- From: Judy Brewer <jbrewer@w3.org>
- Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2011 10:32:41 -0400
- To: Joshue O Connor <joshue.oconnor@cfit.ie>, HTML Accessibility Task Force <public-html-a11y@w3.org>
- Cc: Janina Sajka <janina@rednote.net>, Laura Carlson <laura.lee.carlson@gmail.com>, John Foliot <jfoliot@stanford.edu>,lwatson@nomensa.com, "Katie @ GMAIL" <ryladog@gmail.com>
Hi Josh, Thanks for the additional work on this. To clarify, my understanding was that you were developing an updated _draft_ for the text-alternative group's review this week, and then the accessibility task force's consensus. This looks like the actual request. It would be good for the Text Alternatives Sub-Group of the HTML Accessibility Task Force to review and give feedback on this before submitting the re-open request and change proposal. Is that your intent? Thanks, - Judy At 03:24 PM 7/12/2011 +0100, Joshue O Connor wrote: >I formally request to reopen ISSUE 32 - table @summary. > >The table summary decision by the HTML WG chairs gives three >examples of new information that would be acceptable in re-opening ISSUE >32.[1] > >They were: >1) identification of specific use cases >2) first hand statements from authors of development tools, and >3) identification of specific operational problems with aria-describedby. > >Vlad Alexander is an author of a development tool who provides a useful >example of how @summary is still a valid attribute. [2] > >My CP also highlights how the current spec examples ( in 4.9.1.1 >Techniques for describing tables) are not only not backwards compatible >with legacy Assistive Technologies but do not even demonstrate the same >user experience that is possible with @summary using current 'state of >the art' Assistive Technologies (such as JAWS 12, and VoiceOver). [3] > >I trust that the combination of this statement by an established >development tool author, as well as the observations outlined in my CP >are sufficient new information which will suffice to help to reopen the >issue. [4] > >Sincerely > >Joshue O Connor > >[1] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html/2011Apr/0092.html >[2] http://rebuildingtheweb.com/en/aria-for-content-doomed/ >[3] >http://www.w3.org/TR/2011/WD-html5-20110525/tabular-data.html#table-descriptions-techniques >[4] http://www.w3.org/WAI/PF/HTML/wiki/Category:Table_Summary
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