RE: [a11y] Editorial changes required for creating an ISO/IEC spec for EPUB a11y

Is the idea here that a copy of the 1.0 specification will be taken and submitted to ISO with these changes, which look like they don't change anything normatively?

 

Or are we supposed to prepare a 1.1 like this and publish it in W3C? If so, I wonder how some of the ISO requirements won't conflict with respec/W3C practices.

 

Matt

 

From: eb2mmrt@gmail.com [mailto:eb2mmrt@gmail.com] On Behalf Of MURATA Makoto
Sent: August 5, 2017 8:17 PM
To: public-epub3@w3.org
Subject: [a11y] Editorial changes required for creating an ISO/IEC spec for EPUB a11y

 

Folks,

 

Since we cannot use the fast-track procedure or PAS procedure, we are

required to follow the drafting rules of ISO/IEC.  (Note: EPUB 3.0 

did not follow them, since it was fast-tracked.)

 

ISO/IEC Directives Part 2: Principles to structure and draft documents

intended to become International Standards, Technical Specifications

or Publicly Available Specifications.

 

http://www.iso.org/sites/directives/2016/part2/index.xhtml#_idTextAnchor055

 

I think that there are two significant changes.

 

First, we have to provide Foreword, Introduction, and Scope as

required by Directives Part 2.  This requires some work, although

we can use some text from "1. Overview" in EPUB A11Y 1.0.

 

Second, we have to use SHALL, MAY, and other modal verbs as required

by Directives Part 2.  Most notably, all MUSTs have to be replaced by

SHALLs.

 

Regards,

Makoto