- From: Janina Sajka <janina@rednote.net>
- Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2010 13:51:47 -0400
- To: HTML Accessibility Task Force <public-html-a11y@w3.org>
The HTML-A11Y Task Force Face to Face offers the following candidate resolution for adoption by the TF. Discussion in email is welcome--simply reply to this message. This resolution will appear on our teleconference agenda this Thursday. Also, a WBS survey will shortly be announced where you may vote on it. RESOLUTION: The HTML-A11Y Task Force opposes the change proposals to remove the elements as proposed in the following issues at the following URIs. We maintain the work item to check these elements and make them better. ISSUE-90, ISSUE-91, ISSUE-93, ISSUE-95, ISSUE-96, ISSSUE-97 http://www.w3.org/html/wg/wiki/ChangeProposals/removefigure http://www.w3.org/html/wg/wiki/ChangeProposals/removeaside http://www.w3.org/html/wg/wiki/ChangeProposals/removedetails http://www.w3.org/html/wg/wiki/ChangeProposals/removehidden http://www.w3.org/html/wg/wiki/ChangeProposals/removeprogress http://www.w3.org/html/wg/wiki/ChangeProposals/removemeter The Task Force supports the counter-proposal found at http://www.w3.org/html/wg/wiki/User:Eoconnor/keephidden. RATIONALE: The F2F believes these elements are actually useful for accessibility. We note that features similar to the elements in question are today created using elements with different semantics actuated by style and script, whereas we prefer native elements. For more details please consult minutes from the F2F: http://www.w3.org/2010/04/07-html-a11y-minutes.html -- Janina Sajka, Phone: +1.443.300.2200 sip:janina@asterisk.rednote.net Chair, Open Accessibility janina@a11y.org Linux Foundation http://a11y.org Chair, Protocols & Formats Web Accessibility Initiative http://www.w3.org/wai/pf World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
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