23rd (for HTML, Platform Tests, etc). CSS on Tuesday the 20th. I proposed a Technical Plenary breakout on Wednesday the 21st to discuss AOM.
Dominic works for a member org, so he can register as an observer to any group with the Chair's permission. No need to join the Working Group unless he wants to for other reasons. I believe Alice Boxhall from Google is planning to attend TPAC as well.
I addressed some of the AOM concerns you raised in this GitHub comment:
https://github.com/w3c/webcomponents/issues/553#issuecomment-243314488
From that and other threads it seems like there is a lot of confusion regarding AOM. Some of it would be addressed by reading the spec, contribution documents, and my comments on the GitHub thread above. I'm also happy to give a summary in one of the ARIA calls before TPAC if you like. This week is probably too soon, as we're waiting to hear back from Cynthia and Bogdan on Microsoft's continued involvement. Once Dominic has sent the spec contribution to the WICG list, all feedback is welcome.
Cheers,
James Craig
> On Aug 29, 2016, at 11:45 AM, Rich Schwerdtfeger <richschwer@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Hi Dominic,
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> I wanted to make you aware of a discussion we will be having at TPAC regarding extensibility, web components, ARIA and a Java Script Accessibility API. We will be discussing your API work on Friday: https://www.w3.org/WAI/ARIA/wiki/Meetings/TPAC_2016 <https://www.w3.org/WAI/ARIA/wiki/Meetings/TPAC_2016>. We would love to have you there at TPAC. I think you would need to join either the Web Platforms working group or the ARIA working group to attend.
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> Chris, you are most welcome to come and you have done such great work on webkit accessibility. I am working for the ARIA Working Group to meet with Web components earlier in the week.
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> Best,
> Rich
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> Rich Schwerdtfeger
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